Garmin · 4 hours ago
Senior Houdini Technical Artist/Software Engineer
Olathe, KS
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expGarmin is seeking a full-time Senior Houdini Technical Artist/Software Engineer to work on golf projects. This role involves providing technical leadership and asset development to create and optimize high fidelity golf courses for the Home Tee Hero simulator within Garmin’s hardware and software capabilities.
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Responsibilities
Develops, improves, and maintains complex procedural pipelines that generate high fidelity 3D environments from extensive datasets using Houdini SOPs
Creates highly accurate 3D golf courses using multiple sources of map data and art assets
Creates and maintains HDAs to facilitate the procedural generation of 2D and 3D geometry, features, and attributes
Creates and maintains Houdini TOPs networks to facilitate massively parallel geometry generation
Collaborates with other Houdini, Unity, and pipeline developers using Git source control
Navigates competing technical and artistic constraints to produce an algorithmically sound and aesthetically pleasing geometry generation system
Identifies and troubleshoots geometry rendering failures, implementing solutions or assisting stakeholders with fix
Works with other departments to navigate pipeline upgrades and release new features in a timely manner
Produces documentation on tools, methods, training, processes, and constraints for future reference and consultation
Participates in project leadership and/or program planning including providing technical input to product development plans and concept documents
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
Proficiency with Houdini Surface Operators (SOPs) and Houdini attribute workflows
Proficiency with scripting nodes (VEX, Python) in the Houdini context
Proficiency with Geometry HDA creation, maintenance, and version control
Familiarity with Houdini Tasks (TOPs)
Familiarity working with large data sets in Houdini, and in navigating hardware resource constraints
Demonstrated proficiency with designing well architectured software systems and modules that support new technology or improve capability/performance of existing functionality
Demonstrated capability to offer peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Must be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and lead in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment
Preferred
Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
Excellent knowledge of 3D modelling software, 2D photo editing software (3D studio max, Houdini, Substance Designer, Painter, Photoshop)
Experience developing WPF C# tools
Familiarity with Houdini Copernicus (COPs) or Apex
Familiar with Unity, Unreal, or real-time 3D rendering workflows
Familiarity with render farms and distributed workflows in Houdini
Benefits
Garmin's benefit program
Company
Garmin
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