WDI Research & Development Imagineer - Mechanical Design Engineer
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10146734 Ubicación Glendale, California, Estados Unidos Business Walt Disney Imagineering Fecha de publicación 08/04/2026Detalles del empleo:
About the Role & Team:
Walt Disney Imagineering makes the impossible possible, by combining innovation and storytelling to bring Disney stories, characters, and worlds to life. Imagineering is the master planning, creative development, design, engineering, production, project management, and research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company. Its talented Imagineers are responsible for the creation - from concept initiation through installation - of all Disney Resorts, theme parks and attractions, real estate developments, regional entertainment venues, and new media projects. Disney Imagineers are uniquely talented individuals who bring together the best aspects of creativity, innovation, and passion.
At Imagineering Research and Development, our mission is to use technology to build new experiences for our Guests and new tools for Imagineers and the Cast Members who power our parks. R&D is a team of engineers, designers, artists, and scientists who share a passion for solving hard problems and building ground-breaking experiences.
You will report to Executive R&D Imagineer, Creative Development.
Full-Time
This is a Full-Time role.
What You Will Do:
- Develop mechanical designs that meet functional requirements
- Design, protype, test and refine novel mechanical systems, with an ability to fabricate your own designs at a prototype level
- Test and iterate on proof-of-concept designs, evolving requirements and designs as the team learns
- Contribute to the culture and community of the WDI R&D Studio
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- 1-3+ years of professional experience in engineering field
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
- Portfolio of projects through academic projects/research, internships and work experience that demonstrate a strong foundation in mechanical design
- CAD experience in SolidWorks, mastery of parts/assemblies/drawings
- Familiarity with FEA and GD&T
- Comfortable as a hands-on engineer
- Participate in peer design reviews
- Basic machine design principals
- Calculation of loads, moments, and forces
- Experience with 3D printing and associated CAD
- Embraces flexibility and adaptability as the team learns through prototyping and playtesting, adjusting strategy as needed
- Ability to work collaboratively with other technical and creative disciplines
- Thinks strategically and creatively to solve challenges
- Manages & prioritizes multiple assignments in a highly dynamic R&D environment
- Demonstrates a desire to constantly improve and adapt to new technologies
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Programming skills in Matlab, Simulink or Python
- Experience with systems involving motion and actuators
- Knowledge of basic metal fabrication tools and techniques
- CAD administration, configuration, standards and roll-out experience
- Industrial design experience, ability to pair aesthetic form with function
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes (plating, milling, turning, EDM, grinding
Education:
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
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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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $117,00-157,000 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The number of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay offered will consider internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the level and position offered.
Acerca de Walt Disney Imagineering:
Fundado en 1952 como WED Enterprises para diseñar y construir el primer parque temático del mundo, Disneyland, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) es donde la imaginación y la creatividad se combinan con tecnología de vanguardia para crear experiencias inolvidables. WDI es la fuerza creativa que imagina, diseña y construye todos los parques temáticos, resorts, atracciones y cruceros de Disney en todo el mundo. La fuerza única de Imagineering proviene de su equipo global diverso de profesionales creativos y técnicos, que se basan en el legado de narración de historias de Disney para ser pionero en nuevas formas de entretenimiento. Los Imagineers que practican esta combinación única de arte y ciencia trabajan en más de 100 disciplinas para guiar una idea desde la fase conceptual del “cielo azul” hasta el día de la inauguración.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en WDI Research & Development, Inc. , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Walt Disney Imagineering.
WDI Research & Development, Inc. es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.