Full Job Description
Position: Intermediate/Senior Engineer - Water Rides
Shift: 40 hours | Full-time
Department: Water Rides
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada (relocating to Vancouver Downtown - mid 2027)
Reports to: Operations Manager, Water Rides
PURPOSE:
The Water Rides Team is seeking an Intermediate or Senior Engineer to help grow our capacity and product offering in a fast-paced global market. As part of the Attractions division at WhiteWater, the Water Rides Team delivers exciting water-based amusement park rides to customers around the world. Reporting to the Water Rides Operations Manager, you will play a vital role in the success of the team, facilitating design and production of amusement park rides with a focus on meeting quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Project Engineering and Customer Support
• Develop effective relationships and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure designs achieve intended goals
• Coordinate technical work and review to ensure requirements are met
• Support and/or participate in third party design reviews
• Travel to various sites to commission, assess, or troubleshoot rides
• Product Development
• Draw on experience and imagination to develop concepts, help establish design requirements, and provide guidance or direction to the design team
• Analyze, review, and document designs with a focus on completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable standards
• Without compromising safety, optimize designs for manufacture and assembly in an international marketplace while minimizing lifecycle cost
• Actively participate in or lead Design Risk Assessments, Failure Modes and Effects Analyses, and Root Cause Analyses
• Continuous Improvement
• Identify and realize opportunities for improving products and services
• Help create and maintain Engineering processes and documentation
• Provide technical support and manage non-conformances in a timely and professional manner
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering in a relevant discipline
• Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with EGBC
• 5 years of industry experience including: amusement park rides, large industrial equipment or conveyors, structural steel construction, and/or open channel flow
• Familiar with various manufacturing processes, including welding and machining
• Familiar working with various materials and hardware
• Experience with design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA), including application of appropriate tolerances
• Legally eligible to work in Canada
• Able to travel worldwide without restrictions
Experience with the following would be considered an asset:
• Reviewing designs for safety-critical applications
• QA/QC for low volume manufacturing
• Hands-on experience with commissioning and/or troubleshooting
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Materials for corrosive environments
• Design and manufacture with composite materials
• Designing for fatigue applications
• Designing to international standards
• Product development / R&D
• Product Data Management (PDM) or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems
• Analytical and numerical analysis, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
COMPETENCIES, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Naturally creative and curious with a desire to learn and share knowledge
• Effective technical and personal leadership
• Organized and able to deliver on commitments
• Detail oriented with a high standard of quality
• Ability to recognize business needs and prioritize accordingly
• Ability to effectively listen, communicate, and collaborate with a diverse array of people
WHITEWATER COMPETENCIES:
• Accountability - We do what we say
• Collaboration - We work well together
• Customer Focus - We know and respond to our customers
• Communication - We listen to and understand each other
• Authenticity - We are honest and trust each other
• Resilience - We deal effectively with pressure, are persistent and optimistic
• Flexibility & Adaptability - We are willing and able to respond to changing circumstances