technical houdini artist

Who are we looking for?

 At Vintecc, our synthetic data team is in search for a Technical Houdini Artist who can create detailed and realistic assets in a procedural way and render them using the Karma renderer. 

Houdini FX, PDG, USD, Karma, Substance Designer, Substance Sampler, Reality Capture, Python, Synthetic Data, Computer Vision & AI, Linux, Photoshop 

This role requires to work at our HQ in Roeselare. More information below. 

Your responsibilities

You will: 

• Work closely with clients or our internal computer vision & AI engineers to translate requirements for AI model training into scalable datasets. Ensure that synthetic data is representative of various scenarios and edge cases for robust AI training. 
• Work on different kinds of challenging projects that have impact on real-world problems. 

You will need: 

• Strong experience with SideFX Houdini (specifically SOPs, LOPs, DOPs and PDG). 
• Strong understanding of the asset creation pipeline (modelling, uvs, texturing, ...). 
• Experience with creating realistic PBR materials using Houdini or Substance Designer. 
• Experience with Houdini Karma Renderer (or other engines like vray, redshift, cycles, ...). 
• Experience with creating & maintaining Houdini HDAs. 
• Dutch is mandatory.

It would be great if you have experience in:

1. Python scripting in DCC tools like (Houdini, Substance, Blender, ...). 
2. Writing VEX or VOP in Houdini. 
3. Translating real world reference into high quality and realistic renders. 
4. Integrating Substance Designer within Houdini. 
5. Universal Scene Description (USD). 

You get extra points when you:

1. Can work with the Adobe Substance Collection & Photoshop. 
2. Can work with Reality Capture (photogrammetry + mesh cleaning). 
3. Are not afraid of using Linux (Ubuntu Desktop) for Houdini. 
4. Have familiarity with agile collaboration tools (like Git, Github Issues, Github Projects, ...) 
5. Have knowledge in distributed computing and render farms. 
6. Have experience / are interested in the field of ML/DL or AI in general. 

Finally, we would love it when you: 

1. Have a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively in a team. 
2. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 
3. Can work independently and with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. 
4. Are open to feedback and have a continuous improvement mindset. 
5. Are willing to learn new technologies and tools.