WDW Materials Engineering Intern, Fall 2026
About The Position
About the Role & Program "We create happiness." That's our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you'll help inspire magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen! This internship will be onsite from June 2026 to December 2026. What You Will Do As a member of our Engineering team, you will help to engineer the magic. You will be part of a team that works every single day to design, build, service and maintain a level of service that exceeds our client and guest expectations. Your team's responsibilities may include: Provide engineering consultation on material choices and design implications for manufacture of ride system components. Identify and manage cost reduction projects in an operational theme park environment. Maintain working knowledge of state-of-the-art developments in materials sciences and manufacturing methods.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of plastics, composites, and metals.
- Experience with tooling principles
- Ability to use CAD tools.
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or Post Graduate degree at an accredited 4 year college or university majoring in Materials Engineering
- Junior, Senior or Graduate student status by arrival date
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (Note: Please, no rounding) as shown on a transcript.
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
- Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
- Be compliant with The Disney Look appearance guidelines
- Fully available from Monday through Friday with occasional weekends or holidays pending project need, up to 40 hours each week, early mornings or late nights are a possibility, bulk of work time will be during traditional 8am-5pm
- Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of composite materials
- Experience in vehicle or ride design
Responsibilities
- Provide engineering consultation on material choices and design implications for manufacture of ride system components.
- Identify and manage cost reduction projects in an operational theme park environment.
- Maintain working knowledge of state-of-the-art developments in materials sciences and manufacturing methods.
Benefits
- Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
- To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
