Applied Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $77/hr

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, not surface-level recall.

Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. Include all necessary information in the problem statement.

Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).

Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that 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 or 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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