Engineering PhD Specialist (Remote AI Evaluation Contract)

Welcome to Jobtacular! We connect top-tier domain practitioners directly with frontier AI labs. We are on the hunt for a sharp, detail-oriented Engineering PhD Specialist (Remote AI Evaluation Contract) ($80 - $95/hour) to assist with benchmarking and human evaluation. If you have deep experience in PhD, Mechanichal Engineering, Electrical Engineer, Chemical Engineer, this flexible engagement gives you the freedom to set your own hours while earning top-market hourly rates.

The Role & What You'll Tackle

Role: Engineering PhD

Opportunity Snapshot

Pay:

$80–95/hour

Duration:

Short-term pilot — approximately 2–3 weeks

Project kickoff:

Ideally end of week( November 8th)

Location:

Fully remote

You’ll need:

PhD or PhD candidate in electrical, mechanical, chemical, industrial, or aerospace engineering

Your tasks:

Build technical problems from real engineering workflows and define what makes an answer correct

This is a short pilot, roughly 2–3 weeks, focused on real engineering workflows: the problems you’d actually encounter in your research or practice, not textbook exercises. You’ll build those problems, provide the correct analysis, and define what separates a right answer from one that only looks right.

What you’ll do

1. Design technical problems drawn from real engineering work in your field, with realistic constraints and supporting data.
2. Provide the correct solution and walk through the reasoning that gets there.
3. Define objective criteria for correctness, so another engineer reviewing the work would reach the same verdict.
4. Review problems built by other contributors for technical accuracy and soundness of method.
5. Flag problems that turn out to be ambiguous or ungradable rather than submitting them.

What we’re looking for

1. PhD, or PhD candidate, in electrical, mechanical, chemical, industrial, or aerospace engineering.
2. Degree from a strong research institution is preferred.
3. Hands-on research or practice experience — problems you worked on yourself, not ones you read about.
4. Able to explain why an answer is correct clearly enough that another engineer could verify it.
5. Publications or a record of technical contribution is a plus.
6. AI or LLM evaluation experience is a plus, but not required.

How the selection process works

1. Apply and complete the screening questions
2. Complete the AI interview for this role — it’s how your expertise gets in front of the client
3. Profile review
4. Onboarding — our Talent Ops team will get you set up

Start Timeline & Availability

We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts who are ready to begin immediately. If selected, you will be expected to start your first task within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.

Rate, Schedule & Why You'll Love It

This contract position is offered at $80 - $95/hour with immediate onboarding upon approval. Work 100% remotely from the United States, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or Ireland. Candidates are evaluated on verified subject matter mastery. Select Apply Now below to access the official candidate assessment portal directly.