Manager-Software Engineering

Job ID 10104910 Location Glendale, California, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Jan. 17, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

We create happiness.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates in everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help encourage that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits and build the never-before-seen! Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?

You will work with the Modeling, Simulation, and Training Tools (MST) team within Global Engineering & Technology (GE&T). MST is a team of multi-disciplinary engineers who help solve difficult engineering and design problems by leveraging and developing state-of-the-art simulation and digital design tools. Our team provides detailed engineering simulation, design, engineering, and analysis services worldwide for Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), Park Operations, GE&T, Transportation, Engineering Services, and Entertainment. MST builds tools to optimize design and architecture and identify solutions for new attractions and existing assets. The team covers a large breadth of technology, including system simulations, hardware-in-the-loop simulations, digital twins, software application development, and dynamic mechanical systems analysis.

This role reports to the Senior Manager of MST and requires the manager to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team to support technical development while meeting key business objectives. This leadership role typically requires 25% to 50% of the time performing team management duties. Additional duties include providing technical project support and appropriate subject matter expertise on relevant projects.

What You Will Do

Lead and support a team of highly functioning multidisciplinary engineers by helping them meet career goals while maintaining key business objectives such as scope, schedule, and budget.
Establish positive relationships with each direct report; listen, give guidance, advocate, and grow them professionally.
Foster a culture of growth, innovation, and management through change.
Track and supervise technical and project performance by facilitating code, analysis, or design reviews.
Build and maintain good relationships with partners throughout the Disney Company, such as WDI, Walt Disney World (WDW), and Disneyland Ride Control, Mechanical, and Sustaining Engineering Teams, Scientific Systems, Entertainment, Character Programs & Development, RCID, Operations, Disney Cruise Lines, Transportation Systems, etc.
Develop and understand macro-level business opportunities, including developing roadmaps for integrating new technologies into park operations and developing new products.
Develop new business opportunities that align with MST’s mission and technical advancement. Prioritize and communicate to foster the growth of these new businesses.
Work closely with customers to set realistic expectations, staffing plans, and schedules.
Connect with other managers to understand team resource levels and project priorities.
Forecasting resource needs involves communicating with partners and planning for future scope, supervising budgets and spending, verifying planning assumptions, and gathering support from leadership.
Resolve resource priority conflicts between project teams and customers.
Handle conflict resolution within the team and with customers or key partners.
Lead external vendor scopes of work, including software, systems, or mechanical scopes.
Employ best hiring practices, such as adhering to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) principles, and retain senior talent.

Required Qualifications & Skills

7+ years of engineering experience (Software, Controls, Systems, or Mechanical).
Proven ability to lead complex systems-level efforts.
Proven ability to lead and empower team members.
Proven ability to mentor and guide less experienced team members.
Proven ability to manage resources & budgets for department portfolio.
Proven ability to communicate effectively, written and verbal, and establish lasting relationships with team members, customers, and partners.
Proven ability to balance priorities and time allocation for oneself.
Proven ability to resolve challenges and demonstrate professionalism.
Ability to confidently employ the Agile methodology.
Experience with software development environments, such as MS Visual Studio.
Experience developing applications using object-oriented programming.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with collaboration tools, including Confluence, Slack, JIRA, Microsoft Teams
Experience with defining system requirements and using system architecture tools
Experience with version control repository managers, such as Gitlab, SVN, etc.
Experience with solving mathematical models of electro-mechanical and control systems
Experience with analytical tools such as MathWorks or ANSYS.
Experience with all facets of simulation involvement in Ride and Show Mechanical and Controls Systems design.
Experience with development using, C++, C#, JavaScript, Python, or Matlab.
Experience with simulation involvement in the Creative Design Process.
Experience with the new attraction project cycles and critical milestones for simulation involvement.
Experience with fieldwork, including authoring test procedures, installation, testing, and communication strategy.

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or equivalent Engineering Degree

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: 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 167,700.00 to $224,900.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account 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, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Walt Disney World Resort:

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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