Lighthouse Games

Lighthouse Games is a AAA studio in Leamington Spa, defined by our pedigree of talent and serious ambition to build a new best-in-class game. When you join us at Lighthouse, you will create the best work of your career within a collaborative, hybrid working environment. You'll learn from the best and work alongside the future greats of the gaming industry.

As a Principal Vehicle Technical Artist

You will play a leading role in defining the technical vision, systems and workflows that support the creation of our in-game vehicles. Acting as a key bridge between art and engineering, you will identify complex challenges, establish scalable solutions and ensure our Vehicle Art team can deliver industry-leading quality efficiently and consistently.

You will take ownership of the most significant technical challenges across the vehicle pipeline, moving the team away from manual, asset-by-asset fixes towards robust, system-driven solutions. Through technical leadership, collaboration and mentorship, you will raise the capability of the wider team and help establish a vehicle production pipeline that sets a new benchmark for the industry.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Technical Artist within game development, including experience operating at a Principal, Lead or equivalent level.
• Deep understanding of vehicle content, production pipelines and the technical challenges involved in creating high-quality real-time vehicles.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable tools, systems and workflows that deliver measurable improvements across an entire production team.
• Expert knowledge of real-time engines, ideally Unreal Engine, alongside a strong understanding of content creation, integration, optimisation and rendering pipelines.
• Exceptional problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to define technical strategy and influence artists, engineers and project leadership.