Senior Electrical Engineer | Upto $93/hr Part-time

Mercor
San Francisco, US
Remote

Job Description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Electronics Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $85–$93/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on electronics problems.
  • Produce original problem sets grounded in circuit schematics, waveforms, and datasheet figures.
  • Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks.
  • Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and performance.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and enhance AI model outputs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • PhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or Master's in EE/Electronics with 3+ years of circuit design or embedded systems experience, or Bachelor's degree in EE/Electronics with 5+ years of hands-on design, test, or verification experience.
  • Working fluency in at least two of: analog circuits, digital logic, semiconductor devices, power electronics, or signal integrity.
  • Comfortable reading schematics, timing diagrams, and device characterization plots.

Preferred

  • Prior IC, PCB, or embedded systems shipping experience.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor
  • Paid weekly

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

Analog circuitsDigital logicSemiconductor devicesPower electronicsSignal integrityCircuit designEmbedded systemsIndependent workAsynchronous workAi model performanceTraining data quality

Salary

$85 - $93

hour

Employment Type

PART TIME

Level

senior

Posted

4/27/2026

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