Job Description

Interactive Engineer, Digital Humans

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Our Exciting Opportunity

As the tech firm that created the mobile world, and with more than 54,000 patents to our name, we’ve made it our business to make a mark. When joining our team at Ericsson you are empowered to learn, lead and perform at your best, shaping the future of technology. This is a place where you're welcomed as your own perfectly unique self, and celebrated for the skills, talent, and perspective you bring to the team. Are you in? Come, and be where it begins.

Ericsson One, an internal venture studio that brings ground-breaking ideas and new products to market is now looking for an Interactive Engineer, to help build the 3D future of human connection.

Our team is built to innovate, adapt quickly, and craft the future for Ericsson. In other words, we have the best of both worlds: the energy of a startup and the impact of a global leader.

Project Spectre has recently been awarded Ericsson’s 2020 Top Performance Award for Innovation and is now coming out of stealth. Spectre plans to use Ericsson’s worldwide scale to launch a ground-breaking product that sits at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, computer graphics and XR (VR/AR).

 We are looking for people who have a start-up mentality; people who are creative, passionate, inventive, and capable of helping us launch this innovative business globally. Our vision is to enable a new generation of genuine, connected experiences through the democratization of digital humans. Join us for the adventure of a lifetime.

You will

• Conceptualize and design category-defining experiences centered around digital humans and 3D presence—we’re all about imagineering experiences the world doesn’t yet know it can’t live without
• Own the development of interactive (in Unity and Unreal), from prototypes to product release
• Collaborate with creative, product design and engineering teams to ensure experiences seamlessly introduce users to such new mediums, so they can effectively extend their human ability in the surprising and delightful ways you imagine
  
  

To be successful in the role you must have

• Demonstrable industry experience designing and developing 3D interactive experiences
• Proficiency in Unity, Unreal, or other major game engines
• B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience 
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Standout creative portfolio
• Shipped AAA games or VFX
• Experience with tools such as Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, and Substance Painter, such that you can create your own 3D assets
• Shader programming & particle system experience, such that you can achieve a certain look or interactive effect down to the finer details
• AR/VR experience
  

What´s in it for you?

Here at Ericsson, our culture is built on over a century of courageous decisions. With us, you will no longer be dreaming of what the future holds – you will be redefining it. You won’t develop for the status-quo, but will build what replaces it. Joining us is a way to move your career in any direction you want; with hundreds of career opportunities in locations all over the world, in a place where co-creation and collaboration are embedded into the walls. You will find yourself in a speak-up environment where empathy and humanness serve as cornerstones for how we work, and where work-life balance is a priority. Welcome to an inclusive, global company where your opportunity to make an impact is endless.

What happens once you apply?

To prepare yourself for next steps, please explore here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/careers/job-opportunities/hiring-process

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this position, and may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.

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