Disneyland Manufacturing Intern, Spring 2027

Disneyland Resort; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Disneyland Resort is offering a Manufacturing Engineering internship in Anaheim, CA, Jan–June 2027. You will assist engineers on field data collection, drafting, design coordination, and project support across attractions, maintenance, foods, merchandise and entertainment.

The role blends desk and field work with flexible start times and potential to contribute to capital funding proposals. Applicants must be enrolled as a junior/senior or graduate student in Manufacturing Engineering or related

Qualifications

• Be enrolled as a Junior, Senior or graduate student pursuing Manufacturing Engineering or a related major.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher (no rounding).
• Be at least 18 years old with unrestricted work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Assist Engineers and Engineering Service Managers in routine maintenance and project work.
• Collect field data, locate drawings, verify sites, draft on-site as-built documentation.
• Coordinate design with outside consultants; perform light design/production work and commissioning.
• Support multiple projects from minor rehab to new facilities; perform desk and field work with flexible hours.
• Develop proposals for capital funding and for manufacturing/ facility process improvements.

Skills

CNC familiarity

Presentation skills

Self-starter

multitask

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related major

Job description

About the Role & Program:

Within the Disneyland Resort, the Facilities Shared Services (FSS) Division within the Facilities & Operations Services (FOS). This program is specially designed to develop you professionally, increase your practical knowledge in your area of technical expertise, provide field experience in the world of Manufacturing, while also completing valuable work for the Resort. You will have a wide range of opportunities to assist and provide key data to FSS Engineers, Engineering Service Managers and various Trades on a variety of project types providing facility and utility support to Attractions, Maintenance, Foods, Merchandise and Entertainment.

The approximate dates of this internship are January - June 2027.

Interns must be fully available for the duration of the internship.

This Internship is in Anaheim, CA.

What You Will Do:

• Assist Engineers and Engineering Service Managers in routine maintenance and/or project work.
• Role to comprise of but limited to field data collection, drawing document locating, field verification, drafting on-site as-built documentation or rework, design coordination with outside design consultants, light design / production work, construction administration, commissioning, and close-out documentation.
• Support will be on a variety of projects ranging in scope from minor rehabs to building new facilities.
• Role will include both desk and field work that will require some flexibility on start time hours.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Familiarity with Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines and develop metrics to assess their output and capabilities.
• Review lists of complicated and specialty parts and assess if there are new technologies that can provide efficiency in creating these parts and assess and propose efficiency in sequencing and scheduling attraction vehicle overhaul.
• Provide presentations/proposals for Design and Quality Improvements
• Bring tools and academic learning of new tools and technologies that might assist in everyday manufacturing tasks.
• Tackle solving complicated tasks with assistance and supervision example production and availability of material, part manufacturing and turnaround.
• Provide a proposal for capital funding allocation for manufacturing parts.
• Provide solutions (presentation, diagrams, estimation) for Facility improvements for storage and manufacturing workflow while being flexible to work both desk and field work that will require some flexibility on start time hours.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior related work experience is desired, including co-op/intern programs with a focus on Industrial and/or Manufacturing Engineering
• Demonstrated technical and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter with demonstrated initiative – able to handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Availability to work various shifts commensurate with project requirements.

Education:

• Currently enrolled as a Junior, Senior or Graduate student at an accredited college/university, earning a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related major.
• 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 posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess unrestricted work authorization
• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program

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 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