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Houdini Technical Supervisor

British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)

Houdini Technical Supervisor

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Technical Art

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Job Description

Houdini Technical Supervisor needed at Scanline VFX in Vancouver. Must have 5+ years of Houdini experience, expert knowledge of Houdini, Solaris and USD, Python, PyQT, and HScript scripting abilities. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential.

Must have:

Houdini Experience
Solaris & USD
Python & HScript
Problem Solving

Good to have:

Render Queuing
Shotgun/Asset Mgmt
Maya & Nuke
VRay & C/C++

Perks:

Netflix Investment
Award-Winning Studio

Houdini Technical Director builds tools and frameworks to power artist workflows across all disciplines of VFX. Support the transition to Houdini and NGP.

Key Responsibilities

Identifies and solves complex, systematic problems in the domain of tools, nodes, graphs, pipeline, and overall workflow development
Gathers requirements across large collaboration efforts that span multiple departments and/or disciplines
Leverages current technology research and development trends to innovate and advance Scanline VFX’s technologies
Designs, builds, and implements prototypes; debugs, and QA’s using common testing platforms and stakeholders
Maintains and supports created tools and fine-tunes as needed
Writes technical briefs and documentation
Partners with pipeline management team to identify and schedule tasks
Defines, communicates and enforces development standards across team and project

Qualifications

BA in Computer Science, or equivalent industry experience (required)
Five (5) years of experience with VFX, Gaming, or other professional Houdini software usage
Expert knowledge of Houdini
Solaris and USD experience highly desirable
Python, PyQT, and HScript scripting abilities
Excellent problem-solving skills
Good interpersonal communication Skills
Knowledge of render queuing software
Knowledge of Shotgun or asset management is a plus
Some knowledge of Maya and Nuke is a plus
Experience with VRay is a plus
C/C++ abilities is a plus

About Us

Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

Eyeline Studios

Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility. Learn more.

Powered by Netflix

Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are

We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.

We will only consider applicants based in British Columbia, or those willing to relocate.

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About The Company

Scanline VFX

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Scanline VFX is an award-winning, global leader in the visual effects industry with studios in 7 core locations including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. From humble beginnings over 30 years ago, we’ve grown to a team of over 1,200 made up of diverse nationalities from around the world. We believe in the power of storytelling and are committed to helping filmmakers realize their artistic vision. Underpinned by a commitment to innovation, collaboration and long-standing partnerships, we continue to develop innovative tools, techniques and technologies, to offer filmmakers the ultimate in creative freedom. Eyeline Studios, Scanline’s virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility.

Netflix’s investment in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows Scanline to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in VFX. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, Scanline continues to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients outside of Netflix.

Established in 1989 in Munich, Scanline became well-known for our ability to create photorealistic natural phenomena such as fire, smoke and water, having developed our proprietary fluid simulation software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, and was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award® for the software.