Engineering PhD - Assessment Specialist
$61 - $77 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: 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 in Semiconductor Design & Manufacturing (VLSI) , Control Science and Engineering , Mechatronics , and other domains.
- 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 alternatives to challenge expert-level solvers.
- 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 and 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.
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