Senior Show Mechanical Engineer (Project Hire)
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10120245 Emplacement Celebration, Floride, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 11/06/2025Résumé du poste:
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.
About the Role & Team
The Show Systems team helps to dream and create many of the magical moments that our guests enjoy. Our team is responsible for delivering extraordinary Audio-Animatronic figures, show action equipment and special effects through their full lifecycle. We partner with various teams to help deliver quality products and our processes and tools help to take us from concept design to production and installation.
Mechanical engineers within the department drive the design and development of animatronic figures and show action equipment, where durability, long life, reliability, and safety are a must. We are responsible for various engineering tasks: concepts, mockups, design, hazard analysis, FMEA & system safety, FEA, design reviews, documentation, and the overall functionality to fulfill the creative intent. You will support different phases of the engineering process which includes design from concept development through final design, production, test, installation, and commissioning for a variety of theme park attractions.
The Senior Show Mechanical Engineer will report to the Show Mechanical Engineering Manager.
This is a Project Hire position with no guarantee of permanent placement.
What You Will Do
- Distill & negotiate technical requirements from high level experience/story descriptions and artwork
- Lead project scopes to conceive, design, & deliver a wide variety of innovative show elements including animatronic figures and show action equipment ensuring durability, reliability, and safety while meeting creative intent and requirements
- Develop basic work plans (schedule, budget, resource definition)
- Supervise the daily activities of an engineering team through all phases of engineering design, mockups, production, installation, testing, turnover and close-out
- Perform and supervise the design and engineering of dynamic electro-mechanical systems
- Perform and coordinate Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of mechanical designs and Rigid Body Dynamic (RBD) modeling of animated figures
- Be responsible for Hazard, FMEA, and failure analysis documents & reports.
- Responsible for sub-system vendor/contractor management and oversight. As well as, collaborate with the project procurement team to bid and award vendor contracts
- Will lead all aspects of Solidworks models, drawing development and release
- Represent Show Mechanical Engineering to the project core team and vendors
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum 7 years experience
- Strong electro-mechanical or robotics hardware knowledge and hands-on field installation and test experience
- Ability to lead vendor design, fabrication and commissioning activities
- Ability to write and review technical documents such as Requirements Specifications, Theory of Operations, Scopes of Work, Hazard Analyses and Acceptance Test Procedures
- Knowledge of Industry and Disney design standards
- Experience with manufacturing and quality control processes
- Knowledge of machine design, GD&T and design for manufacturing processes e.g. CNC machining, sheet metal, 3d printing, plastics and mold design.
- Superior "clean sheet of paper" design sensibilities with a strong understanding of engineering design tools e.g. SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Navisworks or BIM 360, ANSYS, MATLAB, Design X, Rhino
- Ideation skills to invent new Disney Intellectual Property & patents
- Willingness to travel both domestic and international as required
- Availability to work various shifts commensurate with global project requirements (typically 8am – 5 pm)
- Ability to see the big picture and communicate the project vision
- Ability to proactively solve problems, adjust scope, and update management
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Engineering Mechanics or equivalent years of experience.
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.
Sur Walt Disney Imagineering:
Fondée en 1952 sous le nom de WED Entreprises pour concevoir et construire le premier parc à thème au monde — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) est le lieu où l’imagination et la créativité s’associent à une technologie de pointe pour créer des expériences inoubliables. WDI est la force créative qui imagine, conçoit et construit tous les parcs à thème, complexes hôteliers, attractions et navires de croisière Disney dans le monde entier. La force unique d’Imagineering provient de son équipe mondiale diverse de professionnels créatifs et techniques, qui s’appuient sur l’héritage de la narration de Disney pour créer de nouvelles formes de divertissement. Les Imagineers qui pratiquent ce mélange unique d’œuvres d’art et de science travaillent dans plus de 100 disciplines pour guider une idée du début à la fin, de la phase de conception créative sans contraintes jusqu’au jour de l’ouverture.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Walt Disney Imagineering.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.