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RF Circuit Design Expert - PhD - AI Trainer

$70 - $85 per hour

Mercor

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: Computational Electrical Engineering & RF/Circuit Design Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$85/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 15–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Design challenging computational problems to evaluate AI capabilities in solving scientific tasks.
  • Develop problems requiring the 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 research teams to improve AI model performance and training data quality.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and refine problem designs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM field ( MS , PhD , or equivalent research experience).
  • Proven proficiency with scientific software libraries like scikit-rf or ngspice .
  • Strong Python skills for writing problem setups and solution validators.
  • Ability to work in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes.
  • Available for at least 15–20 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 20–30 mins to complete)

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

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