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Materials Engineering Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

mercor - Germany - original posting ->
Status
Open
Remote policy
Remote
Employment type
Not stated
Salary
Not stated
Categories
Materials-Engineering, Technical-Content-Writer, Curriculum-Developer, AI-Training-Data-Specialist, Engineering-Education, Materials-Science-Expert, Material-Science-Consultant, Material-Science-Specialist
Source
himalayas
First observed
2026-08-13 09:51 UTC
Last seen
2026-08-13 13:51 UTC
Source claims posted
2026-08-13 09:26 UTC
Consecutive misses
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What the posting says

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: 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.

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Originally posted on Himalayas

Quality

Completeness: 65%
Honesty: 100%

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