Materials – Engineering Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create authentic materials-science or engineering assignments that reflect genuine professional experiences.

• Develop data rooms and evaluation criteria that allow for objective scoring of tasks.

• Execute tasks using AI models, assess outcomes and failures, and refine tasks to ensure effective discrimination.

• Partner with project leaders and other subject matter experts to establish quality benchmarks.

• Contribute to the training and improvement of cutting-edge AI systems through expert human input.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced expertise in materials science, covering areas such as metals, ceramics, composites, characterization, or additive manufacturing; or in electrical engineering, with a focus on analog, RF, or power; or in mechanical engineering, encompassing design, CFD and fluids, heat transfer, pressure vessels, NDE, or CAE.

• Comfortable with navigating uncertainty.

• Capable of articulating why an incorrect answer is wrong, rather than just identifying the correct answer.

• Engagement as an independent contractor.

• Candidates must not hold H1-B or STEM OPT statuses, as Mercor cannot accommodate these classifications.

• Work must not involve accessing confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position.

• Flexible scheduling options.

• Daily onboarding sessions available.

• Multiple office hours provided each day.

• Weekly payments through Stripe or Wise based on services provided.

• Project durations may be extended, shortened, or concluded early based on requirements and performance.

• Opportunity to earn up to $360 for each successful referral, subject to limitations.

• Reasonable accommodations available upon request.