Aerospace Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

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: Aerodynamics Writer - Engineering

FRQ Type: Contract

Compensation: $85/hour

Location: Remote

Responsibilities

• Author original, free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.
• Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem.
• Validate difficulty by running problems against three frontier language models until at least one fails.
• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in aerodynamics to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs .
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications Must-Have

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with a thermofluids/aerodynamics specialization .
• 5+ years of hands-on professional/industry experience in external aerodynamics , CFD , wind tunnel testing, propulsion, or vehicle aerodynamics.

Preferred

• Candidates from well-known/blue-chip employers.

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