Engineering Expert - Fully Remote | Up to $77/hr

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 D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Applied Engineering Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $61–$77/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Author original engineering questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.
Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert, providing 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals or 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.
Master's 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 20–30 mins to complete)
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Resources & Support
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