
Engineering Expert - Remote AI Evaluation
Listing checked September 16, 2026 · pay as published by Mercor
Key details
- Pay
- $60–125/hr
- Location
- Remote
- Job type
- part-time
- Posted
- October 6, 2026
Overview
Mercor supports research teams behind well-known AI models by supplying engineering judgment that models cannot generate on their own. Your design standards and analysis habits become the rubric used to grade a model's engineering output. The company keeps a standing, part-time listing for engineers who want AI evaluation and training work, not a single opening. Projects can start with short notice, so Mercor draws from this pool when a client needs a discipline such as structural engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering. Past engineering projects posted at $60.00 to $125.00 per hour.
What You'll Do7
- Write design problems from your own engineering work, including the loads, constraints, tolerances, and the reference answer used to grade a model's attempt.
- Review model-written analysis and decide whether it picked the governing failure mode, held its assumptions within the claimed regime, and applied the safety factor to the right quantity.
- Mark cases where a model's design passes calculation but fails in practice because of manufacturability, installation, corrosion, or what a standard requires.
- Explain your reasoning in writing so project leads and clients can follow the basis for each grade.
- Flag model outputs that look correct on paper yet miss field conditions or code requirements.
- Work within one or more engineering disciplines, such as civil, chemical, materials, aerospace, industrial, robotics, or environmental engineering.
- Complete a short AI interview and background verification before joining the engineering pool.
Requirements6
- A degree in an engineering discipline.
- Professional experience in design, analysis, or both.
- Clear written communication, since most tasks ask you to defend a grade or explain an assumption.
- Comfort with ambiguous or incomplete task instructions.
- Willingness to flag unclear instructions instead of guessing.
- A design you worked on that was built, plus knowledge of how it performed after construction or deployment.
Who Should Apply
Engineers with a degree and real design or analysis experience fit this pool best, and those who have watched a design move from drawings to construction or production and learned what changed. Written skill matters because most tasks ask you to justify a grade or explain an assumption in plain technical language. The role suits people who can handle vague prompts without freezing and who will say when instructions lack detail. Candidates who only have academic research experience, or who dislike writing explanations, tend to score lower for this work. A common rejection reason is a resume that lists coursework and tools but shows no design the candidate owned or no outcome from a built system. Another is failing to flag ambiguity, which makes grading unreliable for clients.
Salary Insight
Mercor lists $60.00 to $125.00 per hour for engineering projects. Clients set the rate per project by scope and depth, so complex design or analysis work tends to land near the top of that band while smaller grading tasks sit lower. This part-time work pays through the specific project listing when Mercor invites you.
Pay and demand for AI Training roles
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$60–125/hr
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$70/hour
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Most AI Training roles pay $40–$95 per hour. This role's pay falls inside that range.
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