Motion Capture Operations Lead - Lab & Field Systems

Protocol Labs, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Labs, Inc. in London is seeking an experienced researcher engineer to own the London capture site across lab and field settings. You will set up and run hardware, enforce capture protocols, and ensure sessions are reliable and reproducible.

This operational role focuses on translating defined capture standards into scalable practice, handling marker-based or markerless mocap, IMU systems, and neurophysiological recording workflows while maintaining documentation and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience with human motion capture systems.
• Multi-camera calibration and time synchronization.
• Strong hardware troubleshooting ability.
• Comfortable with embedded systems.
• Basic Python scripting.
• Organized and systematic; documentation and reproducibility.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain streamlined capture protocols.
• Prepare and run recording sessions.
• Maintain SOPs and documentation.
• Ensure sessions are reproducible and logged.
• Set up and maintain motion-capture and recording systems.
• Integrate devices on a shared clock (video, kinematics, physiological streams).
• Troubleshoot signal, sync, and capture-quality issues.
• Oversee lab layout and capture-space setup.
• Maintain data storage, formats and backups.
• Coordinate procurement and supplier communication.

Job description

Protocol Labs, Inc. in London is seeking an experienced researcher engineer to own the London capture site across lab and field settings. You will set up and run hardware, enforce capture protocols, and ensure sessions are reliable and reproducible.

This operational role focuses on translating defined capture standards into scalable practice, handling marker-based or markerless mocap, IMU systems, and neurophysiological recording workflows while maintaining documentation and data integrity.