Ride Engineering - Principal Engineer, Design Assurance
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10134485 Emplacement Glendale, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 14/10/2025Résumé du poste:
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.
Ride Engineering Design Assurance is an all-encompassing role that provides technical oversight and guidance in support of Ride project teams. As Ride engineering experts, they lead the way when it comes to process, standardization, and overall design compliance. Design Assurance Engineers work alongside our project teams to provide experience, knowledge, and expertise to help advance our projects. We are focusing in Areas of Control Systems, Hardware and Software. And Ride Design.
This role will work with the Executive Ride Software Engineering.
This is a full-time role.
What You Will Do:
- Serve as Mechanical, Software, Systems, or Hardware Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the Ride Engineering design review process to ensure that appropriate engineering/design standards, methods, analyses, and judgment are applied so the engineered products meet the design intent and the business imperatives of safety, reliability, and efficiency.
- Review designs related to Ride Engineering products and provide feedback to project teams and functional management regarding the acceptability of those designs.
- Interpret and develop standards and codes that will be utilized by the Ride Engineering organization.
- Advocate global consistency of solutions for similar problems, and compliance with Disney and external standards.
- Partner with Disney leadership and project teams to improve process and standards for the benefit of future engineering efforts.
- Contribute to mentoring and talent development
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 10+ Years of experience in the software engineering field
- Software Development Tools (Integrated Development Environment (IDE), compilers, linkers, debuggers, etc) experience
- Understanding of at C++
- Understanding of or experience with Ladder Logic and Structured Text
- Advanced engineering knowledge (e.g., statics, dynamics, kinematics, stress/strain/fatigue).
- Advanced engineering expertise (e.g., machine design, weldments, power train, materials).
- Proficiency with engineering tools (e.g., Solid Modeling, Building Information Modeling (BIM), 2D Modeling, FEA, Engineering calculation software e.g. Mathcad, Engineering programming and modeling software e.g. MatLab).
- Superior design sensibilities and creative problem solving.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a large and diverse team environment.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
- Ride Control and/or Theme Park Experience
- Proficiency in Unified Modeling Language (UML)
- Control Theory
- Previous Disney or entertainment experience, with advanced knowledge of the industry.
- Extensive experience with life safety design/requirements.
- Experience with prototype, development, and/or innovative products.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree (B.S. or B.A.) in Engineering from an accredited college or university
Additional Information:
This position is Located in Glendale, CA. This position will require the ability to travel domestically and internationally (project durations usually 1-2 years - sometimes assignment starts mid-project).
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.
This role is designed to create a talent pool to fill real needs for Design Assurance in Ride Control Systems, Ride Design and Ride Control Software Engineering.
This posting is seeking candidates to fill multiple roles in Glendale, California. 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. - The hiring range/pay rate for Principal Ride Controls Systems Engineer is $155,700.00 to $208,000 per year.
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.