Job Description

About Us

Osso VR is the leading virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform. Our technology is being used by the top medical device companies to train thousands of surgeons, on dozens of the latest surgical techniques, in over twenty countries around the world. Our mission is to improve patient outcomes through better training and assessment, increase the adoption of higher value medical technology, and democratize access to the latest surgical techniques globally.

Our art department is led by award winning artists from companies such as Industrial Light & Magic, Microsoft, and Apple. We have contributed to some of the largest properties in the world for films and game franchises like Marvel, Star Wars, Halo, Mortal Kombat and Jurassic Park to name just a few. We are excited to welcome new members to our growing team.

We are looking for candidates who above all fit our unique caring company culture. We care more about your passion and perseverance to succeed than anything on your resume specifically. We make some of the coolest, most complex real-world and imagined objects, but we are specifically looking for long term hires who share our passion for saving lives with our mission.

The Pipeline Engineer acts as a bridge between the artists and programmers, ensuring the art content and features are easily integrated into the VR training modules, while respecting the artistic vision and technical constraints of the project.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Facilitate creation of art content through tooling and automation
• Establish standards and best practices for asset creation
• Work closely with Software Engineers outside of the Art Department for integration
• Develop specifications for features and/or tools development from other departments
• Investigating and implementing rendering techniques, and Unity shaders
• Primary technical support for artists
• Supporting the art team in achieving performance requirements
• Shader and lighting optimization
• Collaborate closely with the team and participating in stand-ups, meetings, critiques, and reviews
  
  

This is the right opportunity for you if you:

• Have 3-5 years of experience in a pipeline engineer role for mobile devices
• In-depth understanding of computer graphics fundamentals (data structures, image processing, etc)
• Have extensive knowledge in 3D content creation (rigging, modeling, shading, etc)
• Python and C# programming as a general purpose language and associated API’s
• Extensive hands-on experience with Autodesk’s Maya and the Maya API
• Experience with Unity
• Have previous experience with shader development in a game engine
• Are able to self-manage and multi-task
• Are comfortable/respectful of viewing graphic surgical procedures and guides as reference material
• Have excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Have an understanding of healthy critiquing and how to motivate and elevate others
• Have an interest in, and passion for, the medical space and Virtual Reality
• Are empathetic, compassionate, and motivated by mission-based work
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• VR development experience
• Android 3D game development experience
• Oculus Quest development experience
• Experience writing technical documentation
• Experience training other team members
• Experience using git in a production pipeline
  
  

NOTE: We are hiring remotely in the US and Canada for this role

Our commitment to diversity

The diverse experiences, ideas, and identities of our team members help us make better decisions and drive great results for our users. We foster an inclusive work environment that welcomes team members of all backgrounds and perspectives.