Associate Manager, Ride & Show Engineering - Controls

Universal Orlando•Orlando, FL

37d

About The Position

Provides technical management, inclusive of budget and schedule, for a singular contract or scope of work. Responsible for supporting or managing the successful specification, bid/award, design, production, installation, and acceptance testing of Ride and/or Show systems, to include Ride Control, or Show Control Systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in applicable technical field required (examples include, but are not limited to, electrical engineering, computer science, computer programming, software engineering, mechatronics) or equivalent demonstrated skill and experience
3+ years’ experience in direct theme park-specific technical/engineering roles supporting ride control equipment required (examples include but are not limited to ladder logic, variable frequency drives, motion control systems, control theory) or similar experience in related technical field.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in managing or manages vendors through the process of bidding, designing, manufacturing, testing, shipping, installation, start up, and commissioning of Ride/Show systems
Provides technical guidance and vendor management through day-to-day design, fabrication, installation, test & adjust and commissioning activities.
Responsible for both technical and project/contract management as it applies to scope generation, vendor contract establishment and management, directives, and change order processing with the support of Ride/Show leaders
Supports the translating of creative intent and business goals into technical documents that will serve to acquire bids and lock in price and schedule for delivery of systems
Performs engineering technical (calculation, design, drafting, research) support to the Ride/Show project team and/or overall Engineering and Safety as assigned
Reviews portions of vendor-provided design review documents. Includes drawing review, component selection review, calculation review, test plan review, test results review, or review of other deliverable items as specified by Engineering & Safety management
Reviews, edits, or develops test protocols, procedures, and plans.
Executes witness or approve testing and test results as assigned and authorized by Engineering and Safety management.
Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
Performs other duties as assigned.