Hands-on structural, thermal, mechanical design and dynamics engineers review and write hard engineering problems about real hardware (loads, margins, heat transfer, vibration, tolerances) for an AI research initiative. 5+ years with 3 recent hands-on. Remote contract, $100–120/hour.
Hands-on systems, integration, reliability and manufacturing test engineers review and write hard engineering problems about real hardware (V&V, qualification, FMEA, root-cause analysis) for an AI research initiative. 5+ years with 3 recent hands-on. Remote contract, $100–120/hour, weekly via Stripe or Wise.
Embedded firmware, FPGA/RTL, flight software and hardware test automation engineers review and write hard problems about software that runs on real hardware (timing, race conditions, interfaces, bring-up) for an AI research initiative. 5+ years, 3 recent hands-on. Remote contract, $100–120/hour.
Hands-on RF, power electronics, analog/mixed-signal, PCB and signal integrity engineers review and write hard problems about real hardware designs, measurements and bring-up for an AI research initiative. 5+ years with 3 recent hands-on. Remote contract, $100–120/hour, weekly via Stripe or Wise.
Author AI evaluation tasks from real permit drawings, documents and site photos, with the correct correction letter, review decision or markup as the answer. For ICC-certified plans examiners and third-party plan reviewers with 3+ years. US only, $45–60/hour.
Senior civil engineers build infrastructure evaluation tasks for AI: realistic design, permitting and construction scenarios, reference calculations and rubrics, on either a US (ASCE, ACI, AISC, AASHTO) or International (Eurocodes, ISO) standards track. 5+ years, PE or equivalent strongly preferred. Remote hourly contract at $70–80/hour.
US civil engineers, land development engineers and licensed surveyors author AI evaluation tasks from real drawings, aerials, maps and site documents: plan review comment sets, survey exception schedules, earthwork checks. PE or PLS and 3+ years in the seat (8+ preferred). Remote hourly contract at $45–60/hour.
Generate, structure and evaluate expert ALD and thin-film data for a frontier AI lab building semiconductor and physical-science models: solve hard problems, rate model reasoning, and turn recipes into model-ready data. US-based, 10–40 hours a week, $84/hour.
Umbrella listing for Mercor's nuclear red-team panel: fuel-cycle engineers, safeguards inspectors, nuclear security, forensics and nonproliferation specialists write prompts, judge frontier AI replies against a policy standard, and write reference answers. Remote contract at $65–75 per task; 21 hired this month.
Build and evaluate training data for a frontier lab's materials science models: DFT, AIMD, classical MD, surface and adsorption modeling, reaction energetics. For US-based computational PhDs fluent in VASP, Quantum ESPRESSO, CP2K, LAMMPS or ASE. Long-term, 10–40 hours a week, $84/hour.
Materials science PhDs author original, executable research problems for a scientific-computing AI benchmark, with depth in both semiconductor materials and molecular modeling. Tasks ship only when frontier models fail them more often than not. 6 weeks, 20+ hours a week, Git and Docker workflow. $70/hour, 212 hired this month.
Radiological emergency planners, field monitoring teams and consequence modellers red-team frontier AI models: write benign, dual-use and adversarial prompts, judge model replies against a policy standard, and write reference answers. Remote contract at $65–75 per task.
Remote hourly contract for FPGA, digital design and embedded hardware engineers who already run Intel/Altera Quartus II on their own Windows PC. $55–65/hour, paid weekly via Stripe or Wise, $10 more than the sister Vivado listing. Needs a display above 2.5 megapixels.
Remote hourly contract for FPGA and RTL engineers who already have AMD/Xilinx Vivado running on their own Windows PC. $45–55/hour, paid weekly via Stripe or Wise. You supply the tool, the hardware and a screen above 2.5 megapixels; the tasks themselves are not described.
Author AI evaluation tasks from real fire and life safety review work: egress plan checks, sprinkler and alarm review, hazmat control areas, firestop photo verification. For US fire marshals, fire protection engineers and NICET III+ designer-reviewers with 3+ years in the seat. Remote hourly contract at $45–60/hour.
Remote hourly contract for mechanical designers and drafters who already run AutoCAD Mechanical on their own Windows PC for 2D drafting and detailing. $45–55/hour, paid weekly via Stripe or Wise. Plain AutoCAD may not be enough; the ad names the Mechanical toolset.
Remote hourly contract for engineers who already use MATLAB on their own Windows PC for simulation, signal or image processing or control work. $45–55/hour, paid weekly on Stripe or Wise. Your own licence and a high-resolution display are required; the tasks are not spelled out.
Senior electrical engineers from large technology, industrial or energy companies build AI evaluation scenarios across power systems, PCB and semiconductor design, embedded firmware, signal processing and controls, with reference analyses and rubrics on a US (NEC, NESC, IEEE) or IEC track. Remote hourly contract at $70–80/hour.
Remote hourly contract for mechanical and manufacturing engineers who already run SolidWorks Premium on their own Windows PC. $45–55/hour, weekly via Stripe or Wise. You supply the licence and a screen setup above 2.5 megapixels; the ad does not describe the tasks.
A short-term expert evaluation project for hands-on electrical test engineers: test system design, instrument integration, automation scripts, HIL testing and failure analysis, plus reviewing test methods and results. Degree in EE or a related field. Remote hourly contract at $70–85/hour.
A full-time W-2 placement at a leading AI lab through Cincinnatus LLC: US-based mechanical engineers vet model outputs, write instruction specs and reference solutions, and build benchmarks. 5+ years in industry and a mechanical engineering degree required. 40 hours a week for an initial 2–3 months, $60–90/hour.
Remote hourly contract for mechanical engineers and equipment designers who already run Autodesk Inventor Professional on their own Windows PC. $45–55/hour, paid weekly via Stripe or Wise. Bring your own licence and a display above 2.5 megapixels; the tasks are not described.
Senior mechanical engineers from Fortune 500 or major industrial manufacturers write AI evaluation scenarios drawn from real product design, analysis and certification work, with reference outputs and rubrics on an ASME or ISO track. 5+ years required. Remote hourly contract at $70–80/hour; 285 hires this month.
Experimental scientists create and review training data for a frontier lab's materials science models: inorganic synthesis, superconductors, semiconductors and advanced packaging, characterization (XRD, SEM, TEM) and fabrication. PhD, MS or equivalent hands-on experience. US-based, 10–40 hours a week, $84/hour.
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