Senior 3D Pipeline Engineer

Scattermesh•Herndon, VA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Scattermesh is a fast-paced small company looking to disrupt, transform, and innovate on behalf of our clients. We are inventors, technologists, artisans, problem solvers, and collaborators seeking to redefine the content experience by changing how content is managed and delivered to clients. We have an amazing team and we want to add a few talented revolutionaries who want to make a difference solving hard problems. Create your story and start making an indelible impact today. Job Summary Scattermesh is expanding its team and we are looking to hire an experienced 3D Pipeline Engineer to work across client projects on a full time basis on-site in Herndon, VA. This role requires a keen problem solving mind with technical knowledge across standard software packages used in VFX workflows. The ideal candidate has vast experience engineering software solutions in support of artists and production pipelines.

Requirements

10+ years hands-on experience working on studio pipelines as a pipeline engineer or technical artist
Experience developing and maintaining production-level plug-ins and automations, and debugging and optimizing VFX asset workflows
Deep technical understanding of Maya and other DCC software packages and how assets move between them in production.
Experience with databases, version control, and production management software such as Kitsu, FTrack, etc
Experienced in Python, Maya API, other languages a plus
Familiarity with network render queuing systems
General understanding of networking and performance issues
Excellent communicator and collaborator
Ability to prioritize tasks and manage project goals with minimal supervision
Detail oriented and able to multi-task
US citizenship required

Responsibilities

Build - Develop, integrate and maintain custom scripts and tools in support of both content creation and production management pipelines.
Teach - Create documentation and tutorials for tools and integrations, provide help desk support to production.
Problem Solve - Work with artists, leads, supervisors and IT staff to understand day to day production needs and find unique solutions to problems the team is encountering.