Level & Ground Designer (GameDev)

TL;DR

Level & Ground Designer (GameDev): Designing and creating realistic game worlds with a focus on high-quality levels and terrain for flight simulators. Focus on optimizing terrain meshes, rendering realistic landscapes, and integrating 3D assets while maintaining simulator performance standards.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is looking for a Level & Ground Designer to develop realistic game worlds for high-profile game projects.

What you will do

• Design and create airports, landscapes, and landmarks using the Microsoft Flight Simulator SDK and World Update tools.
• Optimize terrain meshes, terraform, and render realistic landscapes for both airports and unique points of interest.
• Collaborate with a team of 3D artists to integrate high-quality buildings, objects, and environments.
• Maintain simulator performance standards across all designed elements.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in level, environment, or landscape design in the gaming industry.
• Proven contribution to released projects with a portfolio demonstrating real cases.
• Advanced terraforming and texturing skills, with a focus on realism.
• Knowledge of optimization principles for game engines with real-time rendering.
• Understanding of requirements for large, detailed game environments (e.g., Microsoft Flight Simulator).
• English: B2 required for work communication and documentation.

Nice to have

• Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, and other engines.
• Knowledge of procedural generation, DEM, vector data, satellite/aerial imagery integration.
• Understanding of flight simulators, including airport integration and photogrammetry.
• Skills for collaborating in multidisciplinary teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on exciting, high-profile game projects.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.