Senior Product Engineer - 3D

Critical Mass; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the creative industry is seeking a Senior Product Engineer - 3D to create high-fidelity visual experiences. You will utilize your expertise in 3D software and Unreal Engine to manage 3D modeling, animation, and rendering tasks, bringing innovative ideas to life. This position promises a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Maya, optionally Solid Works/AutoCAD/Cinema 4D.
• 3+ years in Unreal Engine.
• Experience in high-end rendering pipelines and automotive work.

Responsibilities

• Process complex CAD/FBX files for Unreal Engine.
• Optimize textures for various lighting scenarios.
• Render high-quality prototypes and animations in Unreal Engine.

Skills

3D Modeling

Unreal Engine

Geometry Optimization

Texture Mapping

Rendering Techniques

Tools

Maya

Cinema 4D

FBX

CAD Software

Job description

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

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

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.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.comandus.greenhouse-mail.io . We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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