Senior Ride Development Engineer
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10127581 Emplacement Lake Buena Vista, Floride, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 24/09/2025Résumé 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.
At Ride Engineering, it is our responsibility to move people through our stories in magical ways that bring these experiences to life! Ride Engineers bring optimism and solutions to design challenges that often seem impossible, and partner with diverse creative talent to define and build one-of-a-kind experience that brings fun and joy to millions of people all around the world. We Create To Inspire!
You will report to the Executive, Ride Development Engineering.
This is a Full-Time role.
What You Will Do:
Ride Development Engineers work within a Project Engineering team and are responsible for every aspect of mechanical ride system design & development from concept through installation. They work on 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 comfortable in environments where scope and requirements change frequently. Ride Development Engineers also must bring a passion for maintaining and developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within Ride Engineering and their project teams.
As a Ride Development Engineer, Senior, you will:
Ensure that the safety of Guests and Cast members is the number one focus of ride development as you help drive the culture of technical excellence and global consistency.
Serve as a technical Lead on the mechanical development of a ride system through project phases.
Create and develop high-level ride concept models, sketches, mockups, and validation calculations as necessary to capture and convey creative vision and internal stakeholder input while maintaining feasibility to produce.
Define system requirements by transforming the collection of concept designs, sizing calculations, internal and industry standards, and internal stakeholder input, into well-defined and fully detailed technical specifications.
Support the selection, management, and oversight of vendors
Help lead and mentor technical and creative internal stakeholders within the larger project team as it pertains to all phases of development of the ride system.
Review vendor or internal design documentation such as models, drawings, hand calculations, FEA, component selections, test reports and technical manuals to assure that ride system elements are within the technical specifications established as well as the company standards of safety, quality, risk, serviceability, reliability, and efficiency.
Travel domestically or internationally as required for research, design reviews, vendor or production management, prototyping, factory testing, etc.
Provide on-site installation support for all ride system and ride system related interface elements within the attraction.
Serve as an onsite technical Lead for all onsite mechanical ride system acceptance testing including support, planning, safe execution, documentation, etc.
Propose input for the improvement of internal ride standards worldwide.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
5+ years of hands-on mechanical engineering experience in themed entertainment or a technically equivalent field(s)
Demonstrated proficiency and experience in the application of the fundamentals of machinery design (e.g. statics, dynamics, vibration, strength of materials)
Experience in machine component and powertrain design, including engineering calculations, component sizing and/or development, strength and fatigue analysis, GD&T, fabrication methods, and drawings
Proficiency in mechanism design such as development of motion systems and linkages
Proficiency with engineering design and analysis tools such SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Revit, Mathcad, Ansys)
Strong hands-on mechanical aptitude and skills applicable to fabrication, assembly, testing, and troubleshooting
Experience in failure analysis of a machinery system (e.g. Hazard Analysis, FMEA)
Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to assess risk/problems and propose unique mitigations
Highly dependable, strong work ethic, with excellent time management skills
Positive and optimistic influence on team, department, and community
Entrepreneurial spirit to bring new and innovative ideas/technology into ride development
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
Disney or comparable themed entertainment experience
Experience with electrical control systems and elements applicable to interface and integration within mechanical designs/systems
Understanding and experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems and their components.
Working knowledge of relevant industry codes and standards related to the amusement ride industry (ASTM, AISC, OSHA, ADA, AWS, ANSI, IBC)
Desire and ability to mentor others
Proactive/self-sufficient/able to work and add value with minimal oversight
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or closely related field such as BSAE (Aerospace Engineering) or BSCE (Civil Engineer- Structural) from an accredited college or university.
Preferred Education:
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) or closely related field such as MSAE (Aerospace Engineering) or MSCE (Civil Engineer- Structural) from an accredited college or university.
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 at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
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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.