Job Overview

Job Type

Contractor

Pay

$70–$85/hour

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Job description

Salary:: USD 70 - 85 per hour
Location:: Germany
Work arrangement:: On-site

Role Summary

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: Computational Structural & Mechanical Engineering Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$85/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 15–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities

Design challenging computational problems to test AI capabilities in solving scientific and engineering tasks.

Develop problems requiring skilled use of open-source, domain-specific computational tools like FEniCSx/DOLFINx , OpenFOAM , deal.II , and others.

Evaluate AI models by testing them against state-of-the-art benchmarks and refine problems to achieve the desired difficulty.

Collaborate with AI research teams to improve problem designs and ensure they test strategic reasoning and problem-solving.

Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and refine problem designs based on feedback.

Requirements

Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM field ( MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience ).
Proven proficiency with at least one of the listed scientific software libraries through research publications, open-source contributions, or professional work.
Strong Python skills for writing problem setups, oracle functions, and solution validators.
Ability to work independently and refine problem designs based on feedback.
Comfortable working in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes.