Associate Engineer, Ride & Show Engineering - AVP - Universal Creative - UK Project

Nbcuniversal Media, LLC; Bedford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment company in the UK is looking for a Technical Manager to oversee the successful specification, design, and implementation of audio-visual systems for attractions. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and experience in theme park technical roles, demonstrating strong engineering support skills and project management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret technical instructions in various forms.
• Strong problem-solving skills and data analysis capability.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to Ride/Show teams.
• Assist in managing vendors during project execution.
• Review and develop engineering specifications.

Skills

Engineering technical support

Project management

Audio/Visual/Projection systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in applicable technical field

Job description

Position Summary

Contributes to technical management, inclusive of budget and schedule, for an attraction or attractions under an area of responsibility. Responsible for supporting the successful specification, bid/award, design, production, installation, and acceptance testing of Ride and/or Show systems, to include Audio Visual and Projection systems.

Major Responsibilities

• Provides engineering technical (calculation, design, drafting, research) support to the Ride/Show teams.
• Reviews portions of vendor-provided design review documents, including drawing review, component selection review, calculation review, test plan review, test results review, or review of other deliverable items as specified by engineering management.
• Edits and updates Ride/Show engineering specifications as specifically assigned by Ride/Show engineering management in support of Audio/Visual/Projection.
• Assists Ride/Show team in managing vendors through the process of bidding, designing, manufacturing, testing, shipping, installation, start up, and commissioning of Audio/Visual/Projection systems.
• Reviews, edits, or develops test protocols, procedures, and plans. Executes witness or approve testing and test results as assigned and authorised by Engineering & Safety management (20%)
• Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UDXpolicy, procedures, training, and team member involvement activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities (KSAs) required.

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Consistent attendance is a job requirement.

Education

• Bachelor\'s Degree in applicable technical field required (examples include, but are not limited to, AV Production, AV Technology, Visual Effects) or equivalent demonstrated skill and experience.Advanced Degree preferred.

Experience

• Experience in direct theme park specific technical/engineering roles supporting Audio/Visual/Projection systems required (examples include, but are not limited to, audio systems, video display technology, projection systems, acoustics, projection mapping, laser systems) or similar experience in related technical field.

Specific qualifications, skills & abilities

• Project experience within the entertainment/theme park industry preferred.Any experience in theme park development, construction, show and ride systems design or fabrication is preferred.

A successful candidate should be able to perform the following to include, but not be limited to:

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [e-mail].