Sr. Ride Project Engineer
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The Sr. Ride Project Engineer is the leader of a Ride Engineering team for a project and is responsible for delivering ride systems on time and on budget. They are responsible for every aspect of ride system design & development from concept through testing and handover for 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.
Responsibilities
Serve as the Ride Studio representative on the project core team; provide knowledgeable, accurate and timely information to the team
Work directly with Creative directors to develop requirements from high level experience/story descriptions and artwork; responsible for meeting Creative intent and expectations
Work directly with operating and maintenance partners to develop requirements; responsible for meeting their intent and expectations
Work directly with Show and Facility partners to develop integration requirements and define interfaces; responsible for meeting their intent and expectations
Proactively identify and obtain resources required to complete scope, proactively identify and creatively mitigate risks
Lead “clean sheet” concept design of innovative new Ride systems that meet Creative intent and requirements
Define scope and requirements for Ride collaboration assignments, provide direction and lead team performance to meet project needs
Negotiate Stakeholder needs when in conflict with other requirements, facilitate balanced decision making
Make informed, well-reasoned and timely decisions
Execute the Ride Engineering Standard of Practice; recommend changes in existing procedures to improve value/efficiency
Lead the Ride team’s business interests; author design & implementation strategies, cost estimates, resource plans, cost controls and schedule milestones
Ensure engineering results are comprehensive and high quality; author system results such as ride strategy, risk list, scopes of work; author as needed system deliverables such as requirements specifications, hazard analysis, installation plans, test safety plans, test plans and test reports
Ensure ride systems meet Disney standards, amusement industry standards and local regulations for safety, quality, durability and reliability
Lead technical design reviews, lead the hazard analysis and system safety design process
Compile bid packages and provide guidance to contract documents, collaborate with the project procurement team to bid and award vendor contracts
Serve as Responsible Individual (RI) for vendor and consultant contracts
Identify and protect Disney and vendor intellectual property, consult with Disney Legal as needed
Run vendor design, fabrication and commissioning activities
Lead site installation and testing work, facilitate turnover of the ride system to operations and maintenance
Perform installation validation, confirm condition surveys, and conduct field testing for attraction systems, which may require use of active fall protection equipment, navigating construction sites with catwalks, ladders, scaffolding, lifts, and confined spaces
Collaborate on sophisticated "Blue Sky" initiatives & represent Ride Studio interests
Lead moderate scale scope and associated resources in multiple engineering subject areas
Basic Qualifications
Five or more years of engineering professional experience, including responsibility for engineering design, analysis, production, installation and test; developing engineering scopes of work, budgets, schedules and resource plans; leading field installation and testing
Experience as the leader of a technical team through the design and delivery process
Demonstrated experience and skills in project management and vendor management
Ability to handle high pressure scope and situations
Ability to delegate work and supervise the work of others
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of individuals within a project team, the Ride Studio, and the company
Ability to work collaboratively within a large and diverse team environment
Demonstrated team player with a variety of subject areas, seniority levels, and personality types
Extremely proactive, requires very little direction to move scope forward towards milestones
Hands-on experience with equipment mockups, prototypes, fabrication, assembly, installation and test
Experience with life safety design/requirements of engineered systems
Experience negotiating scope with stakeholders
Experience with outside vendor management
Experience with technical issue resolution
Experience with Capitalized Project Delivery
Experience leading the hazard analysis and system safety design process
Preferred Qualifications
Previous Disney or other amusement industry experience, with an emphasis on safety-related ride systems
Broad and sophisticated technical skills with ride systems, and working knowledge in each of the following engineering disciplines:
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electronic Control Systems
Control Systems Software
Strong contract management skills
Strong knowledge of relevant Ride Engineering and industry standards
Familiar with new/emerging technology and applications within the Entertainment industry
Working knowledge of manufacturing and quality control processes
Strong hardware knowledge and hands-on field installation and test experience
Proven track record in successfully leading high value scope
Ability to travel and work both domestically and internationally; ability to relocate domestically or internationally for up to 2 years
Willingness to work different shifts and weekends as required
Professional Engineering license
Required Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in an engineering field from an accredited university
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