Environment Artist

Brightline is seeking an Environment Artist to join our innovative team! Drive our shared vision forward by creating 3D assets and crafting 3D environments for our spatial computing platform. This role is ideal for digital artists with experience in level design, environmental art, and hard surface modeling. You will bring virtual worlds to life with care, constructing visually impressive scenes that are optimized for various use cases on a wide range of hardware. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Collaborate in the design, layout, and authoring of 3D environments in Unreal Engine and Unity through a combination of third party and internal art resources. 

• Create 3D models for use in various applications, ensuring high performance for XR, mobile, and other cases where optimization is critical. 

• Work closely with artists and developers to ensure models, shaders, and environments accurately reflect expected technical functionality. 

Things We Need You to Know: 

• Bachelor's degree in digital arts, or completion of a structured 3D art training program, or equivalent level of knowledge gained through education and/or work experience. 

• Strong proficiency with Unreal Engine level editing and landscape sculpting tools, shader and material graphs, VFX and lighting systems, and 3D mesh integration and manipulation pipelines. 

• Ability to maintain excellent art quality to ensure a positive user experience while meeting frame time targets. 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with leading industry 3D modeling software (e.g., Autodesk Maya, Blender) and a strong foundational knowledge in 3D asset creation and optimization of 3D assets for virtual environments. 

• Capability with texture and material authoring and image manipulation software (e.g., Adobe Substance Suite, Adobe Photoshop). 

• Experience in the cleanup of 3D scan data (photogrammetry, LiDAR) derived meshes to reach functional, game-ready 3D models a plus. 

• Familiarity with Unreal Engine blueprint scripting a plus. 

What We Value 

• A collaborative team player who communicates clearly and effectively across disciplines and works closely with their peers. 

• A keen-eyed and detail-oriented creator who enjoys crafting visually impressive and compelling environments that resonate with users. 

• Enthusiasm for working with innovative tools and advancing novel technologies. 

This role is an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of digital twin technology while supporting an expanding product ecosystem that leverages spatial computing and AI. Join us to bring real-world assets to life with unmatched realism and functionality! 

This position requires the candidate to be a US Citizen and to be able to obtain a security clearance. The position is open to remote (continental United States) or on-site work i our Ashburn, VA headquarters.  Preference is given to local candidates.