Critical Mass is hiring a

Product Engineer - 3D (Temporary) Unreal Engine

San Jose, United States

In your capacity as a 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 the ground executing on innovative ideas. 

Please note this is not a Mechanical Engineering or Industrial 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  
  • Animate 3D models  

 

You have: 

  • 4+ years of experience in Maya 3D (Solid Works, AutoCAD, or Rhino is a plus) or Cinema 4D  
  • 2+ 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
  • End of year closure days (not deducted form vacation balance)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
  • Internal learning and development programs
  • Enterprise-wide employee discounts
  • And more…

 

At Critical Mass, we value our employees and offer competitive compensation and benefits packages.  If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our employees, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position today!

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 work from 100% in our office. 

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 that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.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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