Engineer - Virtual Validation (AR/VR/XR) Tools

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Goken America is an Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. At Goken America we strive to expand and deliver upon our company motto of “Creating Something Different”. We are continually striving to strengthen our organization, and are always seeking talented individuals who have a strong desire to work in an environment where they can make a difference. Our “Vision” is to empower our associates to affect change wherever change is needed. Our “Mission” is that in building trust we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients and impact in our communities. Goken America provides an excellent benefits package, one month of paid time off per year and a very competitive compensation plan. In addition, when applicable, we will also provide relocation assistance, temporary housing, visa support and other fringe benefits.
This role will support a Global Automotive OEM by using multiple AR/VR/XR tools to prepare and run PoC (Proof of Concept), Design Proposal review sessions, help Feature Exploration development and Vehicle Development Teams confirm items related to appearance, visibility, and usability to increase decision confidence, accelerate the development pace, and reduce costs such as travel time, rapid prototyping for multiple mobility products.

Responsibilities

• Estimate time required to import, organize, and prepare data and the validation environment for review sessions.
• Attend conferences to remain current on industry trends and innovations, and to network with potential software and hardware suppliers.
• Import data from Catia V5 and 3DX into other VR software using several formats, and apply color, materials, finishes, and shadows to the data as required by the review purpose.
• Work with stakeholders to understand the purpose of each review, along with the scope and schedule.
• Correlate closely with Physical Build and Technology Buck/prototype members to determine the best combination of physical/virtual elements to achieve review targets.
• Choose the appropriate software and method to achieve review session targets.
• Prepare the data, options, controls, menus, physical bucks, and object trackers for efficient local/global multi-site reviews.
• Continuously improve virtual validation experience and toolset with new methods, hardware, and software, keeping current with industry trends and cutting-edge innovations

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Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of industry experience using & implementing digital validation tools (i.e AR/VR/XR tools, etc) to build human level simulated environments required
• Education with the following specialties preferred: Computer Science, Graphics Design, Mechanical, Mechanical Technology, Aerospace, Automotive.
• Cinema or Stage set design experience is a plus.
• Capable in Catia V5/V6, Dassault 3DX, Autodesk VRED, Python scripting, other AR/VR/XR tools.
• Exposure to Camtasia or equivalent video editing tools is a plus.
• Ability to interpret detailed schedules and prioritize activities.
• Ability and motivation to learn new technical skills with little direction or oversight.
• Creative mindset with the ability to visualize full sensory validation environments with the capacity to lay out the steps for implementation.
• Travel to client sites required.

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