Technical Designer - 208402 - Electronic Arts

General Information

Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Location: Montreal
Country: Canada

Role ID

208402

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

CTO - Frostbite

Flexible Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Frostbite is EA’s proprietary game engine that comes equipped with tons of tools and technologies designed to build incredible games. Our in-house engine offers the unique ability to cater to to each game while working hand-in-hand to prioritize what to build.

What does a Technical Designer do?

As a Technical Designer on the Frostbite development team, you will report to the Technical Art Director and you will work with the engineering team to ensure that features and workflows are built with a content creator mindset. You will help us create powerful tools which allow multiple game teams to make an impact and to ship excellent games.

You will:

Become a power-user of Frostbite’s physics tools to help guide tool development, and support game teams in creating interactive, responsive environments with scalable performance

Help establish and document best practices for high quality physics, collision, destruction.

You will need:

2+ years of experience developing and shipping games with performant, dynamic physics and an understanding of the technical requirements needed to achieve those results.

Collaboration with large teams across multiple studios and time zones.

Bonus:

Knowledge of visual scripting, Lua, Python, or like languages

Past experience contributing to at least two game titles as a physics specialist.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.