Senior Product Engineer - 3D

In your capacity as a Senior Product Engineer - 3D, you play a central role in bringing creative ideas to life.  Drawing from your expertise in various 3D software and extended knowledge of Unreal Engine, you are building high-fidelity, photo-real visual experiences for our clients. You are a key contributor in conceiving and breaking ground, executing on innovative ideas.

*Please note this is not a mechanical or computer engineering role.  

You will: 

• Intake and process complex CAD and/or FBX files for final use in Unreal Engine 
• Import and verify the 3D model and textures in Unreal Engine 
• Identify and correct geometry and texture mapping issues 
• Assign and optimize textures in multiple lighting scenarios 
• Manage vehicle model variations and material library in Unreal Engine 
• Render high-quality, photo-real prototypes and fidelity samples 
• Execute rigging and animation in Unreal Engine, correct faults if needed 
• Model, texture and animate key elements to be used in UE environments 
• Build custom small-medium scale 3D environments  
• Place and animate virtual cameras 
• Animate 3D models 

You have:

• 6+ years of experience in Maya 3D (Solid Works, AutoCAD, or Rhino is a plus) or Cinema 4D 
• 3+ years of experience in Unreal Engine 
• Basic blueprints knowledge is required, C++ experience is a bonus 
• Worked in automotive and with high-end rendering pipelines (Arnold and Redshift) 
• Understanding film, real-time development, and virtual production 
• Proficiency with post-production and VFX pipelines 
  
  
  

What We Offer:

• Maternity and parental leave extra days
• Competitive benefits packages
• Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days
• Access to online services for families and new parents
• Impact and Inclusion Board with 13 affinity groups
• Internal learning and development programs
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts
• And more…

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. To do so, we expect our team to be in our office 5 days per week.

The ask stems from our want to:

• Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
• Improve collaboration and team relationships.
• Increase employee engagement

This work model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer. 

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