Senior Mechatronics & Motion Capture Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in London seeks an experienced researcher engineer to run the London capture site across lab and field settings. You will set up hardware, enforce capture protocols, and ensure sessions run reliably and reproducibly.

This hands-on role focuses on operational execution at scale, taking defined standards and making them work in real-world environments, with attention to documentation and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience with human motion capture (marker-based, markerless, or IMU-suit)
• Multi-camera calibration and time synchronization
• Strong hardware troubleshooting ability
• Comfortable with embedded systems
• Basic Python scripting
• Organized and systematic; disciplined about documentation and reproducibility

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain streamlined, minimal capture protocols
• Prepare and run recording sessions
• Maintain clear SOPs and documentation
• Ensure sessions are reproducible and well logged
• Set up and maintain motion-capture and neurophysiological recording systems
• Coordinate procurement and supplier communication

Skills

Motion capture

Multi-camera calibration

Hardware troubleshooting

Embedded systems

Python scripting

Documentation

Tools

HDF5

EEG systems

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in London seeks an experienced researcher engineer to run the London capture site across lab and field settings. You will set up hardware, enforce capture protocols, and ensure sessions run reliably and reproducibly.

This hands-on role focuses on operational execution at scale, taking defined standards and making them work in real-world environments, with attention to documentation and data integrity.