Senior Pipeline Technical Director / Technical Artist (Unreal Engine)

Location: Antwerp Region, Belgium (Initially on-site, later hybrid possible)
Duration: Approximately 3 months
Start Date: October 2026
Workload: Full-time (100%)
Language: Dutch (CEFR C2) and English
Seniority: Senior

Position Overview

An experienced Pipeline Technical Director / Senior Technical Artist is required to support the modernization of a real-time visualization and simulation environment. The assignment focuses on transitioning legacy visualization workflows to a modern Unreal Engine 5-based pipeline.

The consultant will help design, implement, and document a sustainable production pipeline while transferring knowledge to the internal team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement a modern asset pipeline from DCC tools to Unreal Engine 5.
• Define Unreal project structures, asset naming conventions, and data management strategies.
• Establish reliable import/export workflows using technologies such as:
  • FBX
  • USD
  • Procedural pipelines
• Optimize environment and asset production using:
  • Blueprints
  • PCG / procedural workflows
  • Material instances and master materials
  • Data-driven environment assembly
  • Houdini Engine
• Develop or support the development of pipeline automation tools.
• Create scripting and automation solutions using Python, APIs, and command-line tools.
• Implement and advise on version control strategies for Unreal projects.
• Review and support multi-user collaboration workflows.
• Produce technical documentation and provide knowledge transfer to internal teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Unreal Engine & Technical Art

• Minimum 5 years of experience with Unreal Engine development.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as:
  • Technical Director
  • Pipeline Technical Director
  • Senior Technical Artist
• Strong understanding of:
  • Unreal asset management
  • Content cooking
  • Project structure
  • Real-time rendering workflows

Pipeline Development

• Minimum 5 years of experience building real-time asset pipelines for:
  • Games
  • Simulation applications
  • VFX environments
• Experience creating automated workflows and custom tools.

Scripting & Automation

• Experience developing tools and pipeline automation using:
  • Python
  • APIs
  • Command-line tools

Version Control

• Minimum 3 years of experience with version control systems.
• Experience supporting collaborative development environments.

Languages

• Dutch: CEFR C2 level (mandatory)
• English: Professional proficiency

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical or engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.

Technical Environment

Current Technologies

• Legacy visualization workflows
• DCC applications
• Procedural content tools
• Manual texturing workflows

Target Environment

• Unreal Engine 5
• Blender
• Houdini
• Substance tools
• Data-driven asset workflows
• Automated content pipelines

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Substance Painter and Substance Designer
• Blender production pipelines
• Houdini procedural workflows
• Large-scale environment pipelines
• Simulation or training applications
• Data-driven or GIS-based world building
• Multi-user editing workflows
• Experience with Perforce or Git LFS

Deliverables

The assignment aims to deliver:

• A production-ready Unreal Engine pipeline.
• Streamlined and automated asset import workflows.
• Best practices for asset management and collaboration.
• Documentation and technical guidelines.
• Internal knowledge transfer and team enablement.