Professional Engineer Expert - Remote Contract
Listing checked September 22, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Overview
AfterQuery hires licensed professional engineers to create the engineering scenarios that frontier AI labs use to test model judgment. Work covers the full design arc, from early concepts through review and approval, and you write the reference answers that show the code and safety reasoning behind each choice. You also grade model output for technical accuracy and code compliance, and call out designs that look plausible yet fail safety standards. The contract runs remote and async, with 10 hours per week and pay from $105 to $190 per hour. Projects continue over time, and you choose your hours each week.
What You'll Do4
- 1Build realistic engineering scenarios that span design, review, and approval stages.
- 2Write reference answers that lay out the code and safety logic behind each engineering decision.
- 3Grade AI model responses for technical accuracy and compliance with applicable codes.
- 4Flag designs that appear credible but would fall short of code or safety requirements.
Requirements8
- 1Hold an active PE license in at least one US state.
- 2Bring 2 or more years of professional practice in your engineering discipline.
- 3Show experience with design review and responsible charge of engineering work.
- 4Write clear English when documenting engineering reasoning.
- 5Commit at least 10 hours per week.
- 6Hold PE licenses in more than one state for preferred consideration.
- 7Have plan review, permitting, or expert witness experience for preferred consideration.
- 8Offer depth across civil, mechanical, or electrical disciplines for preferred consideration.
Who Should Apply
Ideal candidates hold an active PE license, bring at least 2 years of practice in their discipline, and have owned design review or responsible charge work. They can explain code and safety choices in clear written English and set aside 10 hours each week for async project tasks. This role fits PEs who enjoy evaluating technical decisions, writing detailed answers, and stress-testing AI output against real standards. Candidates without an active PE license or with less than 2 years of practice often score low, because the work depends on licensed judgment and code familiarity. Another common miss: treating the writing as a quick side task instead of showing the code citations and safety reasoning that reviewers expect.
Salary Insight
The listing posts $105 to $190 per hour, and AfterQuery pays each week through Stripe. At the requested 10 hours per week, that range equals $1,050 to $1,900 before any taxes or fees. This sits at the high end for part-time contract engineering review, which matches a licensed PE with active code knowledge and responsible charge experience. Pay depends on your license scope and discipline depth, so the final rate may land near the top for multi-state PEs or expert witness backgrounds.
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Application Tip
Put your active PE license front and center: state the license number, the issuing state or states, your discipline, and your years of practice. Then add one short story about a design review or responsible charge decision where you caught a code or safety gap. That evidence matters more than a general resume summary because AfterQuery needs proof you can write the code reasoning behind each scenario.
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