Unreal Engine Technical Artist (Pipeline, Lighting & Rendering)

Unreal Engine Technical Artist (Pipeline, Lighting & Rendering)

• Asset integration from Maya to Unreal Engine

• Lighting & Rendering in Unreal Engine

• Optimizing production-ready workflows

prior production experience

Responsibilities

• Import and optimize

  Maya models, rigs, and animations

  into Unreal Engine.
• Build and maintain a smooth

  Maya → Unreal pipeline

  for production.
• Set up and fine-tune

  lighting environments

  for cinematic-quality renders.
• Handle

  real-time rendering pipelines

  (ray tracing, GI, Lumen, post-process).
• Troubleshoot pipeline and rendering issues across departments.
• Collaborate with modeling, texturing, and animation teams to ensure visual consistency.
• Optimize assets and scenes for

  real-time performance without losing quality

  .
• Stay updated with the latest

  Unreal Engine rendering and pipeline tools

  .

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of

  Unreal Engine (UE5 preferred)

  – lighting, rendering, shaders, and materials.
• Proven production experience with

  Maya → Unreal workflows

  .
• Hands-on experience in

  real-time rendering, ray tracing, GI, post-processing

  .
• Strong technical and problem-solving skills.
• Eye for detail, cinematic quality, and artistic lighting sense.

• 2+ years of production experience

  in animation, VFX, or gaming.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with

  Python/MEL scripting

  for pipeline automation.
• Experience with

  Substance Painter/Designer, Houdini, or Blender

  .
• Knowledge of

  rigging and animation export workflows

  .
• Previous work in an

  animation or game studio pipeline role

  .

What We Offer

• A chance to lead

  pipeline + lighting + rendering

  in a growing studio.
• Work only on

  in-house 3D animation projects

  (not outsourcing).
• A collaborative environment where your technical + artistic input matters.
• Salary: Negotiable, based on experience & expertise.
• Location:

  Rohini Sector 7, Delhi

  (5 min from Rohini West Metro).