Engineering Expert Fully Remote

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco our investors include Benchmark General Catalyst Peter Thiel Adam DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Expert Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $35$75/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original engineering questions that test deep conceptual understanding. Ensure questions are unambiguous self-contained and precisely defined.
• Rate each questions difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate) Hard (advanced undergraduate) or Expert (post-graduate and above).
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
• Supply 15 academic references per question from reputable sources such as peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.
• For verification tasks flag issues with clarity completeness precision or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Engineering or a closely related field.
• Masters degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level engineering principles applied mathematics and domain-specific standards.
• Professional engineering licensure (PE) or industry experience is a strong plus.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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