RF Circuit Design Expert AI Trainer

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: Electrical Engineering & RF/Circuit Design Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 1520 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Design challenging computational problems to test AI using real scientific software for research-level tasks.
• Develop problems requiring skilled use of specialized scientific software like scikit-rf and ngspice.
• Test and refine problems against state-of-the-art AI models to achieve target difficulty.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve problem-solving strategies and workflows.
• Work independently and asynchronously to refine problem designs based on feedback.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM field (MS PhD or equivalent research experience).
• Proven proficiency with scientific software libraries through research publications open-source contributions or professional work.
• Strong Python skills for writing problem setups oracle functions and solution validators.
• Ability to work independently and refine problem designs based on feedback.
• Comfortable working in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes.
• Available for at least 1520 hours per week.

Preferred

• Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
• Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
• Background in scientific teaching or exam/problem-set design.
• Experience with computational reproducibility and containerized environments.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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

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