Senior Show Mechanical Engineer
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10088705 Emplacement Lake Buena Vista, Floride, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 16/05/2024Résumé du poste:
Walt Disney Imagineering 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 teams of Imagineers are responsible for the creation - from concept initiation through installation and commissioning - of all Disney Resorts, theme parks and attractions, real estate developments, regional entertainment venues, and new media projects.
Job Summary
The Show Systems team helps to dream and create many of the magical moments that our guests enjoy. Our team is responsible for delivering world class Audio-Animatronic figures, show action equipment and special effects through their full lifecycle. We partner with various disciplines 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. The candidate will support various 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.
Responsibilities
You will…
- Distill & negotiate technical requirements from high level experience/story descriptions and artwork
- Manage 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 workplans (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 oversee the design and engineering of dynamic electro-mechanical systems
- Perform and oversee Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of mechanical designs
- Perform and oversee Rigid Body Dynamic (RBD) modeling of animated figures
- Be responsible for Hazard, FMEA, and failure analysis documents & reports
- Be responsible Individual for sub-system vendor/contractor management and oversight
- Be responsible for Solidworks models, drawing development and release
- Represent Show Mechanical Engineering to the project core team and vendors
- Collaborate with the project procurement team to bid and award vendor contracts
Basic Qualifications
What you bring to the role…
- Ability to see the big picture and communicate the project vision
- Ability to proactively solve problems, adjust scope, and update management
- Ability to manage 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
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and quality control processes
- Knowledge of machine design and GD&T
- Knowledge in the design for manufacturing processes e.g. CNC machining, sheet metal, 3d printing, plastics and mold design.
- Strong electro-mechanical or robotics hardware knowledge and hands-on field installation and test experience
- Superior "clean sheet of paper" design sensibilities
- Strong knowledge of engineering design tools e.g. SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Navisworks or BIM 360, ANSYS, MATLAB, Design X, Rhino
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ideation skills to invent new Disney IP & patents
- Willingness to travel both domestic and international as required
- Availability to work various shifts commensurate with global project requirements (typically 8am – 5 pm)
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Themed Entertainment experience
- Professional Engineer License
Required Education
- B.S in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Engineering Mechanics.
Preferred Education
- Masters in Engineering or MBA
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.
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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 l’emploi sans considération de race, de couleur, de religion, de sexe, d’âge, d’origine nationale, d’orientation sexuelle, d’identité sexuelle, de handicap, de statut d’ancien combattant protégé ou de toute autre base interdite par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney favorise une culture commerciale 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 rapide.