Senior R&D 2D/Compositing Engineer - ILM London

at  Disney

POSITION SUMMARY

We seek engineers to join our 2D/Compositing R&D team and help us develop tools and production techniques for image processing, compositing, and rotoscoping. We work side-by-side with visual effects artists in production on major motion pictures to design, develop, and apply techniques such as:

• Depth estimation
• Image segmentation
• Generative in-painting
• Plate relighting
• Image upscaling
• Frame interpolation

We welcome engineers with a passion for applying the latest machine learning technology to these challenges and more!
At ILM, a good idea is a good idea, regardless of where it comes from! Do you thrive in a creative environment? Do you enjoy sharing knowledge and learning from others? If you love art, technology, and movies, then this might be the role you’re looking for.
ILM strives to be an inclusive environment, and the R&D group in particular embraces promising individuals with a variety backgrounds and experiences.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• A little bit of everything! Develop innovative algorithms, craft artist-friendly user interfaces, optimize data management processes, and build special purpose content creation tools that handle large-scale photo-realistic visual effects production.
• Work with engineers across all ILM’s studios, splitting time between long-term software development projects and day-to-day artist support, consultation, and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with Disney Research|Studios and with commercial software vendors in developing and deploying the next generation of machine-learning-based imaging tools.