Position Summary
Technical Artist – Unreal Engine & Unity required to shape real‑time experiences, manage 3D asset creation, integration, and web‑based interactive multimedia at Leidos.
What You’ll Do
- 3D Asset Creation & Optimization: Modify and optimize high‑quality 3D models, textures, and materials for real‑time engines, ensuring compliance with technical budgets and requirements (polygon counts, draw calls, texture resolutions, and LODs).
- Game Engine Integration: Integrate, set up, and configure 3D assets within Unity and Unreal Engine (prefabs, Blueprints, materials, lighting, basic physics/collision).
- Design Fidelity: Follow project managers’ design documents and style guides to translate concepts and technical requirements into high‑quality in‑game experiences.
- Pipeline Collaboration: Work with programmers, designers, and other artists to establish and maintain a smooth art‑to‑engine pipeline and ensure asset integrity in version control.
- Web Support: Maintain or modify existing web‑based interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) using client‑side scripting (HTML5, JavaScript) and database queries, including WebGL and WebGPU.
What You’ll Need
- Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance. Requires U.S. citizenship.
- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Game Art, 3D Animation, Computer Science, or related discipline; OR four or more years of equivalent professional industry experience with a strong portfolio.
- Core Experience: Three to seven years of professional experience in game development or real‑time interactive simulation.
- Software Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Maya for modeling, UV mapping, rigging, and animation prep; high proficiency with texturing tools (e.g., Photoshop).
- Engine Expertise: Dual proficiency in Unity 3D and Unreal Engine, including hands‑on experience with Unity prefabs, Unreal Blueprints, material editors, and sequencer/timelines.
- Valued Secondary Skills: Familiarity with web technologies (Vue.js, HTML5, JavaScript, PHP) or database management (SQL, MySQL). Optional but desirable.
Pay and Benefits
Pay Range: $65,650.00 – $118,675.00. Benefits include competitive compensation, health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement plans.
Commitment and Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
#J-18808-Ljbffr