Assoc Engineer, R&S-SFX

Contributes to technical management, inclusive of budget and schedule, for an attraction or attractions under an area of responsibility.
Responsible for supporting the successful specification, bid/award, design, production, installation, and acceptance testing of Ride and/or Show systems, to include Special Effects Systems.
Provides engineering technical (calculation, design, drafting, research) assistance to the Ride/Show teams in support of scenic scopes of work.
Reviews portions of vendor-provided design review documents, including drawing review, component selection review, calculation review, test plan review, test results review, or review of other deliverable items as specified by engineering management.
Edits and updates Ride/Show engineering specifications as specifically assigned by Ride/Show engineering management in support of special effects system delivery.
Assists Ride/Show team in managing vendors through the process of bidding, designing, manufacturing, testing, shipping, installation, start up, and commissioning of special effects systems.
Reviews, edits, or develops test protocols, procedures, and plans. Executes witness or approve testing and test results as assigned and authorized by Engineering & Safety management (20%)
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Project experience within the entertainment/theme park industry preferred. Any experience in Theme park development, construction, show and ride systems design or fabrication is preferred.
A successful candidate should be able to perform the following to include, but not be limited to:
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in applicable technical field required (examples include, but are not limited to, Technical Theater, animation, visual effects, mechanical engineering) or equivalent demonstrated skill and experience; Advanced Degree preferred.
EXPERIENCE: 0-1 years experience in direct theme park specific technical/engineering roles supporting special effects equipment required (examples include, but are not limited to, technical theater, chemical fog systems, flame systems, steam systems, water cannons, scent systems, spark discharge systems, cryogenics) or similar experience in related technical field.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No