Circuit Design PhD - Problem Author

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 88,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Circuit Design Writer for a remote, contract role. The candidate will craft original engineering problems with real-world relevance and write expert-level solutions to validate and improve AI training data.

Requires a PhD in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years in analog, digital, power, or RF circuit design, with experience shipping real designs beyond simulations. Remote work flexibility is offered for this position.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in analog, digital, power, or RF circuit design.
• Experience shipping or taping out real designs, not only simulated.

Responsibilities

• Author original, free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.
• Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem.
• Validate problem difficulty by testing against frontier language models.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and model performance.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and enhance AI model performance.

Skills

Analog design

Digital design

Power design

RF design

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

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

Circuit Design Writer - Engineering FRQ Type: Contract Compensation: $85/hour Location: Remote Role

Role Responsibilities

• Author original, free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.


• Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem.


• Validate problem difficulty by testing against three frontier language models until at least one fails.


• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and model performance.


• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and enhance AI model performance .

Qualifications Must-Have

• PhD in Electrical Engineering .


• 5+ years of hands-on professional/industry experience in analog, digital, power, or RF circuit design.


• Experience shipping or taping out real designs, not only simulated/verified.

Preferred

• Experience with well-known/blue-chip employers.

Originally posted on Himalayas