What the work involves

You watch footage of robotic and automation systems in operation and write down what is electrically happening — actuator drive behaviour, sensor feedback, power sequencing, fault indications, unexpected states. The output is written annotation: short, precise notes tied to specific moments in a video, pitched so that a machine learning specialist with no electronics background can use them as labels and a fellow engineer would agree they are correct. Schematics and system diagrams are usually supplied alongside the video, and part of the job is reconciling what the diagram says should happen with what the footage shows.

Annotation work of this kind lives or dies on consistency. Beyond producing labels, contributors are asked to flag ambiguity in the guidelines, propose clearer decision rules for edge cases, and raise questions when two reasonable engineers would annotate the same clip differently. Expect some of your time to go into guideline discussion threads rather than pure labelling — that contribution is explicitly in scope.

What the screen looks for

micro1's screening is AI-led and conversational. It probes whether your electrical knowledge is real and retrievable under follow-up: what a particular waveform or LED pattern implies, how you would distinguish a control fault from a mechanical one using only visual evidence, how you read a schematic you have not seen before. It also tests annotation judgment — whether you can hold a line between what you observed and what you inferred, and whether you will say "insufficient evidence" when that is the honest answer. No AI or ML background is expected or asked about.

Logistics

  • Contractor engagement, fully remote, asynchronous — no fixed shifts in most cohorts
  • Observed pay band $50–90/hr, typically varying with depth of domain experience and task complexity; not guaranteed
  • Weekly volume is usually flexible and project-driven; commitments of roughly 10–20 hours are common but vary by customer need
  • Collaboration happens in written channels; comfort working without synchronous supervision matters more than timezone