Environmental Engineering - AI Data Trainer

Alignerr Corp.; Wollongong City Council; Remote; AUD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Freelance autonomy

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking an Environmental Engineering AI Data Trainer to design advanced environmental challenges, author gold-standard solutions, and audit AI outputs for regulatory compliance. You will refine AI reasoning with structured feedback, ensuring accurate environmental calculations and safe, robust model behavior.

Remote, hourly contract with flexible scheduling powers. The role emphasizes strong writing, domain expertise, and independent work cadence, with opportunities for ongoing

Qualifications

• Pursuing or holding a Master's or PhD in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering (environmental focus), or a closely related field.
• Strong foundational knowledge in aquatic chemistry, wastewater design, air quality engineering, or hazardous waste remediation.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts in writing clearly and precisely.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to catch unit conversion errors and gaps in regulatory logic.
• No prior AI experience required.

Responsibilities

• Design Complex Problems — develop advanced environmental engineering challenges across contaminants transport, mass balance, hydrology, and LCA.
• Author Ground-Truth Solutions — write rigorous, step-by-step technical solutions including dosage calculations and hydraulic models.
• Audit AI Outputs — evaluate remediation plans and regulatory compliance for technical accuracy and safety.
• Refine AI Reasoning — identify errors and provide feedback to improve model thinking.
• Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule.

Skills

Aquatic chemistry

Wastewater design

Air quality engineering

Hazardous waste remediation

Technical writing

Detail-oriented

Education

Master's or PhD in Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering (env focus)

Tools

AERMOD

SWMM

EPANET

Job description

Environmental Engineering — AI Data Trainer

About The Role

We're looking for environmental engineering professionals to help train and improve cutting-edge AI models. Your domain expertise will directly shape how AI understands and reasons through complex environmental challenges — from contaminant transport to regulatory compliance.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your technical knowledge in a new way, working at the intersection of environmental science and artificial intelligence.

• Organization: Alignerr
• Type: Hourly Contract
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

What You'll Do

• Design Complex Problems — Develop advanced environmental engineering challenges spanning contaminant transport, mass balance in treatment systems, hydrology, and Life Cycle Assessments (LCA)
• Author Ground-Truth Solutions — Write rigorous, step-by-step technical solutions — including chemical dosage calculations, hydraulic flow models, and pollutant dispersion simulations — that serve as gold-standard reference responses
• Audit AI Outputs — Evaluate AI-generated remediation plans, environmental impact statements, and mathematical reasoning for technical accuracy, safety, and regulatory compliance (EPA, ISO 14001, and others)
• Refine AI Reasoning — Identify logical errors such as incorrect stoichiometry in biological processes or overlooked secondary environmental impacts, then provide structured feedback to improve how the model thinks
• Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule

Who You Are

• Pursuing or holding a Master's or PhD in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering (environmental focus), or a closely related field
• Strong foundational knowledge in one or more of: aquatic chemistry, wastewater process design, air quality engineering, or hazardous waste remediation
• Skilled at communicating complex technical concepts clearly and precisely in writing
• Detail-oriented — you catch unit conversion errors (mg/L vs. ppm), flawed chemical equations, and gaps in regulatory logic
• No prior AI experience required

Nice to Have

• Experience with data annotation, quality evaluation, or technical review workflows
• Familiarity with environmental modeling software (e.g., AERMOD, SWMM, EPANET)
• Background in EHS compliance or environmental impact assessment

Why Join Us

• Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside top research labs and AI teams
• Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, from anywhere
• Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually engaging work
• Directly influence how AI handles real-world environmental and engineering problems
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension