Job Description

Overview

Why work at BlueHalo

At BlueHalo our employees describe their work as reminiscent to a graduate school lab with the unique opportunity to see your innovation go beyond the research environment. At BlueHalo your work will transition to the real world, where it can make a difference.

Benefits, Retirement & More

Our careers benefits include but are not limited to the following:

• Flexible/hybrid work schedule (built-in work from home days)
• Professional development & educational assistance
• Retirement savings with employer matching
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Medical and life insurance
• Active social committee
• Fitness center
• Annual profit sharing
• Relocation expenses
• Paid vacation & holidays
  

Responsibilities

OVERVIEW: Unity Software Engineer

The Human Interaction and Performance (HIP) group at BlueHalo combines cognitive theory with interactive media such as serious games, simulations, and virtual reality . The resulting solutions enhance training, provide engaging physical therapy, and visualize complex datasets. HIP applications span K-12, adult learners, military, user interface design, and courseware development support. HIP also collaborates with other divisions at BlueHalo to develop visualization, computer vision, robotics, and mobile health applications .

The HIP group is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to develop interactive 2D and 3D software, games, VR/AR, and visualizations using Unity.

Job Duties

• Work closely with a small R&D team to develop products including web-based training, desktop 3D simulation, augmented and virtual reality, or serious games
• Contribute to project development through system design, requirements gathering, and programming
• Collaborate with other programmers and artists to achieve project milestones
• Research and defend possible approaches to problems
• Learn new SDKs, APIs, or programming languages as necessary
  

Required Skills

• Ability to design and implement flexible software to meet requirements
• Experience developing entertainment games, serious games, or educational/training systems
• Experience developing in Unity3D
• Experience with physically-based rendering (PBR) shaders
• Advanced knowledge in a major programming language (Java, C++, or C#)
• Experience using code versioning systems (SVN or Git)
• Effective oral and written communication skills
  

Desired Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in software engineering with games, simulation, and/or training
• Experience integrating simulations with external data sources
• Experience developing Augmented/Virtual/Mixed Reality solutions for Oculus, Vive, or HoloLens
• Passion for game development, especially serious/educational games
• Experience with HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS
• Experience with agile development
• Excellent communication skills
  

EDUCATION

• BS in Computer Science (especially Modeling and Simulation) or similar field
  

US Citizenship Required

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume.

Qualifications

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,

color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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