Technical Houdini Artist

**Who are we looking for?**:
At Vintecc, our synthetic data team is in search for a **Technical Houdini Artist **who can create detailed and realistic assets in a procedural way and render them using the Karma renderer.

Houdini FX, PDG, USD, Karma, Substance Designer, Substance Sampler, Reality Capture, Python, Synthetic Data, Computer Vision & AI, Linux, Photoshop
- This role requires to work at our HQ in Roeselare. More information below._

**Your responsibilities**:
**You will**:

- Work closely with clients or our internal computer vision & AI engineers to translate requirements for AI model training into scalable datasets. Ensure that synthetic data is representative of various scenarios and edge cases for robust AI training.
- Work on different kinds of challenging projects that have impact on real-world problems.

**You will need**:

- Strong experience with SideFX Houdini (specifically SOPs, LOPs, DOPs and PDG).
- Strong understanding of the asset creation pipeline (modelling, uvs, texturing,...).
- Experience with creating realistic PBR materials using Houdini or Substance Designer.
- Experience with Houdini Karma Renderer (or other engines like vray, redshift, cycles,...).
- Experience with creating & maintaining Houdini HDAs.

**It would be great if you have experience in**:

- Python scripting in DCC tools like (Houdini, Substance, Blender,...).
- Writing VEX or VOP in Houdini.
- Translating real world reference into high quality and realistic renders.
- Integrating Substance Designer within Houdini.
- Universal Scene Description (USD).

**You get extra points when you**:

- Can work with the Adobe Substance Collection & Photoshop.
- Can work with Reality Capture (photogrammetry + mesh cleaning).
- Are not afraid of using Linux (Ubuntu Desktop) for Houdini.
- Have familiarity with agile collaboration tools (like Git, Github Issues, Github Projects,...)
- Have knowledge in distributed computing and render farms.
- Have experience / are interested in the field of ML/DL or AI in general.

**Finally, we would love it when you**:

- Have a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively in a team.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Can work independently and with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
- Are open to feedback and have a continuous improvement mindset.
- Are willing to learn new technologies and tools.