Disneyland Mechanical Engineering Intern, Fall 2025

1 Week ago • Upto 1 Years • Research & Development • $58,240 PA - $68,640 PA

About the job

Job Description

The Disneyland Mechanical Engineering Internship (Fall 2025) offers a full-time, six-month opportunity within the Global Engineering & Technology (GE&T) Division. Interns will contribute to various projects across attractions, maintenance, and shows, gaining practical experience in drafting, as-built documentation, design coordination, field data collection, and recommending corrective actions. Responsibilities include developing attraction requirements, design assessments, utilizing Solidworks/AutoCAD, performing sustaining engineering tasks, and creating close-out documentation. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, technical, and interpersonal skills, along with proficiency in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Matlab. The internship runs from June to December 2025.
Must have:
  • Strong leadership and technical skills
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Matlab
  • Data collection and problem-solving
  • Design coordination and documentation
  • Effective communication skills
Good to have:
  • Prior engineering experience (co-op/internship)
  • Theme park work experience
  • Knowledge of materials, hydraulics, pneumatics
Perks:
  • Medical, financial, and other benefits (dependent on level and position)

Job Summary:

About the Role & Program:

Within the Disneyland Resort, the Global Engineering & Technology (GE&T) Division program is specially crafted to develop you professionally, increase your practical knowledge in your area of technical expertise, while also completing valuable work for the Resort. You will have a wide range of opportunities to assist and provide key data to GE&T Engineers on various types of projects including, but not limited to, Attractions, Maintenance, Show and Entertainment. It may even serve as a springboard in launching a successful career.

The approximate dates of this internship are June 2025 to December 2025. This is a full-time position, and interns must be fully available for the duration of the internship.

What You Will Do:

  • Drafting, onsite as-built documentation, design coordination with outside design consultants, field data collection and testing, and recommending corrective actions (including justification).

  • Developing Attraction requirements and design out opportunities and condition assessments.

  • Must demonstrate a solid understanding of Solidworks and/or AutoCAD.

  • Sustaining Engineering tasks including downtime response and small attraction improvement efforts.

  • Close-out documentation for a variety of tasks ranging in scope from minor design changes to implementing new Attractions.

  • Comply with all applicable company, state, and Federal legal codes, policies, and regulation.

  • Provide timely, clear, concise communication to management, customers, partners, and team members about work status and impact to Resort availability.

Required Qualifications & Skills:  

  • Demonstrated/proven strong leadership, technical and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities.

  • Working knowledge of AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Matlab.

  • Valid US driver’s license.

  • Availability to work various shifts commensurate with project requirements.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

It would be great if you have/are familiar with:

  • Prior related work experience is desired, including co-op/intern programs with a focus on engineering materials, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical systems, control, or design.

  • Previous Theme Park work experience.

Education:

  • Currently enrolled as a Junior, Senior or Graduate student at an accredited college/university, earning a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering.

  •  GPA of 3.0 or higher (no rounding)

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application 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:

• Be compliant with The Disney Look appearance guidelines

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

• Fully available Monday thru Friday, PST for the duration of the internship,40 hours each week

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

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


The pay rate for this role as an undergraduate in CA is $30.00 /hr. The pay rate for this role as a graduate student in CA is $35.00/hr. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits
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$58.2K - $68.6K/yr (Outscal est.)
$63.4K/yr avg.
Anaheim, California, United States

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