Technical Artist III- UI/UX

Main Objective

Assists in the development of high-end and innovative realtime software for medical visualizations including surgical techniques, advertisements, medical education, AR/VR products etc. Create high-quality, realistic, optimized, realtime visualizations and collaborate in a cross-functional team environment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Continuously learns and implements new and experimental features, technical art tools, and solutions for emerging visual and XR technologies.
• Develop technical art solution for interactive, visual applications using established industry practices and technology.
• Develops art solutions for creating highly realistic renderings for VR/AR, Web and Desktop 3D applications using cutting edge technologies.
• Develops artist tools and scripts in 3D software like Maya and engines like Unreal and Unity.
• Collaborates with other artists and developers to expand the 3D product library for real-time applications.
• Collaborates with developers to make realtime visualizations that are easy to programmatically manipulate and use by multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain proper documentation of processes, workflows, and configurations.
• Report progress and status of assigned tasks on a timely basis.
• Works productively and harmoniously with medical education, developers, 3D animators, modelers and artists in a team driven environment.

Skills

• Create, integrate, or optimize models, assets, graphics, lighting, materials, animations, animation rigs, skinning and VFX with Realtime engines like Unity and Unreal.
• Understanding of automation and preparation of Engineering models from cad software like Solidworks for use in realtime graphic applications.
• Experience with distributed version control systems like Git or PlasticSCM.
• Understanding of the process of tracking artistic solution development using project management tools like Jira, Trello or Cloud CMS.
• Knowledge of company practices, standards, and collaboration in a team with diverse skillsets.
• Advanced knowledge of Realtime applications, and Engines.
• General knowledge of the 3D Realtime Art Pipeline.
• Including new AI art tools and traditional 3D art tools like Maya, 3DS Max , Zbrush, Houdini, Adobe Substance 3D Suite and Photoshop.
• Proficiency in scripting, automation and two or more of the following: art tool development, material nodes, rigging/skinning, VFX nodes, UI Design, creating and modifying shaders.
• Advanced knowledge of cutting edge realtime graphics technologies like virtual geometry, dynamic lighting, global illumination systems, ray tracing, particle systems, super sampling or custom shaders.
• Experience with one or more of the following: VR/AR specific rendering features, Virtual Production, profiling and optimizing graphics.
• Intermediate knowledge of the automation of art tasks, development of art pipelines, art workflow improvements, and art reusability using scripting in realtime engines or 3D software tools.
• Advanced knowledge of documentation practices.

Discretion/Latitude

Work is performed under general direction. Participates in determining success metrics for work performed. Mentors lower-level personnel.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5 years of professional experience.