Animation Engineer Job at Skillsearch Limited, Irvine, CA

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  • Skillsearch Limited
  • Irvine, CA

Job Description

Skillsearch is helping an Irvine-based games studio find an Animation Engineer to help create engaging in-game gameplay and cinematic experiences. This full-time Animation Engineer role is based in Irvine, CA, and offers an attractive salary and benefits package as well as remote working options.  

As an Animation Engineer, you will work closely with the Leads of Animation, Design, and Engineering to create visually stunning and memorable in-game moments. The Animation team has its own onsite state-of-the-art Motion Capture Studio to give animators the advantage of creating animations quickly and the opportunity to innovate and develop new techniques for capturing motions.  

In your first few weeks in this Animation Engineer role, you can expect to:  

  • Build optimized, sustainable and maintainable technologies to help solve game driven animation problems  
  • Implement tools and technology for the rapid creation and iteration of animation content  
  • Work with the animators and technical artists to support their needs and ensure a powerful and easy workflow  
  • Foster a culture of open, honest, and respectful communication across all disciplines.  

To apply for this flexible role, you will need excellent C++ skills and knowledge of UE4 and especially its animation systems. You will also require the following:  

  • Knowledge of animation concepts such as Inverse Kinematics, physics-driven animation, root motion, layered/additive animation, and facial animation  
  • Professional experience working on current-gen consoles or PC  
  • 2+ years' experience in integrating animation features for gameplay or similar roles.  

If you’re looking to impact and create change positively, you'll be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package for your inclusive and committed approach.  

To apply for this full-time Animation Engineer job in Irvine, please contact Sam from Skillsearch at sm@skillsearch.com today. Please refer any friends or colleagues for this role or direct them to our Careers page on our website.  

Here at Skillsearch, we're a recruitment company. In the simplest form, this means we place people at new companies - but it's so much more than that. For the past 30 years, we've been busy helping people (like you) with sought after skills find jobs in the Games, Interactive and Enterprise Systems industries all around the globe. Our company comprises a team of dedicated consultants that work across various niche technologies, including Games, Virtual Reality, AR and XR, Workday, Oracle, Peoplesoft, and eCommerce. We are always exploring other cutting-edge markets. Follow us to see a few of the jobs we're working on, find out which events you can see us at, and keep up with news in the technology, gaming and interactive world. Welcome to Skillsearch! 

Job Tags

Full time, Remote job, Flexible hours,

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