Motion Capture Lab Manager

About the role

Innodata is building a motion capture facility to produce high-quality human motion data for AI systems. The role involves operating and maintaining the system, directing capture sessions, and managing the data pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain the optical motion capture system, including camera setup, daily volume calibration, marker placement, and suit and glove fitting for full-body and finger capture.
• Plan and direct capture sessions against client motion specifications, including scenario design, performer direction, and shot planning.
• Run the data pipeline from raw capture through cleanup, retargeting, and export in standard formats such as BVH and FBX.
• Perform quality control against precision and frame-rate requirements, and document calibration error bounds and skeleton resolution for each delivery.
• Maintain lab infrastructure: capture hardware, workstations, storage, networking, and the software toolchain.
• Cook with hardware vendors and integrators during build-out and for ongoing support and upgrades.
• Coordinate with hardware vendors and integrators during build-out and for ongoing support and upgrades.
• Work safely and effectively in a lab shared with robotic systems, coordinating stage time and space with the robotics team.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience operating a professional optical motion capture system (OptiTrack, Vicon, or comparable), including calibration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with full-body and finger or hand capture and the associated cleanup and retargeting workflow.
• Fluency with motion capture software and export formats, and comfort with the file and data management that high-volume capture requires.
• The ability to direct performers and run a session efficiently, balancing creative judgment with technical precision.
• A methodical approach to calibration, QC, and documentation, since the value of the data depends on its measured accuracy.
• Comfort working around robotic hardware and collaborating with a technical team.
• No robotics background required.
• Direct experience with Vicon hardware and the Shogun software stack.
• Familiarity with scripting for pipeline automation (Python preferred).
• Exposure to simulation or synthetic data tools such as NVIDIA Omniverse.

Qualifications

• Background in film, games, or VFX motion capture, or in a research or biomechanics capture setting.

Skills

• Experience with motion capture systems and software.
• Ability to manage and maintain complex capture pipelines.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$120,000 - $160,000 USD per year, based on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Schedule

Not specified.