Ride Project Engineer Princ

工作 ID 10129330 地點格倫代爾, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 有意工作的公司 Walt Disney Imagineering 日期已公佈 Sep. 15, 2025

申請

工作概要:

About the Role & Team

Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.

Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind. Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as the solutions to achieve them. As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others. The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world. And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us.

The Ride Project Engineer is the leader of a multi-discipline Ride Engineering team for a project, and is responsible for delivering ride systems on time and on budget.

They are responsible for every aspect of ride system design & development from concept through testing and handover for a wide variety of innovative ride platforms that include unique requirements for extreme duty cycles, high reliability, and inherent life safety.

They must collaborate on diverse teams that include both technical and creative members, and be able to adapt in an environment where scope and requirements change frequently.

You will report to Executive Ride Project Engineering.

This is a full time role.

What You Will Do:

Lead “clean sheet” concept design of innovative new Ride systems that meet Creative intent and requirements.
Serve as the Ride Studio representative on the project core team; provide knowledgeable, accurate and timely information to the team
Work directly with Creative directors to develop requirements from high level experience/story descriptions and artwork; responsible for meeting Creative intent and expectations.
Work directly with operating and maintenance partners to develop requirements; responsible for meeting their intent and expectations.
Work directly with other technical disciplines to develop integration requirements and define interfaces.
Proactively identify and obtain resources required to complete scope, proactively identify and creatively mitigate risks
Define scope and requirements for Ride team work assignments, provide direction and manage team performance to meet project needs
Negotiate Stakeholder needs when in conflict with other requirements, facilitate balanced decision making
Execute the Ride Engineering Standard of Practice; recommend changes in existing procedures to improve value/efficiency
Manage the Ride team’s business interests; author design & implementation strategies, cost estimates, resource plans, cost controls and schedule milestones
Ensure engineering deliverables are comprehensive and high quality; author system deliverables such as ride strategy, risk list, scopes of work; author as needed system deliverables such as requirements specifications, hazard analysis, installation plans, test safety plans, test plans and test reports
Ensure ride systems meet Disney standards, amusement industry standards and local regulations for safety, quality, durability and reliability.
Lead technical design reviews, lead the hazard analysis and system safety design process
Compile bid packages and provide input to contract documents, collaborate with the project procurement team to bid and award vendor contracts
Serve as Responsible Individual (RI) for vendor and consultant contracts
Identify and protect Disney and vendor intellectual property, consult with Disney Legal as needed
Manage vendor design, fabrication and commissioning activities
Lead site installation and testing work, facilitate turnover of the ride system to operations and maintenance
Perform installation validation, confirm condition surveys, and conduct field testing for attraction systems, which may require use of active fall protection equipment, navigating construction sites with catwalks, ladders, scaffolding, lifts, and confined spaces
Collaborate on complex "Blue Sky" initiatives & represent Ride Studio interests
Lead large scale scope and associated resources in multiple engineering disciplines
Create and write project delivery strategies, technical specifications, scope documents, budgets, schedules, and staffing plans.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Seven or more years of engineering professional experience, including responsibility for engineering design, analysis, production, installation and test; developing engineering scopes of work, budgets, schedules and resource plans; leading field installation and testing
Experience as the leader of a technical team through the design and delivery process
Demonstrated experience and skills in project management and vendor management
Ability to delegate work and direct the work of engineers.
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of individuals within a project team, the Ride Studio, and the company
Ability to work collaboratively within a large and diverse team environment
Ability to form a team and work with a variety of disciplines, seniority levels, and personality types
Hands-on experience with equipment mockups, prototypes, fabrication, assembly, installation and test
Experience with life safety design/requirements of engineered systems
Experience negotiating with stakeholders and team members
Experience with vendor management and contract management
Experience with technical engineering issue resolution
Experience leading the hazard analysis and system safety design process
Engineering skill and experience related to complex machinery
Working knowledge in each of the following engineering disciplines:
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electronic Control Systems
Control Systems Software

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

Previous amusement industry experience, with an emphasis on safety-related ride systems
Knowledge of relevant Ride Engineering and industry standards
Familiar with new/emerging technology and applications within the Entertainment industry
Working knowledge of manufacturing and quality control processes
Hardware knowledge and hands-on field installation and test experience
Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Willingness to work variable shifts and weekends as required.

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in an applicable engineering field from an accredited university

Professional Engineering License in the state of California or the ability to secure a California license through endorsement.

Additional Information:

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

The hiring range for this position in California is $151,000 to $202,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

申請

關於Walt Disney Imagineering:

華特迪士尼幻想工程 (WDI) 於 1952 年成立，最初以「WED 企業」之名設計並興建了全球首個主題樂園——迪士尼樂園，將想像及創意與尖端科技結合，締造令人畢生難忘的體驗。WDI 是想像、設計和建造全球所有迪士尼主題樂園、度假區、景點和郵輪的一股創意力量。幻想工程獨有的力量來自多元化的全球創意團隊及專業技術人員，在迪士尼故事敍述的偉大傳承上推而廣之，開拓出嶄新形式的娛樂。將這種揉合了藝術與科學的獨特作品付諸實踐的幻想工程師來自超過 100 個不同專業範疇，將意念由天馬行空的階段一路帶領到開幕日為止。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc.，其所屬的業務部門是 Walt Disney Imagineering。

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. 是提供平等就業機會的僱主。求職者都會獲得聘僱考量的機會，不分種族、宗教、膚色、生理性別、性傾向、社會性別、性別認同、性別表達、原國籍、血統、年齡、婚姻狀態、軍人或退伍軍人身份、醫療狀況、遺傳資訊或殘疾狀況、或者聯邦、州級或地方法律所禁止的其他任何基本特徵。Disney 提倡讓所有人的想法和決策都有助我們發展、創新、創造最好故事的商業環境，並與瞬息萬變的世界息息相關。

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