Job Posting Title:
Principal Ride Control Software Engineer (Controls Automation)
Req ID:
Job Description:
This role will work with the Executive Ride Software Engineering.
This is a full-time role.
What You Will Do:
Define, analyze, and validate deterministic solutions for large-scale, fail-safe motion control systems
- System Definition
- System Performance Analysis
- Control System Architecture
- Detailed Design Specifications
- Hazard Analysis
- Test Strategies and Test Plans
Specify, design, and implement operator-intensive, safety-critical control software using real-time operating systems
- Theory of Operation
- Software Design Document
- Debug / Software Integration Test
Install, integrate, and test high-capacity, human-rated control systems domestically and overseas
- I/O Checkout
- System Functions Testing
- Fault Testing
- Adjusting / Tuning
- Acceptance Testing using Earned Value tracking
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 10 or more Years of experience in the software engineering field
- Software Development Tools (Integrated Development Environment (IDE), compilers, linkers, debuggers, etc) experience
- Understanding of at C++
- Understanding of or experience with Ladder Logic and Structured Text
- Expert ability to present ideas and solutions to executive level leadership
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Strong Initiative / Self-Motivated
- Strong Verbal Communications
- Strong Technical Writing Ability
- Development and design are primarily in Glendale, CA, but installation, testing, and other support may require travel and/or relocation, up to approximately 20% of the time. Relocation for 1 year at a time is possible, to both domestic and international facilities.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
- Ride Control and/or Theme Park Experience
- Proficiency in Unified Modeling Language (UML)
- Control Theory
Education
- Bachelor's Degree (B.S. or B.A.) in Engineering, computer science or math from an accredited college or university required OR a valid and current PE license required
Additional Information:
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The hiring range/pay rate for Principal Ride Controls Software Engineer is $188,400.00-$252,600.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary
depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Job Posting Segment:
WDI Global Business Operations & Strategy
Job Posting Primary Business:
Ride Engineering (WDI)
Primary Job Posting Category:
Software Engineer
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Glendale, CA, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Date Posted:
2026-03-03