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Industrial Engineer Process Optimization

Mercor

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 29 September 2026 (3 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 27 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Industrial Engineers
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70$110/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 46 weeks
Commitment: 20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Evaluate AI-generated production plans process designs and quality analyses for quality and accuracy.
Compare AI-generated responses based on engineering rigor process efficiency and quality-control soundness.
Review industrial engineering scenarios involving production sequencing cost analysis quality standards and logistics coordination.
Provide expert feedback to improve AI model performance and training data quality.
Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while enhancing AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

4 years of experience as an Industrial Engineer Process Engineer Quality Engineer Continuous Improvement Engineer Operations Engineer or another closely related industrial engineering role.
Experience designing developing or evaluating integrated production systems including quality control inventory control logistics cost analysis or production coordination.
Ability to commit 20 hours per week.
Strong written English communication skills.

Start Date

Immediate

Compensation & Legal

Task-based payment upon first task approval. Experts who complete their first task within the required timeline will then be qualified to be paid hourly for the remainder of the project.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)