Aurora Innovation
3D Technical Director
Aurora Innovation, Mountain View, California, us, 94039
Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a
3D Technical Director .
In this role, you will:
Build assets for populating highly realistic virtual worlds.
Design and implement procedural world building tools to power our scenario creation workflows.
Create complex scenarios and situations that test the Aurora Driver’s perception system across cameras, lidar, radar, as well as other components.
Required Qualifications:
Experience with Houdini and procedural/automated methods for creating assets.
Experience with Python and scripting.
Experience with defining and implementing workflows and pipelines.
Passion for solving challenging, impactful problems.
Specializations (1 or more):- Procedural scene and geometry creation.- Vehicle, sets or human modeling.- Procedural surfacing/shading and texturing.
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience with Universal Scene Description (USD).
The base salary range for this position is $168,000-$252,000 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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3D Technical Director .
In this role, you will:
Build assets for populating highly realistic virtual worlds.
Design and implement procedural world building tools to power our scenario creation workflows.
Create complex scenarios and situations that test the Aurora Driver’s perception system across cameras, lidar, radar, as well as other components.
Required Qualifications:
Experience with Houdini and procedural/automated methods for creating assets.
Experience with Python and scripting.
Experience with defining and implementing workflows and pipelines.
Passion for solving challenging, impactful problems.
Specializations (1 or more):- Procedural scene and geometry creation.- Vehicle, sets or human modeling.- Procedural surfacing/shading and texturing.
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience with Universal Scene Description (USD).
The base salary range for this position is $168,000-$252,000 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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