Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Virtual Validation Tools Lead

Job Summary:

Our client in Raymond, OH is looking for a Virtual Validation Tools Lead. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

Virtual Validation Tools Lead prepares and runs PoC (Proof of Concept) and Design Proposal review sessions, helping development Feature Exploration 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.
The Lead also continuously improves Our Client’s validation arena experience and toolset with new methods, hardware, and software, keeping current with industry trends and cutting-edge innovations. The Lead uses knowledge of Our Client’s development systems and structures to anticipate Team and corporate needs.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

Estimate time required to import, organize, and prepare data and the validation environment for review sessions.
Track activities and retain data for future reviews.
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.
Apply color, materials, finishes, and shadows to the data as required by the review purpose.
Introduce users to VR headsets, controls, and procedures to ensure safety, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Support members at other xR sites through knowledge exchange and troubleshooting expertise.
Work with stakeholders to understand the purpose of each review, along with the scope and schedule.
Correlate closely with Physical Build and Technology Buck 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.
Ensure hardware and software is functioning and ready for each review session.
Prepare the data, options, controls, menus, physical bucks, and object trackers for efficient reviews.
Coordinate scheduling Experience Arena for efficient reviews.
Coordinate resources in California, Japan, and other locations as needed for multi-site collaborative reviews.
Operate xR software and Experience Arena to present users with elements needed in real time to achieve review goals.
Capture screenshots and/or videos to preserve and present review results to stakeholders.
Install and verify updates to hardware and software systems.
Run occasional demos for new hires, executives, departments, interns, etc.
Lead the buildout of the Experience Arena to support next gen proof of concept testing and clinic validation. 
Act as the main designer and operator of the Experience Arena.
Identify, implement, and manage all relevant software required to operate the Arena.
Conduct future research to continuously grow the capability and effectiveness of the Experience Arena to support designers in the pursuit of continuous new value creation ventures.

Basics:

Experience using & implementing digital validation tools (i.e VR tools, etc).
Experience building one off human level simulated environments.
Capable in Office suite, Catia V5, Autodesk VRED.
Capable in Dassault 3DX, Python scripting.
Exposure to Camtasia or equivalent video editing tools.
Technology Associates or BS equivalent. Self Motivation.
Proficiency in all relevant software (Office, Dassault tools, VRED, Python, misc. others).
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 to get there.
Innovative spirit with strong history of practical application of innovation efforts.

Preferred:

Cinema or Stage set design experience. 

How You Will Be Successful:

Envision the Future Communicate Honestly and Broadly Seek Technology and Business “First” Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

Competitive Salary Comprehensive Benefit Package 401(k) with matching contributions Paid Time Off Employee Discounts Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

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At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

 

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