Mechatronics Engineer

AI Trainer Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

micro1 is seeking a Mechatronics Engineer (Contractor) to annotate robotic video data for a specialized AI training project. You will review sessions, apply grading guidelines, and annotate outputs with attention to detail.

Your expertise will help identify mechanical issues and reasons for failures, contributing to high-quality AI training data. The role involves remote collaboration across global time zones, working asynchronously on industrial robotics tasks and movement dynamics.

Qualifications

• Experience with video annotation or data labeling.
• Strong attention to detail with precise deliverables.
• Ability to identify mechanical or control problems in machinery.
• Understanding why machines fail and how they move.

Responsibilities

• Review recorded video sessions of robotic arms performing tasks.
• Apply grading and annotation guidelines to tag, classify, and comment on sessions.
• Identify, document, and categorize mechanical or control problems observed.
• Explain reasons for operational failures or inefficiencies based on movement of robotics.
• Ensure annotations are precise, comprehensive, and align with project standards.
• Collaborate with project coordinators to clarify guidelines or content.
• Deliver high-quality annotations within project timelines.

Skills

Video annotation

Data labeling

Attention to detail

Spotting mechanical problems

Diagnosing machine failure

Understanding machine movement

Job description

Mechatronics Engineer

$50 - $90/hour

pay

Required Skills

• Video Annotation
• Data Labeling
• Attention to detail
• Spotting Mechanical and Control Problems
• Knowing Why Machines Fail
• Understanding How Machines Move

About micro1

micro1 is the leading AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents. Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more. micro1 transforms that real-world expertise into high-quality training data, evaluations, and feedback loops that improve how AI systems learn, reason, and perform.

Our platform identifies and vets top talent through an AI recruiter, enabling high-quality expert contributions at scale. We aim to enable 1 billion people to do meaningful work by applying their expertise to AI. As our global expert network grows, micro1 is building the human intelligence layer for frontier AI.

Role Title: Mechatronics Engineer

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Northern America, Latin America, Europe, UK, Oceania.

micro1 is engaging Mechatronics Engineers to contribute to a specialized video annotation project for a customer's advanced robotics initiative.

In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input.

You will review and annotate video footage of robotic arms performing complex tasks, tagging sessions based on provided grading guidelines.

Scope of Work

• Review recorded video sessions of robotic arms executing various industrial tasks.
• Apply provided grading and annotation guidelines to tag, classify, and comment on each session.
• Identify, document, and categorize mechanical or control problems observed in the footage.
• Utilize expert understanding of machine movement to pinpoint reasons for operational failures or inefficiencies.
• Ensure all annotations are precise, comprehensive, and align with project standards to advance AI training quality.
• Collaborate with project coordinators as needed to clarify ambiguities in guidelines or video content.
• Deliver consistent, high-quality annotations within the framework and timeline established by the project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional background in Mechatronics Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Prior experience with video annotation or data labeling, especially for robotic or industrial automation systems.
• Demonstrated ability to spot and interpret mechanical and control problems in complex machinery.
• Strong attention to detail, with a record of producing accurate technical deliverables.
• Understanding of why and how machines fail and the dynamics of robotic movement.
• Experience supporting AI training or machine learning projects is highly preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously and deliver results in a remote, asynchronous project environment.

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