Engineering PhD - Assessment Specialist

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: Applied Engineering Benchmark Specialist
• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $61–$77/hour
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10+ hours/week
• Role Responsibilities

Author original engineering questions that test deep conceptual understanding in Semiconductor Design & Manufacturing (VLSI) , Control Science and Engineering , Mechatronics , and other domains.

Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined, with all necessary information in the problem statement.

Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert, providing 1 correct answer and 9 plausible alternatives to challenge expert-level solvers.

Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.

Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.

For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Requirements

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Engineering or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level engineering principles, applied mathematics, and domain-specific standards.
• Professional engineering licensure ( PE ) or industry experience is a strong plus.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

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