National Lab Senior Technician (Cameras and Tracking)

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Full-Time, Permanent.

We are seeking an experienced technician to join our studio team at CoSTAR National Lab.

This role will be responsible for the setup, calibration and operation of camera, tracking and capture systems within the studio, supporting a wide range of production and R&D activity, including virtual production workflows. The postholder will configure and operate cameras and tracking systems and ensure that they are integrated effectively with real-time and stage-based systems.

This is a hands-on technical role requiring strong attention to detail, problem-solving ability and the confidence to work within complex, multi-system environments.

What is the CoSTAR Stage?

The CoSTAR Stage at Pinewood Studios will be a state-of-the-art Converged Media Production Stage, purpose-built as a flexible and reconfigurable R&D environment at the heart of the UK's globally recognised centre for screen production. The Stage is designed to be modular and adaptable, supporting a wide range of production formats and creative applications within a single collaborative space. Its infrastructure includes LED and projection display systems, motorised rigging, integrated spatial audio, camera and motion tracking, a next-generation ST-2110 IP media network and an advanced AI compute platform. The stage will provide an industry-leading environment for experimentation, prototyping and demonstration across film, television, live performance, immersive media and gaming.

What is CoSTAR?

CoSTAR (Convergent Screen Technologies and Performance in Realtime) is a £75.6 million investment from the UKRI Infrastructure Fund, delivered by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). CoSTAR establishes the UK’s first national network of research and development (R&D) Labs for the Creative Industries, forming part of the UK’s long-term research infrastructure to support innovation-led growth in some of the country’s most economically and culturally significant sectors.

About the team

We are building a team to operate and maintain the stage and its systems day-to-day, supporting users from the creative industries and academia to carry out groundbreaking research and development projects. We expect the team members to come with the skills and experience needed to work effectively with our core systems and to have the flexibility to thrive in a constantly changing R+D environment. They’ll need the interpersonal skills to work closely with people from a wide range of industries, with varying levels of studio experience: supporting users new to the environment one day and learning from world-leading experts the next.

What you will be doing (see job description for full details):

1. Working with CoSTAR staff and partners to set up, configure and operate camera systems for studio-based production and R&D activity.
2. Calibrate and maintain camera tracking systems, ensuring accurate alignment between physical and virtual environments.
3. Support lens calibration, camera metadata workflows and system alignment.
4. Work with the studio team to integrate camera and tracking systems with real-time environments and the LED volume
5. Carry out routine maintenance and system checks across camera, tracking and general production equipment

You should apply if you:

• Enjoy working in a fast-moving, agile environment, both independently and as part of a team.
• Have significant experience of working with a variety of the cameras and camera systems used in film, television and virtual production.
• Have solid understanding and strong technical knowledge of camera tracking, motion capture systems and integration with virtual production workflows.

This is a full-time, permanent role and is available immediately.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is a priority for CoSTAR. As such, we actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are especially keen to recruit people from groups currently under-represented in creative technology including women, non-binary and disabled people and ethnic minority/ global majority candidates.

We also aim to remove barriers to our recruitment process and invite applicants to contact us on recruitment@rhul.ac.uk if you require any reasonable adjustments or support with your application.

The post will be based at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire and the postholder will be expected to work fully on-site.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact harpreet.gahir@rhul.ac.uk

The RHUL Recruitment Team can be contacted with queries by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 0526-168

Closing Date: 23:59, 14 June 2026

Interviews may be online and / or in person at the Royal Holloway campus and are expected to take place between 23 June and 17 July 2026.

Further details:

Job Description & Person Specification

 The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.