Engineering Simulation Specialist (remote)
About the role
About the role A frontier engineering-reasoning evaluation run in collaboration with a leading AI research lab. The work measures whether state-of-the-art models can reason from first principles in your engineering domain rather than retrieve facts from training data , and you get visibility into the model's internal reasoning on your own tasks. What you'll do Domain experts write simulations and specification sheets; the model attempts to design an artifact , controller gains, circuit parameters, geometry , that satisfies every spec. You define the simulation, a set of specs with pass/fail thresholds, and the prompt. The model probes your simulation with a limited number of calls, then submits a final design. An agentic grader runs the simulation and scores spec satisfaction. Who we're looking for - Deep applied expertise in control systems, analog or RF circuits, power electronics, or mechanical design , PhD or equivalent industry track record. - Comfortable writing simulations in Python and expressing acceptance criteria as quantitative, testable thresholds. - Able to design a problem you can't shortcut yourself, but can still judge rigorously. - Comfortable working in a browser-based studio and GitHub. Support Onboarding calls run daily, alongside internal tooling built to help you work faster. Prior model-evaluation experience is not required. Pay: $60 to $90 an hour (USD). Remote contract work through Mercor. Apply on Mercor, upload your CV and complete a short AI interview.