Spatial Data R&D Intern - The Toro Company

The Toro Company designs and manufactures innovative equipment and systems for turf maintenance, irrigation, landscaping, agriculture, construction, and residential use. The Spatial Data R&D Intern will develop tools for ingesting, modeling, and visualizing spatial data, conduct customer site assessments, support research and experiments, and assist with sensing systems for landscape applications.

What you'll do:

• Develop tools to ingest, curate, model, and visualize spatial data collections
• Conduct customer site assessments using spatial data in support of improved machine performance and sustainability
• Perform literature reviews and identify potential applications for relevant models, algorithms, and methods
• Collaborate with other team members and external partners to develop and manage experiments which simulate the requirements of the customer
• Assist in development, testing, maintenance, and operation of sensing systems for landscape applications

What they're looking for:

• Candidates must be available to start on May 17 and participate through the duration of the program
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Undergraduate Junior or Senior or Masters candidate in GIS, Computer or Data Science, or relevant Science and Engineering discipline
• Proficiency with ArcGIS, QGIS, or programmatic spatial data analysis tools (e.g. GDAL, GeoPandas, Shapely, Leaflet, etc.) required
• Must be motivated, self-directed, and able to communicate efficiently with team members
• Experience with MySQL, PHP, HTML, and JavaScript preferred

Benefits:

• Dress for your day – We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.
• Volunteerism – The Toro Company is proud to provide interns 8 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.
• Summer Hours Based on Location – Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at certain locations are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.