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Mercor

Materials & Engineering Specialist

Mercor

. Author domain-authentic materials science and engineering tasks based on prior work experience .

Posted 9/20/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $60 - $90 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates senior expertise in materials science, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering, with a focus on developing and analyzing domain-authentic tasks. Capable of collaborating with project leads to establish quality standards while navigating ambiguity and providing clear explanations of model performance.

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Senior Expertise In Materials ScienceSenior Expertise In Electrical EngineeringSenior Expertise In Mechanical EngineeringTask Analysis And IterationCollaboration With Domain Experts

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Hard Skills
Materials ScienceElectrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringTask DevelopmentData AnalysisModel Performance EvaluationAdditive ManufacturingCFD And FluidsCharacterizationNDE
Soft Skills
Ability To Navigate AmbiguityClear Communication
Industry Keywords
MetalsCeramicsCompositesAnalog EngineeringRF EngineeringPower EngineeringDesign EngineeringHeat TransferPressure VesselsCAE

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Author domain-authentic materials science and engineering tasks based on prior work experience
  • Build data rooms and grading criteria for objectively scorable tasks
  • Run tasks against AI models
  • Analyze model successes and failures
  • Iterate tasks until they effectively discriminate model performance
  • Collaborate with project leads and other domain experts to define quality standards

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Senior expertise in materials science (metals, ceramics, composites, characterization, additive manufacturing), electrical engineering (analog, RF, power), or mechanical engineering (design, CFD and fluids, heat transfer, pressure vessels, NDE, CAE)
  • Able to navigate ambiguity
  • Able to explain why a wrong answer is wrong
  • Independent contractor status
  • Must not require H1-B or STEM OPT support
  • Work must not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
  • Fully remote role
  • Flexible own schedule
  • Daily onboarding sessions
  • Multiple office hours every day
  • Competitive pay
  • Referral payments of up to $360 per successful referral