Machine Learning Annotation Technician

Summary:

We are looking for a Machine Learning Annotation Technician - Late Night Shift. As a Perception Annotation Technician, you’ll play a key role in supporting Zipline’s global operations by providing real-time data annotation coverage during late-night hours (11 PM–7 AM) to ensure continuous, high-quality data processing. You’ll work alongside the broader Perception team to review and annotate data, adding critical contextual metadata for machine learning applications. Our Perception systems rely on accurately annotated data to power safety-critical capabilities such as avoiding other aircraft, detecting ground-based obstacles, and ensuring precise deliveries. Using internal and external tools, you’ll work across diverse data types and tasks, identifying patterns, outliers, and system issues. Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail and methodical thoroughness.

What You'll Do

• Provide real-time operational support for our global operations, which involves working shifted hours (11PM - 7AM).
• Become an expert in different sensor data streams, helping to identify problems, challenging cases and improve the overall labeling and review processes.
• Use internal tools to label data, providing feedback on how to make them better and more efficient.
• Review data labeled by external labeling services for accuracy and completeness.
• Meet weekly quotas for data delivery to keep algorithmic development on track, while maintaining a high bar for quality.
• Be willing to support other team members of the Perception and Perception Data team on ongoing special projects as needed.

What You'll Bring

• You have a bachelor’s degree in any engineering/applied sciences background.
• You have work experience in an engineering/applied sciences field.
• You enjoy working on tasks that require attention to detail for an extended period of time.
• You can communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) in English.

What Else You Need to Know

WORKING HOURS: This role primarily involves late-night (11 PM–7 AM) and weekend shifts.

Job Criteria

• Job category: IT, new technologies - Production, maintenance, quality - R&D, project management
• Industries: Aeronautics, naval, IT, software engineering, Internet, Research and development, Transport, logistics, postal services
• Employment type: Permanent contract - Internship
• Region: Kigali Province
• Experience level: No experience - Less than 2 years - 2 to 5 years - 5 to 10 years - More than 10 years
• Educational level: Technical school - College - HND - Bachelor's
• Spoken language: English > good level
• Number of Position(s) : 4

Skills Required:

• Automotive
• Computer / Software / It / Data
• Electrician / Electronics / Electrical / Engineering
• Industrial / Manufacturing
• Maintenance / Skilled / Labor
• Mechanics / Mechanical / Engineering
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development