Aerospace Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

mercor - Canada - original posting ->

Status: Closed
Remote policy: Remote
Employment type: Not stated
Salary: Not stated
Categories: Aerospace-Engineering, Technical-Writer, AI-Content-Evaluation, Aerodynamics, Engineering-Education, Aerospace-Engineer, Aerospace-Software-Engineer, Senior-Aerospace-Engineer, Aerospace-Systems-Engineer, Remote-Freelance-Engineer, Remote-Aeronautical-Specialist
Source: himalayas
First observed: 2026-08-13 11:51 UTC
Last seen: 2026-08-13 13:51 UTC
Source claims posted: 2026-08-13 10:55 UTC
Closed: 2026-08-14 11:53 UTC
Consecutive misses: 10 of 10

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: Aerodynamics Writer - Engineering FRQ

Type:Contract

Compensation:$85/hour

Location:Remote

Role Responsibilities

Author original, free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.

Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem.

Validate difficulty by running problems against three frontier language models until at least one fails.

Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in aerodynamics to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.

Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

PhD in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with a thermofluids/aerodynamics specialization.

5+ years of hands-on professional/industry experience in external aerodynamics, CFD, wind tunnel testing, propulsion, or vehicle aerodynamics.

Preferred

Candidates from well-known/blue-chip employers.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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Originally posted on Himalayas

Quality

Completeness: 65%

x Salary range stated weight 35%
+ Remote policy stated weight 20%
+ Location stated weight 15%
+ Organisation stated weight 15%
+ Publication date stated weight 15%

Honesty: 100%

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+ Missing/reappear cycles - fineNo missing-then-reappeared cycles observed

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