Unreal Engineer - Senior

Business Exploration and Development (BXD) team is focused on bridging the gap between exciting new R&D technologies and the customers that will use them. We are passionate about being the voice of customer for new technologies, products, services and solutions through our R&D initiatives. We re looking for an Animation Programmer who does more than just check off boxes in a JIRA ticket; we re looking for someone who is excited to disrupt existing markets, identify new opportunities and contribute game-changing ideas. With a strong background in Unreal development, you're looking to take your career to the next level and build your breadth of skills in new and emerging technologies. In this role, you will help implement new features and improve the UI/UX for an exciting initiative for our UE plugin. You will assist with prototypes and POCs, as well as shape the future of products for new and emerging markets. This project is centered around previsualization and production for character animation, and not game development.

Responsibilities:

Extend and customize Unreal functionalities; integrate APIs and author clean, reusable code, as well as debug, optimize and maintain existing code for our UE plugin
Assist in driving architecture and design to improve workflows and UI/UX with animators in mind; design using flowcharts, diagrams and other planning methods, channeling the voice of the customer
Consult with managerial, product and QA personnel to identify intent, issues, risks and suggest changes
Brainstorm, design and develop ideas using design thinking methodology; work with 3D artists, developers and stakeholders to ideate and conceptualize
Own technical implementation guides and documentation
Work independently as well as coordinate with others as part of an agile scrum team
Keep up to date with emerging technologies and trends in Generative AI, Virtual Production, and animation tools & technology

Required Skills:

At least 5+ years of experience and a Bachelor s Degree in Engineering or relevant experience required.
Strong knowledge and experience programming in Unreal. Engine plugin/extension experience a must. Expert in C++ and proficiency in Blueprint visual scripting. Python and C#/.net highly desired.
Must have a strong understanding of Unreal UI/UX development best practices
Strong understanding of UE s animation tools, including the control rig, multi-camera sequences, animating objects, and keyframing; ability to customize sequencer functionalities. Experience building animation systems highly desired.
Proficiency in 3D coordinate systems, vector math and rotation representation in 3D space
Strong knowledge of cinematic workflows and humanoid animation
Experience with external SDKs and integrating APIs
Ability to work with source control (Git)
Comfort in dealing with ambiguity in a startup-like environment; excited and open to researching and learning new things
Demonstrated expertise in Agile software development methodologies
Interest and passion for new, emerging technologies

Bonus Skills:

Maya Experience
Blender experience
Understanding of ML and/or Gen AI
Experience and/or knowledge of video editing software
Interest in and passion for filmmaking/storyboarding
Experience software prototyping
Experience creating REST APIs
Google Firebase Experience
Unity experience