Houdini Procedural Asset FX Director

5 days ago

Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada Netflix Animation Studios Full-time $168,000 - $252,000/year

Lead Houdini and USD technical direction at Netflix Animation Studios in Vancouver, supporting artists through a hybrid schedule.

The Procedural Asset and FX Technical Director supports teams using SideFX Houdini across assets, FX, Character-FX, Crowds, and Matte Painting. This technical direction role develops tools, troubleshoots pipelines, and supports global studio productions. You will collaborate with craft groups, show leadership, Solutions Engineering, and R&D to enable standardized technical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide Houdini and USD expertise across supported departments
  • Design procedures, techniques, and tools for visual requirements
  • Develop, review, and maintain production-level code
  • Debug workflow issues with technical and engineering partners
  • Optimize PAFX tools, software, and workflows

Requirements:

  • Five-plus years of pipeline TD experience
  • Comprehensive Houdini procedural workflow experience
  • Strong understanding of USD and Solaris/LOP
  • Production-ready Houdini Digital Asset development skills
  • Python, PySide or PyQt, and version-control knowledge

Apply Houdini, USD, Python, and pipeline troubleshooting expertise to strengthen Netflix Animation Studios productions in Vancouver.