Resort Wide System Engineer Principal - Project Hire/Internal Assignment

About the Role & Team

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.

You will report to the Engineering Design Studio Executive. This is a Project Hire position without any guarantee of permanent placement.

What You Will Do

• 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

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 15+ years of experience in resort-wide systems engineering, telecommunications, low voltage systems, or a related engineering field
• Ability to develop cutting-edge systems and complex resort-wide telecommunications and low voltage system architectures
• 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 & Skills

• 15+ years of specialized experience focused on telecommunications, alarm, and low voltage systems
• State Professional Engineering License
• BICSI RCDD Certification
• Experience mentoring Intern, Associate, Staff, or Senior level Telecommunications or Electrical Engineers
• Experience influencing product development and industry standards development with external vendors

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.
• The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $139,200 - $186,600 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.