3D Designer Engineer

Career Genie, Inc; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Housing assistance

Free-zone benefits

Job summary

Career Genie, Inc. is seeking a talented 3D Modeler to create the virtual environments that enable training and simulation for our robotics platform. You will be responsible for modeling, texturing, and rigging assets that meet the high standards of the game industry while ensuring real-time performance across various sectors like healthcare and hospitality.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in cloth/physics simulation and game-optimized assets. Join us to contribute significantly from the outset in a small, dynamic team focused on pioneering robotics technology.

Qualifications

• Strong 3D modeling portfolio with cloth/physics simulation.
• Expert in Blender, Maya or 3ds Max.
• Demonstrated real-time optimization discipline.

Responsibilities

• Model and rig 3D assets for simulation across various sectors.
• Build assets with full physics simulation.
• Collaborate with Simulation and AI teams.

Skills

3D modeling

Physics-based cloth and clothing simulation

Collaboration with technical teams

Real-time optimization

Tools

Blender

Maya

3ds Max

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Location

About Datamentors

Datamentors is a robotics start-up building an agnostic orchestration platform and a family of proprietary robots — quadruped, mobile upper-body and humanoid — assembled at our own factory in Caniçal, Madeira. We also develop custom Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models that give our robots natural-language reasoning and autonomy, deployable across sectors from hospitality and healthcare to defence and logistics. With prototypes running and a clear path to 600 units per year, the engineers joining now will shape both the hardware and the intelligence behind Ardia for years to come.

Role Overview

Create the 3D worlds and assets that power robot training and simulation across all the sectors the platform serves. This role sits at the intersection of game-industry craft and robotics engineering — building sim-ready environments and physically accurate assets for hospitality, healthcare, sports, energy and defence.

What You’ll Do

• Model, texture and rig 3D assets and complete environments for simulation across all platform deployment sectors
• Build physically accurate assets — including cloth and clothing with full physics simulation for hospitality and healthcare environments
• Prepare and export sim-ready scenes for MuJoCo (MJCF) and Isaac Sim (USD) training pipelines
• Optimise assets for real-time simulation performance: LOD management, polycount, material complexity
• Collaborate with Simulation and AI teams on domain randomisation strategies and asset realism requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Strong 3D modelling portfolio showing cloth/physics simulation work and game-quality optimised assets
• Demonstrated physics-based cloth and clothing simulation — not just static mesh clothing
• Expert in Blender, Maya or 3ds Max; game-engine experience (Unreal Engine or Unity) and PBR workflow
• Real-time optimisation discipline: you produce assets that run, not just assets that look good
• Ability to collaborate closely with technical teams and adapt assets to pipeline requirements

Nice to Have

• Gaming industry background — genuinely valued
• Direct experience exporting to MJCF or USD for simulation

Why Join Us

• This is a rare opportunity to help design and build the foundational technology for a robotics platform from the ground up
• Relocation support and housing assistance for Madeira-based roles; CINM free-zone benefits
• Small, senior, hands-on team — everyone owns a meaningful slice of the product from day one