Engineering

Engineering Simulation Specialist

Mercor

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Contract

RemotePosted Sep 1$60-$90 per hour

Overview

Mercor partners with leading AI labs to train frontier models using human domain expertise. This role involves designing engineering simulations and pass/fail specifications to evaluate whether AI models can reason from first principles in domains like control systems, circuits, power electronics, or mechanical design.

What You’ll Do

Write simulations and specification sheets in your engineering domain
Define specs with pass/fail quantitative thresholds and the prompt for the model
Allow the model to probe the simulation with a limited number of calls before submitting a final design
Have an agentic grader run the simulation and score spec satisfaction

Requirements

Deep applied expertise in control systems, analog or RF circuits, power electronics, or mechanical design
PhD or equivalent industry track record
Comfortable writing simulations in Python and expressing acceptance criteria as quantitative, testable thresholds
Able to design a problem you can't shortcut yourself, but can still judge rigorously
Comfortable working in a browser-based studio and GitHub

Who Should Apply

This suits engineers with deep, hands-on domain expertise (PhD-level or equivalent) who enjoy designing rigorous test problems and can articulate precise, quantitative acceptance criteria rather than fuzzy judgment calls; it will frustrate those who prefer steady applied engineering work over abstract problem-authoring and evaluation tasks.

Salary Insight

The $60-$90/hour range is solid for specialized contract engineering work and likely reflects variation in domain, complexity of the simulation task, and the contractor's demonstrated expertise level; since it's hourly and per-project, actual take-home depends heavily on how many hours of work are available.

About Mercor

A marketplace placing specialists into paid remote contract work with AI companies. One profile and one AI interview, reused across every role you apply to.

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Required Skills

PythonControl SystemsCircuit DesignSimulationGitHub

Compensation

$60-$90 per hour

Location: Remote
Engagement: Contract
Posted: Sep 1

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About Mercor

A marketplace placing specialists into paid remote contract work with AI companies. One profile and one AI interview, reused across every role you apply to.

How hiring works at Mercor →

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Application Tip

Lead with a specific example of a hard engineering problem you've designed test criteria for — not just solved — since this role is about authoring rigorous, unshortcuttable specs rather than demonstrating your own design skill. Mentioning familiarity with Python-based simulation frameworks and any exposure to model evaluation or grading rubrics will set you apart from applicants who only emphasize traditional engineering credentials.

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