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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

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