Materials Science PhD - Problem Author

Obsidian; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Obsidian is seeking a senior materials engineering expert to craft rigorous, real-world engineering problems that push the boundaries of AI reasoning. You will author original free-response questions grounded in industry scenarios, and provide complete expert solutions for each.

Candidates should hold a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering, Metallurgy, or a materials-focused Mechanical/Chemical Engineering discipline, with 5+ years of hands-on experience in materials selection, failure

Qualifikationen

• PhD in a materials-related field with practical research or industry experience.
• 5+ years hands-on professional experience in materials selection, failure analysis, testing, or process development.
• Experience with blue-chip employers is preferred.

Kenntnisse

Materials selection

Failure analysis

Testing

Process development

Free-response design

Industry experience

Ausbildung

PhD in Materials Science & Engineering

PhD in Metallurgy

PhD in Mechanical Engineering (materials-focused)

PhD in 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.