Senior Designer - VR Flight Simulator (Unreal Engine 5)

Side; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Side is seeking a Senior Designer to define and deliver engaging gameplay, systems, and player experiences for an Unreal Engine 5 project. You will shape immersive VR and first-person experiences within a multidisciplinary team, balancing realism with usability.

As a project-based role, you will collaborate with engineering, art, and production teams, mentoring other designers and driving design quality throughout development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Designer on shipped titles.
• Experience working on Unreal Engine projects and development pipelines.
• Strong systems design skills balancing usability and engagement.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset with mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver gameplay, systems, or feature design from concept through release.
• Collaborate with engineering, art, and production teams in Unreal Engine projects.
• Mentor other designers and drive design quality across the lifecycle.

Skills

Shipped titles

Unreal Engine

Gameplay design

Systems design

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprint scripting

Job description

Side is seeking a Senior Designer to define and deliver engaging gameplay, systems, and player experiences for an Unreal Engine 5 project. You will shape immersive VR and first-person experiences within a multidisciplinary team, balancing realism with usability.

As a project-based role, you will collaborate with engineering, art, and production teams, mentoring other designers and driving design quality throughout development.