Applied Engineering Benchmark Specialist

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🕒 September 14

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $61 - $77 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🖥 Software Engineer

👻 Ghost score 10%

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Mercor

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $350M Series C - Mercor on 2025-10

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📋 Description

• Author original, challenging multiple-choice engineering questions testing deep conceptual understanding • Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined • Rate question difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert • Provide one correct answer and nine plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives • Write step-by-step solutions in markdown format • Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources • Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, completeness, precision, and solvability • Edit questions where needed and document changes • Contribute gold-standard benchmarks for AI research and model advancement

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely • Professional engineering licensure (PE) or industry experience is a strong plus • Expected commitment of 10+ hours/week • Independent contractor status • Unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work • Flexible schedule / work on your own schedule • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance • Competitive pay • Collaboration with leading researchers • Reasonable accommodations upon request • Referral opportunity earning up to $310 per successful referral