Facial R&D Engineer

Responsibilities

We are looking for a talented facial researcher to work with us and push the quality of our game projects. The facial researcher will utilize and perfect his/her expertise of knowledge and skills in graphical representation of faces.

【Responsibilities】

• Research facial technology to achieve high quality facial model, facial deformation, and facial animation, etc. and deveolop workflow to utilize them.
• Invent new methods for our in-house facial rigging system in Maya to improve quality and efficiency, and implement them into the system.
• Invent and implement new methods for our real-time facial rigging system on game engines to improve quality and efficiency.
• Research and develop methods to control facial animation or procedurally generate facial expressions based on anatomy, human ecology, and behavioral science.

Purpose and appeal

The Advanced Technology Division is an expert set that is active at the front line of game technology, across the fields of rendering, animation, physics simulation, artificial intelligence (AI), networking, big data, workflow, virtual reality (AR/VR) and sound. We are seeking motivated and talented experts to work with us in Tokyo and push the boundaries in content creation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Excellent knowledge of C++/C
• Excellent knowledge of mathematics, including linear algebra, quaternions, probability, and analysis.
• Ability to write clear, maintainable, portable, and efficient code in new and existing systems.
• Deep knowledge of facial rigging and animation technologies such as FACS, Winkle Maps, Blendshapes, Lip Sync, Topology Matching, Geometry Capture, Facial Capture.
• Strong understanding of facial modeling, rigging, and animation workflow for game or film production.

Good to have

• Experience implementing and developing UI and functionality in DCC tools (Maya, MotionBuilder, etc.) using Python
• Ability to implement machine learning programs using popular frameworks such as Tensorflow or PyTorch
• Experience with game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity
• Research experience or similar advanced knowledge in the fields of anatomy, morphology, and kinematics of the human head and neck, including muscles (musculi cutanei and musculi masticatorii), eyeballs, hair, skin, and subcutaneous tissue.
• Research experience or similar advanced knowledge in the behavioral area related to blinking, saccades, breathing, speech, etc., or in the psychological area related to facial expressions.
• Strong academic background in computer graphics or related fields, such as peer-reviewed publications or presentations at international conferences, or experience teaching at an institution in the relevant field.
• Ability to communicate in Japanese.

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