Aveo ehf.

Aveo builds real-time driving simulators that train the people who operate vehicles on airport aprons and runways. Airside driving is one of the most demanding driving environments in the world. Aircraft, fuel vehicles, baggage trains and ground crews move in close quarters, where a single mistake can cost millions or put lives at risk. Traditional training cannot safely recreate many of the situations that matter most. Our technology can. Founded in 2025 as a spin-off, Aveo is growing quickly. We are well funded, and major airports in the UK, Denmark, Singapore, Iceland and Australia already use our platform. Our team combines deep experience in aviation and gaming technology, a rare blend in either industry. Our ambition is to become the world’s leading provider of airside simulation for airport driver training within two years.

About

Technical Artist (Mid-level/Senior), Unreal Engine 5

About the role

In this role, you will make the vehicles and equipment in our simulator behave and feel right. You will rig aircraft and ground support equipment, set up the physics behind towed and articulated systems, and build the animation systems and effects that bring airport environments to life. This is a hands-on Unreal Engine 5 role working closely with artists, animators, engineers and aviation subject-matter experts.

We are open to hiring at either mid-level or senior level. Level will be determined by the scope and depth of relevant experience, independence in solving technical problems, and ability to shape workflows and guide others. At senior level, we will expect you to take greater ownership of technical-art standards, workflows and decisions across the platform. This is a full-time role based in Reykjavík.

How to apply

Apply through alfred.is, for more info contact [email protected].

There is no need to submit a traditional cover letter. Instead, tell us about a project where you made a real difference:

What was the challenge?
What did you do?
What was the outcome?
What did you learn?

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and career paths. We assess applications against the skills and responsibilities of the role and encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every listed qualification.

Helstu verkefni og ábyrgð

Your work will include:

Rigging aircraft and ground service vehicles, including landing gear, control surfaces, doors, steering, suspension, booms and lifts
Creating physics-driven behaviour for dynamic and towed equipment, such as baggage carts, tugs, tow bars, belt loaders and passenger boarding bridges
Building and maintaining Animation Blueprints, state machines and Control Rigs so vehicles behave correctly across a wide range of simulation scenarios
Authoring Niagara effects such as jet wash, exhaust, heat haze, tyre smoke, spray, dust and weather interactions
Developing tools that automate rigging, asset import, validation and other repetitive technical-art tasks
Profiling and optimising animation, physics and visual-effects performance to maintain the target frame rate with many simultaneous actors
Diagnosing and solving problems that sit between art and engineering
Helping improve the standards, documentation and workflows used to bring assets into the simulator

Our simulation stack includes Unreal Engine 5 and C++, with Blender used across our 3D asset and rigging workflows. We also use Python for tools and automation.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who brings:

At least two years of professional experience working with Unreal Engine 5 on a shipped or actively developed project
Strong skinning and rigging skills in Blender, including experience with mechanical or vehicle rigs
Practical experience building Animation Blueprints and Control Rigs
Working knowledge of Unreal Engine physics, including constraints, joints and collision setup
Sound judgment about when behaviour should be simulated and when it should be animated
Hands-on experience creating effects with Niagara
Python scripting skills for tools and workflow automation
An understanding of real-time performance constraints and experience profiling or optimising technical-art systems
The ability to diagnose ambiguous technical problems and work through them methodically
Clear professional communication skills in English and the ability to collaborate across art and engineering
Education in animation and 3D is good to have

Experience in any of the following would be an advantage:

Unreal Editor utilities, tools or plugins
Reading and debugging C++
Simulation, serious games, digital twins or training software
Aviation, airports or ground handling
Machine-learning-based animation techniques such as motion matching or learned deformers
Git-based workflows in a multidisciplinary team
AI-assisted workflows for rigging, animation, asset generation or automation

We are actively exploring where AI can improve technical-art workflows. We are looking for someone who is curious about these methods while retaining a critical eye for where they genuinely add value.

You do not need to match every point. What matters most is the quality of your work, how you approach technical problems and how much you want to build.

Fríðindi í starfi

What we offer

Competitive compensation. Base salary plus stock option and bonus plans, subject to terms and eligibility.
A market-leading product. Set the standard for an emerging market and build tools used by major airports.
A meaningful voice. Shape our technical-art workflows and decide how vehicles, equipment, and environments come to life.
Varied challenges. Work across animation, physics, visual effects, tooling, and optimization across the pipeline.
Time to move. We value physical activity and offer dedicated work time for exercise and wellbeing.
Room to grow. Grow your role toward technical leadership, specialist expertise, or team management as Aveo expands.