Resort Wide System Engineer Principal - Project Hire/Internal Assignment
The Walt Disney Company · Glendale, CA · 2 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$139k–$187k/yrFull-time
About the role
The Resort Wide Systems Engineer Principal is responsible for engineering activities related to resort-wide telecommunications, alarm, and low voltage systems. This team develops and implements complex system-level designs, establishes technical standards and project strategies, supports integration across key project disciplines, and partners with operations, maintenance, IT, and project teams to deliver innovative, reliable, and scalable resort-wide systems.
Responsibilities
- Perform Resort Wide Systems Engineering activities related to resort-wide telecommunications, alarm, and low voltage systems
- Establish technical and project process strategies and standards for portfolio-level projects
- Lead an engineering team in the production of engineering designs and documentation for multiple resorts through all phases of engineering design, production, installation, testing, and documentation
- Develop risk analysis and inform management as required
- Update the Systems Matrix for current requirements and ensure its use across all projects
- Develop telecommunications infrastructure strategy in partnership with IT teams
- Develop trade studies of implementation options for telecommunications and low voltage systems within area of responsibility
- Manage and develop project budgets up to $15,000,000
- Influence outside vendor product development and industry standards, both domestic and international
- Communicate with all levels of project, maintenance, operations, and IT staff to ensure technical and creative requirements are achieved in the most cost-effective and timely fashion
Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in resort-wide systems engineering, telecommunications, low voltage systems, or a related engineering field desired
- Ability to develop cutting-edge systems and complex resort-wide telecommunications and low voltage system architectures
- Ability to develop system-level designs
- Working knowledge of key project disciplines beyond Resort Wide Systems, including A/V, Electrical, Show Systems, Lighting, and Facilities
- Ability to provide technical trade-offs between disciplines
- Ability to lead engineering teams across all phases of design, production, installation, testing, and documentation
- Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to all levels of project and operational stakeholders
- Must be able to travel to all sites, as required, for periods of one to two weeks or more. Relocations for up to a year or more may be required
Preferred Qualifications
- 15+ years of specialized experience focused on telecommunications, alarm, and low voltage systems
- State Professional Engineering License desired
- BICSI RCDD Certification desired
- Experience mentoring Intern, Associate, Staff, or Senior level Telecommunications or Electrical Engineers
- Experience influencing product development and industry standards development with external vendors
- Basic accounting knowledge
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field required
- Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field preferred