Principal Ride Control Software Engineer (Controls Automation)
Job Summary:
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 world of difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us.
This role will work with the Executive Ride Software Engineering.
What You Will Do:
Define, analyze, and validate deterministic solutions for large-scale, fail-safe motion control systems
- System Definition
- System Performance Analysis
- Control System Architecture
- Detailed Design Specifications
- Hazard Analysis
- Test Strategies and Test Plans
Specify, design, and implement operator-intensive, safety-critical control software using real-time operating systems
- Theory of Operation
- Software Design Document
- Debug / Software Integration Test
Install, integrate, and test high-capacity, human-rated control systems domestically and overseas
- I/O Checkout
- System Functions Testing
- Fault Testing
- Adjusting / Tuning
- Acceptance Testing using Earned Value tracking
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 10 or more Years of experience in the software engineering field
- Software Development Tools (Integrated Development Environment (IDE), compilers, linkers, debuggers, etc.) experience
- Understanding of C++
- Understanding of or experience with Ladder Logic and Structured Text
- Expert ability to present ideas and solutions to executive leadership
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Strong Initiative / Self-Motivated
- Strong Verbal Communications
- Strong Technical Writing Ability
- Development and design are primarily in Glendale, CA, but installation, testing, and other support may require travel and/or relocation, up to approximately 20% of the time. Relocation for 1 year at a time is possible, to both domestic and international facilities.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
- Ride Control and/or Theme Park Experience
- Proficiency in Unified Modeling Language (UML)
- Control Theory
Education
- Bachelor's Degree (B.S. or B.A.) in Engineering, Computer Science, or Math from an accredited college or university required OR a valid and current PE license required