Intermediate/Senior Engineer - Water Rides (12 Month Contract)

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