Beschreibung

You create and optimize animation systems and character rigs, collaborating with animators and programmers to ensure smooth movements and high performance in the game engine.

Anforderungen

• •3+ years of experience in technical animation
• •Proficiency in Unreal Engine 5
• •Strong understanding of rigging and skinning
• •Experience with motion capture pipelines
• •Familiarity with procedural animation techniques
• •Strong proficiency in Python or MEL scripting
• •Experience with character physics and ragdoll setups
• •Solid knowledge of game animation principles
• •Ability to work closely with animators and engineers
• •Excellent problem-solving skills
• •Onsite position (EU work authorization required)
• •Experience with AI-driven animation systems (nice to have)
• •Knowledge of machine learning techniques (nice to have)
• •Experience with Metahuman pipeline (nice to have)
• •Familiarity with Houdini or Niagara (nice to have)
• •Passion for survival/city-building games (nice to have)

Aufgaben

• •Develop and maintain animation systems in Unreal Engine 5.
• •Create and optimize character rigs and skinning.
• •Implement procedural animation for AI-driven NPCs.
• •Collaborate with animators for responsive character movements.
• •Work with programmers to integrate animation features.
• •Optimize animation assets for performance and fidelity.
• •Develop state machines, blend trees, and animation graphs.
• •Research and apply techniques in motion matching and IK/FK systems.
• •Troubleshoot animation-related technical challenges.

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