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Walt Disney Imagineering · 5 hours ago

Senior Ride Project Engineer

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

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 Show and Facility partners to develop integration requirements and define interfaces; responsible for meeting their intent and expectations

Proactively identify and obtain resources required to complete scope, proactively identify and creatively mitigate risks

Lead “clean sheet” concept design of innovative new Ride systems that meet Creative intent and requirements

Define scope and requirements for Ride collaboration assignments, provide direction and lead team performance to meet project needs

Negotiate Stakeholder needs when in conflict with other requirements, facilitate balanced decision making

Make informed, well-reasoned and timely decisions

Execute the Ride Engineering Standard of Practice; recommend changes in existing procedures to improve value/efficiency

Lead the Ride team’s business interests; author design & implementation strategies, cost estimates, resource plans, cost controls and schedule milestones

Ensure engineering results are comprehensive and high quality; author system results 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 guidance 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

Run 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 sophisticated 'Blue Sky' initiatives & represent Ride Studio interests

Lead moderate scale scope and associated resources in multiple engineering subject areas

Qualification

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Engineering designVendor managementProject managementLife safety designSystems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectronic Control SystemsControl Systems SoftwareField installationHazard analysisPrototypingContract managementQuality control processesProfessional Engineering licenseScience in Engineering

Required

Five 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 handle high pressure scope and situations

Ability to delegate work and supervise the work of others

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

Demonstrated team player with a variety of subject areas, seniority levels, and personality types

Extremely proactive, requires very little direction to move scope forward towards milestones

Hands-on experience with equipment mockups, prototypes, fabrication, assembly, installation and test

Experience with life safety design/requirements of engineered systems

Experience negotiating scope with stakeholders

Experience with outside vendor management

Experience with technical issue resolution

Experience with Capitalized Project Delivery

Experience leading the hazard analysis and system safety design process

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

Preferred

Previous Disney or other amusement industry experience, with an emphasis on safety-related ride systems

Broad and sophisticated technical skills with ride systems, and working knowledge in each of the following engineering disciplines: Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Control Systems, Control Systems Software

Strong contract management skills

Strong 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

Strong hardware knowledge and hands-on field installation and test experience

Proven track record in successfully leading high value scope

Ability to travel and work both domestically and internationally; ability to relocate domestically or internationally for up to 2 years

Willingness to work different shifts and weekends as required

Professional Engineering license