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Senior Virtual Production Engineer

Senior Virtual Production Engineer

Epic Games is looking for Senior Virtual Production Engineer(s) dedicated to growing Unreal Engine’s Virtual Production capabilities, helping build a better future for both the games and

media / entertainment industries. A Senior Virtual Production Engineer will apply knowledge of Virtual Production technologies and production practices to push the boundaries of what is

possible in Unreal Engine.

Responsibilities:

• Work to advance the state-of-the-art in Virtual Production using real-time tools and technologies. Debug, review and analyze minor and major issues including but not limited to bugs, crashes, and runtime performance challenges.
• Provide virtual production knowledge and experience to educate and inform internal development decisions.
• Autonomously architect and implement systems, owning the vision from inception through completion.
• Work with several stakeholders (both internal and external to Epic) on a single initiative, to identify development requirements.
• Work with performance capture technicians to identify, implement, and improve the capture process within Unreal Engine and the Epic ecosystem.
• Work with the special projects team and other internal stakeholders to deliver high-profile linear and real-time experiences.
• Write well documented and optimized code for fixes, feature work, code reviews and other development oriented tasks.
• Integrate, emulate, and improve upon traditional film making processes in Unreal Engine, involving, but not limited to, virtual scouting, virtual cameras, and various analog-to-digital control devices.
• Provide on-set support for creatives and technicians using Unreal Engine in their media / entertainment productions.

Minimum Requirements:

Must have at least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences, Math Sciences, or closely related equivalent which covers computer science principles as part of its core curriculum.

Must have experience:

• driving development project(s) – sourcing requirements, forming a development plan, and executing/delivering on it.
• On at least one project working with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, building consensus around development initiatives.
• Have shipped 4 high-quality commercial real-time interactive experiences (demos, games, etc.).

Applicant must have at least four (4) years of progressive experience in ALL of the following:

• Writing and debugging C++, C#, and Python applications.
• With Unreal Engine or alternative real-time engine technology.
• With the performance capture process, its systems (Vicon, Optitrak, Xsens), and related software (such as Blade, MotionBuilder, or Shogun).
• Developing animation technologies such as rigging, retargeting, physics-based animation and/or IK.
• With production sync systems using timecode and genlock.

In addition, must have at least three (3) years of experience with the following:

• Integrating real-time software with traditional filmmaking equipment such as focus controllers, hand wheels, and dolly tracks.
• Developing virtual camera systems.
• Have served as an engineer or technician on one or more major movie/TV productions.

To perform duties of the position, employees must travel approximately 1 week every 2 months to work with on-stage technicians, diagnosing problems, understanding workflows, and training them as needed.

Applicants must pass a programming test.

Multiple Openings for this position.