Principal Ride Control Software Engineer
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10115278 Emplacement Glendale, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 27/03/2025Résumé du poste:
About Us
The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences. Bring your individual talents here and discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity you’ve been looking for.
“It takes people to make the dream a reality.” Walt was on to something when he said that, and it continues to ring true today. No matter the stage in your career, being a part of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts means being a part of a team where you help bring innovation to life through unsurpassed products, services and most importantly remarkable experiences. As a Cast Member you are the steward and connection to our legacy and the backbone of our thriving innovations. Join our team and watch your dreams come true.
Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is the master planning, creative development, design, engineering, production, project management, and research and development arm of Disney’s Parks and Resorts business segment. Representing more than 150 disciplines, its talented corps of Imagineers are responsible for the creation of Disney resorts, theme parks and attractions, hotels, water parks, real estate developments, regional entertainment venues, cruise ships and new media technology projects.
Responsibilities / You Will
Define, analyze, and validate deterministic solutions for large scale, fail-safe motion control systems
- System Definition
- System Performance Analysis
- Control System Architecture
- Detailed Design Specifications
- Understand / Review Electrical Layout (e.g. single line drawing) & Mechanical Drawings (e.g. pneumatic diagram)
- Hazard Analysis
- Test Strategies and Test Plans
Specify, design, and implement operator intensive, safety-critical control software using real-time operating systems
- Theory of Operation
- Software Design Document
- Debug / Software Integration Test
Install, integrate, and test high capacity, man-rated control systems domestically and overseas
- I/O Checkout
- System Functions Testing
- Fault Testing
- Adjusting / Tuning
- Acceptance Testing using Earned Value tracking
Basic Qualifications / You Will Have
- At least 10 years of Controls experience
- Ability to Travel (project durations usually 1-2 years - sometimes assignment starts mid-project)
- Software Development Tools (Integrated Development Environment (IDE), compilers, linkers, debuggers, etc) experience
- Proficiency at C++
- Proficiency at Ladder Logic and Structured Text
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Strong Initiative / Self-Motivated
- Strong Verbal Communications
- Strong Technical Writing Ability
- Strong Team Skills – both able to lead and to follow
- Real-Time Control Experience (competent at ensuring deterministic system)
- Fail-Safe Control Experience (competent at creating safety timing analysis)
- Multitasking Software Experience
- Equipment Control Experience (motors, drives, sensors, effectors, servo, …)
- Troubleshooting Skills Experience
- Proven ability to Multitask
- Ability to Innovate Demonstrated
- Able to Handle Demanding, Stressful Assignments
- Development and design are primarily in Glendale, CA, but installation, testing, and other support may require travel and/or relocation, up to approximately 20% of the time. Relocation for 1 year at a time is possible, to both domestic and international facilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ride Control and/or Theme Park Experience
- Detailed Knowledge of similar Industry Standards
- Rapid Development and/or Agile Development Techniques
- DevOps and Software Automation Experience
- Configuration Management / Version Control Tool Usage
- Proficiency at Unified Modeling Language (UML)
- Experience with System Modeling Language (SysML)
- Experience with Software Case Tools
- Proficiency at Visio, Excel, …, VBA
- Proficiency at Matlab
- Experience with Safety Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and HMIs
- Allen Bradley ControlLogix or GuardLogix (RSLogix)
- Control Theory
Required Education
- Bachelors Degree (B.S. or B.A.) in Engineering from an accredited college or university
Preferred Education
- Some Computer Science Coursework highly preferred
- Control Systems Engineering and/or Control Theory a plus
Additional Information
- Disability accommodation for employment applications
- The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
- The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
Benefits and Perks
- 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.
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The hiring range for this position in California is $184,300.00-$247,100.00 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.
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.