Materials & Engineering Specialist (Remote | $60–$90/hr)

Materials & Engineering Specialist

Position: Materials & Engineering Specialist

Type: Hourly Contract

Compensation: $60–$90/hour

Location: Remote

About the Opportunity

This opportunity is for experienced materials science, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering professionals to contribute to advanced AI research and evaluation projects .

You'll apply your real-world engineering expertise to design realistic technical tasks, build supporting data rooms and evaluation criteria, assess AI-generated solutions, and refine tasks to accurately measure expert-level engineering reasoning.

The role is ideal for professionals who can navigate complex technical problems, ambiguity, engineering constraints, and nuanced trade-offs while clearly explaining both correct and incorrect approaches.

Responsibilities

• Author domain-authentic engineering tasks based on real-world professional experience.
• Develop realistic technical prompts, supporting documentation, datasets, and data rooms .
• Create objective grading criteria and evaluation rubrics for engineering tasks.
• Run engineering tasks against AI models and analyze the quality of generated solutions.
• Identify technical errors, weak assumptions, gaps in reasoning, and incorrect engineering approaches.
• Iterate on tasks and evaluation criteria to ensure they effectively distinguish expert-level engineering judgment .
• Explain not only the correct engineering solution but also why alternative or incorrect solutions fail .
• Collaborate with project leads and other engineering experts to establish appropriate technical standards.
• Apply professional engineering judgment when dealing with ambiguous or incompletely defined problems .

Required Qualifications

• Strong professional expertise in at least one relevant engineering discipline:
• Materials Science: metals, ceramics, composites, characterization, additive manufacturing.
• Electrical Engineering: analog, RF, power systems.
• Mechanical Engineering: mechanical design, CFD and fluids, heat transfer, pressure vessels, NDE, CAE.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical engineering problems .
• Strong understanding of engineering principles, methodologies, and real-world constraints.
• Ability to evaluate technical solutions and identify subtle errors or unrealistic assumptions .
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to clearly explain why a technical solution is correct or incorrect .
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment .
• Strong written communication skills and attention to technical detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Senior-level professional experience in materials science, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering .
• Experience working on complex engineering projects involving design, analysis, testing, simulation, or characterization .
• Experience creating or reviewing technical documentation, engineering reports, datasets, or evaluation criteria .
• Familiarity with engineering software, simulation tools, laboratory workflows, or technical data analysis.
• Experience with AI evaluation, technical benchmarking, or AI training projects is a plus, but not required.
• Comfortable working through ambiguous technical requirements and defining what constitutes a high-quality solution.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation of $60–$90/hour.
• Hourly contract engagement.
• Fully remote with flexible work arrangements.
• Daily onboarding sessions and multiple office hours available.
• Opportunity to contribute to advanced AI training and evaluation projects .

Application Process

1. Apply to the role
2. Complete the required screening questions
3. Provide details about your engineering background and specialization
4. Complete the relevant technical assessment or evaluation
5. Participate in onboarding sessions
6. Hiring/project team review
7. Begin contributing to engineering AI evaluation tasks