What the work actually involves

You will be handed inspection artifacts — AS9102 Forms 1, 2 and 3, drawings with GD&T callouts, balloon prints, photos of cosmetic anomalies, web/line inspection datasets, hull survey documentation — and asked to render a disposition with written rationale. The deliverable is not the accept/reject verdict alone; it is the reasoning chain that gets there: which characteristic on the FAI is non-conforming, which drawing requirement or spec paragraph governs, what the customer flowdown says, and whether the condition warrants acceptance, rework, MRB referral, or rejection. Some tasks ask you to grade or correct an AI model's attempt at the same call and explain precisely where its logic broke.

Expect a mix of task types: disposition writing, comparative ranking of two model outputs, red-teaming (constructing cases where a plausible-sounding answer is wrong), and rubric-based scoring. Government source inspection scenarios lean on DCMA practice and FAR Part 46 — delegation, acceptance authority, what a QAR can and cannot sign. Marine work draws on hull structure survey standards applied to supplied documentation rather than physical attendance.

What the platform screens for

micro1's screening is AI-led and conversational, and it follows up. Claims like "familiar with AS9102" get probed: which form captures material and process certifications, how you handle a characteristic accountability gap, what you do when a bubble number has no corresponding result. Screeners are testing whether your judgment survives a case with incomplete information — real inspection work rarely arrives complete, and the evaluation work deliberately mirrors that. Writing quality matters more than it does in a shop-floor role, because the written rationale is the training data.

Logistics

  • Fully remote, contractor engagement, no AI or ML background required.
  • Largely asynchronous task queues; some scenarios request recorded verbal feedback.
  • Typical commitments range from a few hours a week to near-full-time, negotiated per project phase.
  • Pay in the $60–100/hr band has been observed on this listing; rate reflects depth in FAI disposition, government inspection authority, and marine survey coverage.
  • ITAR-adjacent subject matter means US-based defense/aerospace manufacturing experience is a practical advantage.