Senior Show Mechanical Engineer (Project Hire)
Candidate-se agora mesmo! Candidatar-se depois Job ID 10120245 Local Celebration, Flórida, Estados Unidos Empresa Walt Disney Imagineering Data da publicação 11/06/2025Descrição do cargo:
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.
Sobre Walt Disney Imagineering:
Fundada em 1952 como WED Enterprises para projetar e construir o primeiro parque temático do mundo — a Disneyland — a Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) é onde a imaginação e a criatividade se combinam à tecnologia de ponta para criar experiências inesquecíveis. A WDI é a força criativa que imagina, projeta e constrói todos os parques temáticos, resorts, atrações e navios de cruzeiro Disney em todo o mundo. A força exclusiva da Imagineering vem de sua diversificada equipe global de profissionais criativos e técnicos, que aproveitam o legado de contar histórias da Disney para criar novas formas de entretenimento. O Imagineers praticam essa combinação única de arte e ciências em mais de 100 disciplinas para conduzir uma ideia desde a fase de conceito “visionário” até o dia da inauguração.
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