Mechanical Engineer Expert

About the role

This opportunity is with Mercor, a company that matches highly skilled creative and technical professionals with AI research teams. The organization is based in San Francisco and is backed by Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Role overview

You will work as a Mechanical Engineer Expert, evaluating technical content for accuracy and quality. The work is contract-based, remote, and compensated at $90 per hour.

Key responsibilities

• Examine mechanical engineering problems, worked solutions, and explanations to confirm they are accurate, complete, and methodologically solid.
• Spot mistakes, unclear assumptions, and missing steps, then provide feedback that is specific and well supported.
• Use a consistent review approach across areas such as statics and dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mechanics of materials, and machine design.
• Align judgments with established quality standards so that reviews remain dependable and consistent.
• Help uphold a high technical bar across all content that you assess.
• Work on your own schedule, independently and asynchronously, while meeting deadlines and improving the quality of technical material.

Required qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline is required.
• You should have a strong grasp of core mechanical engineering principles and be able to solve problems rigorously from first principles.
• You need excellent attention to detail and the ability to catch subtle technical issues.
• Clear written communication is important, especially when explaining why a solution is correct or incorrect.
• You must be comfortable working independently and applying structured review criteria consistently.

Preferred background

• A master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
• Previous exposure to technical review, grading, tutoring, or quality assurance is an advantage.

Application process

The application takes about 20 to 30 minutes and includes three steps: uploading your resume, completing an AI interview based on your resume, and submitting the form.

Resources and support

• Interview and platform details are available through Mercor's documentation for candidates.
• For help or support, candidates can contact the support team by email.

Additional information

The hiring team reviews applications every day. To be considered, you must complete both the AI interview and the remaining application steps.

Compensation

The pay for this role is $90 per hour.