Lead Mechatronics and Systems Engineer - Preclinical Research

<p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Type:</strong> Fixed-term or Full-time </p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Location:</strong> London · On-site · May require occasional travel </p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Compensation:</strong> £65–85k/year, in accordance with experience</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><h2><strong>The Role</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are building integrated <strong>human and non-human motion-capture</strong> and neurophysiological recording systems for both controlled lab studies and naturalistic, in-the-wild data collection.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are looking for an experienced researcher engineer that is hands-on to own the London capture site across both lab and field settings: set up and run the hardware, import and enforce best-practice capture protocols, and ensure every session executes reliably and reproducibly. This is an operational role: you'll take defined capture standards and make them run at scale, not design the science.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><h2><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h2><h3><strong>Experimental Operations</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Implement and maintain streamlined, minimal capture protocols</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Import and operationalize best-practice standards for human mocap</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Prepare and run recording sessions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maintain clear SOPs and documentation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure sessions are reproducible and well logged</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Hardware &amp; Systems</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Set up and maintain motion-capture and neurophysiological recording systems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Integrate all devices on a shared clock (video, kinematics, physiological streams)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Troubleshoot signal, sync, and capture-quality issues</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Assemble and maintain multi-camera / multi-sensor rigs</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Manage equipment inventory, calibration, and camera setup</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Infrastructure</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Oversee lab layout and capture-space setup</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maintain structured data storage, formats, and backups</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Coordinate procurement and supplier communication</p></li></ul><h2><strong>Requirements</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Core (essential)</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with human motion capture (marker-based, markerless/computer-vision, or IMU-suit systems)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Multi-camera calibration and time synchronization</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong hardware troubleshooting ability</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Comfortable with embedded systems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Basic Python scripting</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Organized and systematic; disciplined about documentation and reproducibility</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Valued</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Hand / finger kinematics capture and video pipelines</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Structured data formats (e.g. HDF5) and reproducible data logging</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with physiological recording systems (EEG or similar), or willingness to cross-train</p></li></ul><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>