Remote Materials & Engineering Specialist (Independent Contractor)

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What You’ll Do:Create domain-authentic engineering problemsBuild supporting data and grading criteriaTest tasks against AI modelsAnalyze where models succeed or failRefine problems until they meaningfully challenge expert reasoning⭐ Strong fit for senior engineers and scientists who can explain both why an answer is right and why another is wrong.Ideal backgrounds:Materials Science — metals, ceramics, composites, characterization, additive manufacturingElectrical Engineering — analog, RF, powerMechanical Engineering — design, CFD, fluids, heat transfer, pressure vessels, NDE, CAEMercor is hiring senior Materials Science, Electrical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering experts to create realistic technical tasks for advanced AI systems.

User since: Aug 2026

About Mercor:

Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can't be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million a day.

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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

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Remote Materials & Engineering Specialist (Independent Contractor)

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