Manager, Visual Design - Synthetic Reality Development

The role

You will lead a team of four Synthetic Reality Developers on a visual database production team for professional simulation. You will recreate real-world infrastructure, airports, environments, and ground, maritime, and airborne vehicles through 3D modeling and realistic textures.

What you will do

• Lead a team of four Synthetic Reality Developers
• Accurately recreate real-world infrastructure, airports, and environments in 3D
• Create 3D models of ground, maritime, and airborne vehicles
• Create realistic textures
• Build high-fidelity scenarios for professional training simulators
• Work with standard production tools and proprietary company software, processes, and workflows
• Meet technical and visual standards and project delivery deadlines

Required qualifications

• At least 4 years of professional experience in 3D modeling and texturing
• At least 2 years of experience as a team leader or manager in a similar environment
• Proficiency in Autodesk Maya for 3D modeling, geometry creation, and optimization, including Features and Moving Models
• Strong skill in developing and optimizing UV coordinates and pixel density
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop for realistic textures
• Excellent spatial awareness and ability to interpret complex proportions, scales, and geometric relationships
• Ability to reproduce real-world assets and environments from photographic references and technical documentation
• Ability to follow technical standards and keep consistency across deliverables
• Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and on-time delivery

Nice to have

• Airport infrastructure, including lighting systems, signage, and pavement markings
• Aviation
• Cartography
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Visual database development for simulation
• Orthophotography, satellite imagery, and technical documentation
• Simulation, synthetic environments, and digital twins

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location (full details from your talent acquisition partner)

Before you apply

• Full compensation and benefits details are provided by the talent acquisition partner

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that protects service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies.