WDI R&D Mechanical Engineering Intern, Summer 2025

工作 ID 10116417 地點格倫代爾, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 有意工作的公司 Walt Disney Imagineering 日期已公佈 Mar. 19, 2025

申請

工作概要:

About the Role & Program

As part of The Walt Disney Company, Disney Research builds upon a rich legacy of innovation and technology leadership in the entertainment industry that continues to this day. In robotics, we create novel systems with the goal of deploying them in front of millions of guests. Our current project incorporates motion capture technology, highly dynamic robotic motion, and unconventional modeling and linkage design challenges. Our work environment is fast-paced and prototype-driven: we are constantly looking for the thing we can build that will give us the most insight into our biggest unknowns.

What You Will Do

Mechanical Engineering Intern to work with a dynamic Technical and Creative team delivering high feudality robotic characters. Intern needs to have a working knowledge of Solid Works and 3D printing with a focus on building quick prototypes for testing and validation. Also, the intern should have knowledge on the fabrication process. Good problem-solving skills and people and team skills are favorable.

Help design, prototype and test and improve on a system that incorporates high frame rate motion capture data and intelligent modeling to control a highly dynamic robotic performance

Assist in designing and creating incremental prototypes

Understand and engage with the broad technical and creative goals of the project

Help define milestones that solve important technical issues and convey the potential impact of the project

Engage in team brainstorms and troubleshooting

Required Qualifications & Skills

Mechanical design and simulation ability, including CAD and Matlab/Simulink or similar '
A working knowledge of electromechanical design and build.
Mechanical fabrication ability, familiarity with shop tools
Previous experience with modeling and/or controlling dynamic systems
Experience in robotics and rapid prototyping

Preferred Qualifications

Electrical system design skills

Experience with designing and simulating compliant linkages and underactuated systems

Surface modeling and design

Developing procedural CAD process

Education

Currently enrolled as a Junior or higher in an accredited college/university, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or comparable field of study.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
Be at least 18 years of age
Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
Possess unrestricted work authorization
Provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Glendale, CA area
Have reliable transportation to/from work

Additional Information

This internship is located in Glendale, CA
The approximate dates of this internship are May/June through August/September 2025

The pay rate for this role in Glendale, CA is $40 per hour. 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.

申請

關於Walt Disney Imagineering:

華特迪士尼幻想工程 (WDI) 於 1952 年成立，最初以「WED 企業」之名設計並興建了全球首個主題樂園——迪士尼樂園，將想像及創意與尖端科技結合，締造令人畢生難忘的體驗。WDI 是想像、設計和建造全球所有迪士尼主題樂園、度假區、景點和郵輪的一股創意力量。幻想工程獨有的力量來自多元化的全球創意團隊及專業技術人員，在迪士尼故事敍述的偉大傳承上推而廣之，開拓出嶄新形式的娛樂。將這種揉合了藝術與科學的獨特作品付諸實踐的幻想工程師來自超過 100 個不同專業範疇，將意念由天馬行空的階段一路帶領到開幕日為止。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 WDI Research & Development, Inc.，其所屬的業務部門是 Walt Disney Imagineering。

WDI Research & Development, Inc. 是提供平等就業機會的僱主。求職者都會獲得聘僱考量的機會，不分種族、宗教、膚色、生理性別、性傾向、社會性別、性別認同、性別表達、原國籍、血統、年齡、婚姻狀態、軍人或退伍軍人身份、醫療狀況、遺傳資訊或殘疾狀況、或者聯邦、州級或地方法律所禁止的其他任何基本特徵。Disney 提倡讓所有人的想法和決策都有助我們發展、創新、創造最好故事的商業環境，並與瞬息萬變的世界息息相關。

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