Job Overview
Job description
- Salary:
- USD 70 - 100 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: Electrical Engineering & RF/Circuit Design Expert
- Type: Contract
- Compensation: $70–$100/hour
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 15–20 hours/week
- Role Responsibilities
Design challenging computational problems to test AI using real scientific software for research-level tasks.
Develop problems requiring skilled use of specialized scientific software like scikit-rf and ngspice .
Test and refine problems against state-of-the-art AI models to achieve target difficulty.
Collaborate with AI research teams to improve problem-solving strategies and workflows.
Work independently and asynchronously to refine problem designs based on feedback.
Requirements
- Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM field ( MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience ).
- Proven proficiency with 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.
- Available for at least 15–20 hours per week .
Preferred
- Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
- Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
- Background in scientific teaching or exam/problem-set design.
- Experience with computational reproducibility and containerized environments.
- Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
- Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:
Additional Information
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
- Role:
- RF Circuit Design Expert
- Job Type:
- Contractor
Company profile
mercor
mercor.comMercor is an AI data company that connects domain experts across hundreds of professional fields with frontier AI labs and enterprises. Experts on its platform train and evaluate AI models, and its APEX benchmark family measures how AI performs on real-world professional work. Mercor Enterprise helps large companies capture how their most skilled people work and turn that expertise into AI agents. Founded in 2023, the company has offices in San Francisco, NYC and London.
- Founded
- 2023
- Funding Stage
- Series C
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