Controls Engineer

Nbcuniversal Media, LLC; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal is seeking a Controls Engineer to support the delivery of ride and show control systems at Universal United Kingdom Resort. You will cover specification, tendering, supplier management, design, fabrication, installation, commissioning and acceptance testing, while managing budgets and schedules for contracts or scopes of work.

You will translate creative intent into technical documents, support bid processes, and lead engineering with a focus on safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of electrical design and technical documentation.
• Relevant professional experience in controls engineering and project delivery.
• Hands-on experience with electrical equipment and qualifications.
• Understanding of automation and control systems including PLCs, drives, HMIs and SCADA.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing or manage vendors through bidding, design, manufacturing, testing, shipping, installation, startup and commissioning of ride/show control systems.
• Provide technical guidance and vendor management through day-to-day design, fabrication, installation, test & adjust and commissioning activities.
• Translate creative intent and business goals into technical documents for bids and price/schedule lock-in.
• Perform engineering support (calculation, design, drafting, research) for Ride/Show teams.
• Review vendor design documents including drawings, component selection and test plans.
• Develop/test protocols and plans; execute witness or approve testing as assigned.
• Engage in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities per policy and team involvement.

Skills

Electrical design

Controls engineering

Project delivery

PLC & SCADA

Automation systems

Safety PL/SIL

Communication

Vendor management

Travel flexibility

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

Rockwell PLCs

Siemens PLCs

HMI/SCADA

Job description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

UniversalUnited Kingdom Resort (UUKR) is looking for ControlsEngineerswithexperience in RockwellorSiemensPLCsto support thedelivery of rideandshow controlsystems.The rolecoversspecification, tendering,suppliermanagement, design, manufacture, installation,commissioningand acceptance testing, alongside managingbudgets and schedulesforassignedcontractsor scopesof work.

• Assists in managingor manages vendors throughthe process of bidding,designing,manufacturing,testing, shipping, installation,startup,andcommissioning of rideorshow controlsystems.
• Provides technicalguidance andvendor managementthrough day to daydesign, fabrication,installation,test & adjustandcommissioningactivities. Responsiblefor both technical andproject/contractmanagement as itapplies to scope generation, vendor contractestablishmentand management, directives,andchange orderprocessing withthe supportofRide/Showleaders.
• Supports the translatingofcreativeintent and business goals intotechnicaldocumentsthat will serve toacquirebidsandlock in priceandschedule for delivery of systems.
• Performs engineering technical (calculation,design, drafting,research)support totheRide/Showproject teamand/or overall Engineering andSafety asassigned.
• Reviews portionsofvendor-provideddesign reviewdocuments.Includes drawing review,component selectionreview, calculation review, test plan review, testresultsreview, orreview of otherdeliverableitemsas specifiedby Engineering & Safety management.
• Reviews, edits,or developstest protocols,procedures, and plans.Executeswitnessor approvetesting and testresults as assignedandauthorised by Engineering andSafety management.
• Understand andactively participate in Environmental,Health & Safety responsibilitiesbyfollowing establishedUDXpolicy, procedures, training andteammember involvement activities.

Requirements

• Strongknowledge of electrical designandtechnical documentation.
• Relevant professionalexperience incontrolsengineering and engineeringproject delivery.
• Hands-onexperienceworking witha rangeof electrical equipment,supported by relevant electrical qualifications.
• A goodunderstandingof automationand control systems,includingPLCs, drives, HMIsand SCADA.
• Understandingofsafety-ratedcontrolsystems (PL/SIL), withexperience delivering systems totherequiredsafety performance levelsandproducingsupportingdocumentation.
• Abilityto communicate clearly withtechnical andnon-technicalstakeholders and confidently presentprojectprogress.
• Abilitytobuildeffectiverelationshipsand collaborate across disciplines,cultures and locations.
• Abilitytoorganisecomplextasks and manage suppliers to develop anddeliverrideandshow controlsystems.
• Abilityto interpretcomplextechnical instructions,drawings andcalculations.
• Strong skillsin schedule analysis andcontractmanagement.
• Confidence in influencing significant decisions with tact anddiplomacy while maintaining effective working relationships.
• Abilityto defineproblems,collectandanalyse data, establishfactsand draw sound conclusions.
• Comfortable workinginanenvironment with changing situations andpriorities.
• Willingness totravel internationally.

Qualifications

Havea degree inelectrical engineering,automation technology,ormechatronics,or a comparablequalificationsuchas an HND/HNCin Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [e-mail].