Materials Science PhD - Problem Author

Mercor; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mercor seeks a senior materials engineering expert in Berlin to craft a benchmark of the hardest reasoning questions in the field, grounded in real industry scenarios.

You will author original, free-response engineering problems, provide complete expert-level solutions, and validate difficulty by running it against frontier language models until at least one model fails. A PhD and 5+ years of hands-on experience are required.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in Materials Science & Engineering, Metallurgy, or a materials-focused Mechanical/Chemical Engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on professional experience in materials selection, failure analysis, testing, or process development.

Aufgaben

• Write original free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.
• Develop complete expert-level solutions and validate difficulty against frontier language models.

Kenntnisse

Materials selection

Failure analysis

Testing

Process development

Ausbildung

PhD in Materials Science & Engineering

PhD in Metallurgy

PhD in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering (materials-focused)

Jobbeschreibung

We're looking for a senior materials engineering expert to help build a benchmark of the hardest reasoning questions in the field — questions specifically designed to be difficult enough that today's most capable AI models still get them wrong. You'll author original, free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios, write a complete expert-level solution for each, and validate difficulty by running it against three frontier language models until at least one fails.

Requirements: PhD in Materials Science & Engineering, Metallurgy, or a materials-focused Mechanical/Chemical Engineering discipline, plus 5+ years of hands-on professional/industry experience in materials selection, failure analysis, testing, or process development. Candidates from well-known/blue-chip employers preferred.