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.

Job Description

The Technical Artist 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.

Responsibilities include setting up and maintaining the workflow, pipelines and tools of art production; establishing standards and best practices for asset creation; recommending art packages and tools and training the team in their effective use; investigating and implementing new rendering techniques; shader and lighting optimization; supporting artists and engineers in the use of the 3D art pipeline and creating documentation; supporting the art team in achieving visual targets and performance requirements.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a technical art position in the video game industry or closely related field
• Expertise in a variety of modeling and art tools (Maya specifically.)
• Unity experience
• Scripting experience for tools and pipelines (Python, C#, etc.)
• Comfortable viewing sometimes graphic surgical reference materials and videos
• Comfortable spending extended time in VR
• High speed internet connection without data caps
  
  

Experience with:

• VR development
• Android 3D game development
• Oculus Quest development
• Writing technical documentation
• Training other team members
• Using git in a production pipeline
• Substance Painter
• Shader development
  
  

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.