Forensic Animator Technical Assistant/3D Modeler Job at Principia Engineering, I

Responsibilities: (What You’ll do):

• Manage and aid in solving complex technical problems, in a challenging and fast paced professional environment.

• Manage multiple projects with short deadlines, workflows and schedules simultaneously.

• Assist with off-site inspections of roadways, buildings and vehicles, using laser scanning hardware, GPS point collection systems, and UAV systems for photogrammetry.

• Work in conjunction with attorneys, engineers, and subject matter experts to create technical, explanatory videos, animations, infographics and exhibits.

• Process laser scans to align and optimize point cloud data for use in various software applications.

• Process drone imagery in photogrammetry applications to create optimized point clouds and texture assets.

• Create 3D Models and other assets of vehicles, real-world objects, environments, etc., for use in accident reconstruction simulation software and 3D animation applications. Use point-cloud data, CAD data, documents, and reference photography to ensure accuracy of assets.

• Create 3D animations in Blender that go beyond what can be done in simulation software applications (such as HVE, Virtual Crash, PC Crash etc.)

Skills & Software:

• Hard surface asset modeling of vehicles, devices, etc. (3DS Max, Blender, AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup Pro, etc.).

• 3D animation: (Primarily Blender), Rendering Engines: (Eevee, Cycles)

• Point Cloud Processing (Faro Scene, Cyclone Register 360, Cloud Compare, Recap Pro, MeshLab)

• Photogrammetric processing (AGISoft Metashape Pro, Pix4D, Recap Photo, Drone Deploy)

• Drone operation and scene capture (FAA Part 107 certification a plus)

• GPS Point Capture (Trimble)

• Motion tracking software (SynthEyes, FSpy, After Effects)

• Experience working with video and photograph-based camera matching to imported Point Cloud/Laser Scan Data (PhotoModeler)

• Video and Graphics production and editing (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects)

• Knowledge of Python scripting

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Familiarity with digital camera operation (Photo and Video)

Qualifications/Education:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in engineering, 3D modeling/animation or related field (preferred)

• Excellent communication skills and ability to deliver projects with deadlines as well as work autonomously to go the extra mile in delivering assignments

• Willingness and ability to learn new concepts, techniques, and software quickly.

• Keep up with industry trends and related technologies. Affiliations or memberships in related communities a plus (Software/Hardware user groups, Alpha/Beta testing programs, etc.).

Experience:

• Blender: 2 years (Required) Other 3d animation/modeling software a plus.

• Hard surface/technical 3d modeling: 2 years (Required).

• Creating 3D assets for simulation from scanned data/photogrammetry: 1 year (Required).

• Adobe After Effects/Premiere Pro: 2 years (Preferred).

• Video/camera matching: 2 years (Preferred).

Required examples of work:

• 4-5 images demonstrating 3d modeling and texturing projects.

• 2-3 technical animation examples or physics-driven examples.

• A document explaining each of the samples you provide: Give a short description of each project, what you were responsible for on each sample (whether it was a solo project or team project), and the tools and techniques you used to create them.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
We follow health orders from the County Health Department and require that all employees be fully vaccinated.