Computational Structural & Mechanical Engineering Expert
Mercor
$70 – $85/hour · as listed
Mercor is seeking a Computational Structural & Mechanical Engineering Expert to design challenging problems for AI evaluation. In this remote role, you'll create benchmark tasks that test whether advanced AI systems can solve real-world computational engineering challenges using professional simulation software. Your work will focus on developing problems that assess AI capability at research and professional standards in structural and mechanical engineering.
This position suits experienced engineers and scientists with strong expertise in computational methods and a solid grasp of how modern AI systems approach complex technical problems. You'll need the ability to design problems that are both rigorous and appropriately scoped for AI testing. This is an advanced-level role requiring deep domain knowledge to ensure task quality and relevance.
The arrangement is remote, hourly-based at $70–$85 per hour, with a typical commitment of 40 hours per week. This is AI data work that directly contributes to evaluating the next generation of AI systems on technical problem-solving.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · hourly · 40h/week. # Computational Structural & Mechanical Engineering Expert About the Project We're building a large-scale benchmark to test how well advanced AI systems can solve hard computational scientific and engineering problems. As a task designer, you'll create challenging computational problems that check whether AI can use real scientific software to do research-level work — running simulations
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