Jaguar Land Rover – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

January 28, 2018

The VR Job Hub: Artists And Programmers Wanted!

Another week, and we’ve got another round up of amazing career opportunities in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR). Whether you’re a business professional or a developer, you’re sure to find something to get you into the industry here.

This week Impulse Gear are hiring a bunch of people in San Francisco, while in Los Angeles there are great career opportunities too. You’ll find something available up and down the UK with jobs in York, London and Birmingham, so hopefully there’ll be something within commuting distance. Take a look below for everything we have to offer this week…

Location	Company	Role	Link
York, UK/Remote	New Moon Studios	Contract Web Developer	Click Here to Apply
London, UK	Anvio VR	VR Attractions Systems Administrator	Click Here to Apply
Birmingham, UK	Jaguar Land Rover	Virtual and Augmented Reality Software Engineer	Click Here to Apply
Los Angeles, USA	Red Pill VR	Director of Engineering	Click Here to Apply
Los Angeles, USA	MPC	VR/AR/MR Lead Graphics Programmer	Click Here to Apply
Los Angeles, USA	MPC	VR/AR/MR Lead Software Engineer	Click Here to Apply
San Francisco, USA	Impulse Gear	Sr 3D Character Artist	Click Here to Apply
San Francisco, USA	Impulse Gear	Sr Environment Artist	Click Here to Apply
San Francisco, USA	Impulse Gear	Sr Weapons Artist	Click Here to Apply
San Francisco, USA	Impulse Gear	World Builder	Click Here to Apply
San Francisco, USA	Impulse Gear	Jr Software Engineer	Click Here to Apply
San Francisco, USA	Impulse Gear	Sr Gameplay Programmer	Click Here to Apply

You can check out last week’s VR Job Hub for further listings and if you are an employer looking for someone to fill an immersive technology related role – regardless of the industry – don’t forget you can send us the lowdown on the position and we’ll be sure to feature it in that following week’s feature. Details should to be sent to keva@vrfocus.com and also pgraham@vrfocus.com.

The VR Job Hub will be back on VRFocus next week.

August 27, 2017

The VR Job Hub: Google, Mclaren, Jaguar Land Rover, Sony & More..

Gamescom is done and the games industry as a whole is making its way back to wherever it is they came from. Our team too is on their way home after a very busy show where many new things were learned. There’s always something to learn with virtual reality (VR) – it is always changing as an industry. To that end there are always opportunities available for those looking to start in, move into, or expand their horizons in VR. Such as those in this week’s VR Job Hub list.

View the new listings below for more information:

Location	Company	Role	Link
Mountain View, CA, US	Google	Hardware Lead Engineer, Consumer Hardware	Click here to apply
Woking, UK	Mclaren	Digital Project Manager	Click here to apply
London, UK	Facebook (Oculus)	Software Engineer, Social VR	Click here to apply
Birmingham, UK	Jaguar Land Rover	Lead Industrial Engineer	Click here to apply
Salford Quays, UK	Red Frog Digital Ltd	Mobile App R&D Software Engineer	Click here to apply
Bristol, UK	University of the West of England	Research Associate (Virtual Reality Technologies for Autistic Groups)	Click here to apply
London, UK	Eyespy360	Sales Executive (Virtual Reality)	Click here to apply
San Mateo, CA, USA	Sony Interactive Entertainment	Senior Rendering Programmer (Unreal Engine)	Click here to apply
San Diego, CA, US	San Diego State University Company	Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality	Click here to apply

That ends the list of jobs for this week, but if you’d like some more you’re of course able to check up last week’s edition of The VR Job Hub for a number of other roles. Additionally if you’re an employer and you are looking for someone to fill a role in VR, AR or another related would like to advertise that position in next week’s feature, please a link to the details to myself (keva@vrfocus.com) and pgraham@vrfocus.com

We’ll be back next Sunday, as usual at 3PM BST with more roles in the VR industry as part of The VR Job Hub.

June 20, 2017

Jaguar Land Rover Using Gorillaz Mixed Reality app As Recruiting Tool

UK car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is taking an interesting rout towards recruiting new engineering talent by using the mixed reality (MR) app created for virtual band Gorillaz to present a code-breaking challenge to potential candidates to the company.

The Gorillaz app will be launching a new area that will contain a 360-degree garage environment that will contain various vehicles featured in various Gorillaz music videos and media. Users can also take part in a challenge to assemble a Jaguar I-PACE electric concept car, during which users are presented with various information about the performance and technology as well as information about electric cars in general.

A more challenging part of the game, aimed at aspiring coders, engineers and mathematicians, involves a series of code-breaking puzzles, which are designed to test curiosity, persistence, lateral thinking and problem solving skills. The best performers will have the opportunity to be fast-tracked through the recruitment process. The challenge is presented by the band’s guitarist, Noodle, who acts as Jaguar Land Rover’s ambassador for Jaguar’s Formula E racing team and STEM.

Alex Heslop, Head of Electrical Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover, said: “As the automotive industry transforms over the next decade, fuelled by software innovation, we have to attract the best talent and that requires a radical rethink of how we recruit. Here we’ve found an engaging way to recruit a diverse talent pool in software systems, cyber systems, app development and graphics performance. It will be the first of its kind.”

The Gorillaz app is available for free through the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Further information about Jaguar Land Rover’s recruitment can be found on the official website.

VRFocus will continue to keep you updated with news on Mixed reality, virtual reality and augmented reality.