Rendering Engineer Intern (Remote)

Are you passionate about creating stunning visual experiences for designers around the world? Would you like to contribute to new projects that will impact our internal rendering engine and the experiences of Vectorworks users across our suite of products? 

This internship offers the opportunity to shape the future of Vectorworks by exploring cutting-edge ideas, enhancing our software, and sharing fresh perspectives. Depending on your interests you can work on optimization, photorealistic rendering, or image creation using new AI tools. Your contributions will make a significant impact by extending the boundaries of what Vectorworks can achieve.

The Rendering Team specializes in the implementation and maintenance of low-level graphics algorithms for real-time rendering on GPUs targeting DirectX and Metal, on use of Maxon's Redshift API for photorealistic image generation, and on live model-change synchronization to external rendering applications such as Unreal Engine powered Twinmotion. We optimize our internal rendering engine to enable designers in the architecture, landscape, and entertainment industries to visualize their visions effectively. By making rendering interactive and fast, we transform the design process! 

During This Internship You Will

• Collaborate on projects aligned with your skills and interests with the needs of our commercial software. Some are listed below:
• Gain hands-on experience in computer graphics and do geometry work.
• Explore the aesthetics of photorealistic rendering to create visually stunning images.
• Optimize code for best performance, write low level shader programs
• Work with new image generation technologies. 

Here Is What Success Looks Like:

• Experience implementing projects and knowledge of how to build, compile, link, and load a small piece of software that is part of a larger system. 
• Proficiency in C++.
• Prior ray tracing experience. 
• Knowledge of shader programming, and/or graphics libraries such as OpenGL, Metal, and DirectX.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work both independently and in a remote team environment.

2024 Internship session:

Summer: June 10 - Aug. 16

Fall: Sept.16 – Dec 6

The ultimate goal of our internship program is to provide students with a learning and training experience that will allow them the opportunity to apply the skills learned in the classroom in a professional work environment.  Although, we would like to offer interns the opportunity to join our workforce on a full-time basis, an offer for a full-time position after an internship is not guaranteed.

Eligibility requirements for internships:

• Spring & Fall internships require 16-20 hours of work per week. Summer is 40 hours per week.
• You must be at least 18 years of age, enrolled in an undergraduate program in your Sophomore, Junior or Senior year.
• This is a paid internship and compensation will be based on applicant's qualifications. We currently do not provide housing, relocation, or transportation reimbursement. 
• Interns are not eligible for company benefits.

Who We Are

Vectorworks Inc. is a global design software company targeting entertainment, architecture and landscape industries with enterprising and intuitive solutions that allow users to design without limits. 

Our Core Values

Our values define our fundamental beliefs as a company to guarantee that our employees and customers alike are celebrated for not just their abilities but who they are as individuals.

Inclusion – Collaboration – Balance – Innovation 

Click here to learn more about how we live out our values.

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Vectorworks Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

NOTE: Women and minorities are less likely to apply to jobs if they do not feel they fit the job description in totality. Each individual has a unique combination of skills. If you do not check all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.