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Profession |
Information Technology |
Openings |
1 |
Location |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Date Posted |
May 05, 2008 |
Posted Until |
June 04, 2008 |
Experience Level |
Mid-Level |
Job Type |
Full Time |
Salary Range |
Not Specified - Not Specified |
Education Level |
University - Bachelors |
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Animation Software Engineer
Black Box
Position Overview
An Animation Software Engineer is a part of the game creation process, including architectural design, implementation, and debugging on multiple platforms?working on complex problems with Designers, Animators and other Engineers.
Key Responsibilities
? Write technical design specifications.
? Design, maintain, implement, test and debug code.
? Create tools, features and engine components to required coding standards.
? Profiling and optimizing software components of a game.
? Create leading edge reusable technologies, both systems and engines if required.
? Test, debug, and extend other Software Engineer's code competently.
? Applied research of cutting-edge algorithms and techniques.
Required Technical Skills and Experience
? Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
? Proficiency with C++ (Visual C++ or Visual .NET recommended).
? Experience in object-oriented design and implementation.
? Demonstrated knowledge of good software engineering practices.
? Understanding of memory management, multiple processor use, and runtime optimization.
? Strong math skills including trigonometry, calculus and linear algebra (Quaternions, Matrix Transformations)
? Ability to apply physics knowledge of Forces, Speed & Acceleration, Trajectories.
? Demonstrated aesthetic eye, understanding of gameplay and attention to detail
Additional Skills:
? Prior experience shipping a console (i.e. PS2, GameCube or Xbox) or handheld (i.e. Nintendo Gameboy/DS or Sony PSP) product.
? Experience with assembler (MIPS, VU Code), scripting languages (Perl, Python, Lua) and C#.
? Experience with graphics tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder and Photoshop.
? Masters or PhD Degree in Computer Science or related field.
? Experience with Disney 12 Principals of Animation
? Skilled in one of the following: Skinning, Skeleton and Character rigging, Posting, Blending and Sequencing, Inverse Kinematics, Physics for Animation, Math for Animation, Motion Capture, Animation Pipelines, Animating Articulated Figures, Facial Animation
? Expertise in some or all of: Keyframing, Interpolations, Parameter Curve editing, Forward Kinematics, Motion Paths, Camera Animation, Pose-Based Animation, Cycles, Types (procedural, representational, stochastic and behavioural), Mirroring constraints, Channel Animations, Tagging and its semantic
Performance Competencies (Non Technical Skills)
? Good verbal and written communication skills.
? Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
? Constantly innovate how to improve product quality as well as group productivity.
? Excellent decision making capabilities.
? Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions.
? Demonstrates dependability and commitment to projects/tasks.
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Applications being accepted until June 4, 2008
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