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Concepteur Technique

Electronic Arts

Montreal, QC 09-08-2023
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
Job Description
Our motive is to create innovative action games within iconic worlds where every player feels like the hero. Let's say that again-iconic worlds, where every player feels like the hero.
Our passion has taken us from imagining dogfighter pilots in Star Wars™: Squadrons, to re-creating Isaac Clarke onboard the Ishimura in Dead Space™, and now to building an original Iron Man action-adventure video game.

We believe in sharing our passion with our community, and with each other by having transparent discussions, by practicing an inclusive culture, and by nurturing a continuous growth mindset. Our approach feels simple, but it leads to the best work of our careers, and as a team, building unique and immersive experiences.

As a Technical Designer, you will be a vital connection between Design and Engineering. Working towards a mastery of Frostbite, EA's state-of-the-art game engine that powers games such as Star Wars™: Squadrons, Battlefield™, Dragon Age™, you will learn how everything works and won't shy away from diving into new or undocumented systems.

Technical Designer should have experience with a variety of engines and tools as well as visual scripting. Bringing your experience in video games production you should also be comfortable about learning 'on the fly'.

Responsibilities:
• You will be asked to help solve problems and document the findings.
• Support and guide other team members in relation to design features and workflows; you are the first point of escalation for designers and programmers.
• Learn and maintain systems and features during production. Validating them with your leads.
• Participate in the reviews for designs, content and the game to ensure consistency, quality and compliance with performance goals, memory budgets and standards.
• Help advocate for best practices to the content team
• Communicate with your lead and teammates to set priorities and goals for your work
• With your leads track down issues or improvement areas and implement novel solutions

Qualifications:
• Experience in technical design processes, content creation, engines, tools and pipelines.
• Experience with game engines like Unreal, Unity and other 3d game engines.
• Experience collaborating with a team
• Some experience in scripting or visual scripting would be an advantage.
• You have an understanding of code and experience bridging design and engineering practices.
• Experience in cross disciplinary collaboration and bridging between creatives and engineers.
• Interest in modern game design trends and how they function.
• Games industry experience shipping titles is an advantage, as previous experience in a Technical role but we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv21jj-3-19-76-4-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. EA develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers.