Senior Animation Systems Engineer (Remote)

Play Magic; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Play Magic is seeking a seasoned animation engineer to develop and refine high-end character animation systems for next-gen games. You will work primarily with Unreal Engine 4/5, advocating best practices from mocap to in-game realization.

You will prototype cutting-edge techniques such as motion matching and procedural/physics-based animation, collaborating with rigging, animation, design and engine teams to tighten the animation pipeline and improve overall quality.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C++ with AAA game development experience.
• Deep knowledge of the animation pipeline from mocap to in-game realization.
• Experience with rigging, skeletons, state machines, ragdolls, IK and morph targets.
• Familiar with Havok Behavior, Morpheme, NaturalMotion.
• Experience with Maya, 3DS Max, MotionBuilder and similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain advanced character animation systems in UE4/UE5.
• Prototype, research into and develop new animation techniques (motion matching, procedural, physics-based).
• Collaborate with riggers, animators, designers to improve the animation pipeline.
• Integrate animation with AI, physics and network systems.

Skills

C++

AAA games

Animation pipeline

Rigging

State machines

Motion matching

Procedural animation

Physics-based animation

Tools

Havok Behavior

Morpheme

NaturalMotion

Maya

3DS Max

MotionBuilder

Job description

Play Magic is seeking a seasoned animation engineer to develop and refine high-end character animation systems for next-gen games. You will work primarily with Unreal Engine 4/5, advocating best practices from mocap to in-game realization.

You will prototype cutting-edge techniques such as motion matching and procedural/physics-based animation, collaborating with rigging, animation, design and engine teams to tighten the animation pipeline and improve overall quality.