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Materials Engineering Expert Fully Remote

Mercor


Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 August 2026 (25 days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 November 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: Materials Writer - Engineering FRQ
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Author original free-response engineering problems in Materials Science & Engineering.
  • Develop expert-level solutions grounded in real industry scenarios.
  • Validate problem difficulty by testing against three frontier language models.
  • Ensure at least one model fails to solve the problems.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.
  • Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model training and evaluation.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • PhD in Materials Science & Engineering Metallurgy or a materials-focused Mechanical/Chemical Engineering discipline.
  • 5 years of professional experience in materials selection failure analysis testing or process development.
  • Experience with well-known/blue-chip employers.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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