Mechanical Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr
$100 per hourMercor
San Francisco, CA
- Remote job
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: STEM Computational Scientific Software & Evaluation Design - Structural & Mechanical Engineering
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 15–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design graduate-level computational problems using domain-specific scientific software libraries .
- Develop problems requiring strategic reasoning to uncover hidden information through queries or experiments.
- Calibrate tasks against state-of-the-art AI models and refine designs to achieve target difficulty.
- Utilize scikit-fem or similar finite element libraries for tasks in Structural & Mechanical Engineering .
- Work independently in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes .
- Collaborate asynchronously to improve AI model performance and problem-solving strategies.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM domain ( MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience ).
- Proficiency with at least one listed scientific software library .
- Strong Python programming skills.
- Ability to work independently and iterate on problem designs.
- Comfortable in a Linux/terminal environment .
Preferred
- Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
- Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
- Background in scientific pedagogy 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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