Mechanical Engineering PhD - Problem Author
$85 per hourMercor
Job Description
Job Description
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: Mechanical Engineering Writer - Engineering FRQ
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Author original, free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.
- Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem.
- Validate difficulty by running problems against three frontier language models until at least one fails.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to improve problem-solving approaches.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and enhance AI model performance .
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering .
- 8+ years of hands-on professional/industry experience in design, analysis, or R&D.
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