Engineering PhD Benchmark Specialist – AI Trainer

Job overview

The Engineering PhD Benchmark Specialist – AI Trainer role is remote and lists Detroit, Michigan, in the feed; the posting describes the work as remote. Compensation is $61–$77 per hour, with a commitment of at least 10 hours per week. Mercor connects technical talent with leading AI research labs. The specialist creates and reviews engineering assessment questions and solutions to help evaluate deep technical understanding. The work includes setting difficulty, developing answer choices, writing step-by-step solutions, citing academic sources, and identifying clarity or solvability issues.

What you'll do

• Author original engineering questions
• ensure problems are unambiguous and self-contained
• rate difficulty
• provide one correct answer and nine plausible incorrect alternatives
• write step-by-step solutions in Markdown
• supply 1–5 academic references per question
• review questions for clarity, completeness, precision, and solvability.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

engineering phd

benchmark specialist

ai trainer

remote

detroit mi

mercor

engineering questions

applied mathematics

academic references

question verification

10+ hours weekly

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Remote role with a commitment of 10+ hours per week; PhD or doctoral candidate in engineering or a closely related field is sought, with a master's degree considered for exceptional subdomain depth.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.