Walt Disney Imagineering Ride Control Engineering Intern, Summer 2025

About the Role & Program

Walt Disney Imagineering is the master planning, creative development, design, engineering, production, project management, and research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company. Its talented corps of Imagineers is responsible for the creation - from concept initiation through installation - of all Disney Resorts, theme parks and attractions, real estate developments, regional entertainment venues, and new media projects. 

Ride Control Engineers build the most advanced systems that create magical and immersive attractions around the world. These attractions are as exciting for grown adults as they are for kids.  We work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment to develop unique control systems for Disney’s wide array of exciting rides – from an initial idea to creation to opening a new attraction. 

A Ride Control Hardware Engineering Intern who will work within the Ride Engineering Studio, which designs and develops rides that provide memorable moving experiences to Disney’s Guests worldwide. The Studio is comprised of Controls and Mechanical departments that work together to accomplish that goal. 

What You Will Do

You will… 

• Be part of an engineering team involved in ride control system development, prototyping, simulation, or testing for a specific attraction or development project
• Design, model, and/or analyze electrical, electronic, and data communication systems
• Join a project or development team, partnered with a leader who will be your mentor 

Required Qualifications & Skills 

What you bring to the role… 

• Ability to understand and implement basic control system design
• Experience with programmable controllers used in machine control and robotic applications
• Ability to conduct electrical/electronic design and calculations
• Ability to prepare technical documents and CAD drawings  

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Leadership experience in an engineering organization, or other organized group
• Membership or leadership in IEEE, SWE, ACM, or equivalent professional organization
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Matlab
• Control Systems Engineering and/or Control Theory experience 

Required Education 

• Currently enrolled as a Junior or higher or graduated within the past 6 months from an accredited college/university earning a degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or related 

Preferred Education 

• Control Systems Engineering and/or Control Theory coursework  

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program AND returning to school the semester/quarter following the internship OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

• Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants:  You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.  

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

• Fully available from for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week

• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the Glendale, CA area

• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

• The approximate dates of this internship are May/June 2025 through August/September 2025