Principal Engineer / Professor — Technical Expert

AI Work Expert; India; Remote; INR 10,426,000 - 24,111,000; Part time

Job summary

micro1 seeks a Principal Engineer / Professor — Technical Expert to design challenging AI evaluation problems from their own domain. You will define correctness criteria and provide clear solutions with explanations.

The role emphasizes deep domain expertise and hands-on ownership, with remote, hourly contractor engagement. Applicants should have a Master’s or PhD in engineering, physics, or materials and experience at a senior level in industry, national labs, or university faculty.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in engineering, physics, materials, or closely related field.
• Principal, staff, or fellow-level experience at a major engineering organization, a national lab, or a faculty appointment.

Responsibilities

• Design difficult technical problems from your own area, with realistic constraints and supporting data.
• Provide the correct solution and walk through the reasoning that gets there.
• Define objective criteria for correctness, so another expert reviewing the work would reach the same verdict.
• Review problems built by other contributors for technical accuracy and soundness of method.
• Flag problems that turn out to be ambiguous or ungradable rather than submitting them.

Skills

Technical Depth in a Subdomain

Engineering Judgment Under Constraints

Knowing When an Answer Is Wrong

Advanced engineering and materials

Education

Master’s or PhD in engineering, physics, materials, or closely related field

Job description

# Principal Engineer / Professor — Technical Expert$185per hourContractor Remote Last verified 1 Nov 2026Listed on micro1 micro1.aiApplyApplyReferral link. You pay nothing; we may earn a fee.Affiliate disclosureWork Expert (WE) is an independent publishing and referral website. We are not a recruiter, hiring manager, agent or employer, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by micro1. Applying takes you to the platform's own website, where we may be recorded as the referring source. We may receive a referral fee at no additional cost to you. Read our full affiliate disclosure →## About the RoleOpportunity Snapshot Pay: $80- $185/hour Commitment: Flexible — fits alongside your current role You’ll need: Master’s or PhD in an engineering or physical science field, plus principal-level industry experience or a faculty appointment Your tasks: Build challenging technical problems from your own domain and define what makes an answer correct micro1 is engaging principal-level engineers, scientists, and faculty to design the technical problems that measure what AI systems can actually do. Your domain expertise is what matters here — no prior AI experience required.## What You'll Do* Design difficult technical problems from your own area, with realistic constraints and supporting data.* Provide the correct solution and walk through the reasoning that gets there.* Define objective criteria for correctness, so another expert reviewing the work would reach the same verdict.* Review problems built by other contributors for technical accuracy and soundness of method.* Flag problems that turn out to be ambiguous or ungradable rather than submitting them.* Master’s or PhD in engineering, physics, materials, or a closely related field.* Principal, staff, or fellow-level experience at a major engineering organization, a national lab, or a faculty appointment at a leading university.* Deep technical depth in at least one area, with hands-on ownership of the work.## You're a Good Fit If You* Required skills: Technical Depth in a Subdomain, Engineering Judgment Under Constraints, Knowing When an Answer Is Wrong, advanced engineering and materialsGet ready for micro1Design a resume for micro1 Prepare for the micro1 interview## Role HighlightsPay (stated by micro1)$85-$185/hContractContractorLocationRemoteCategoryCodingPosted4 days agoJob ID## Pay & PayoutEngaged directly through micro1. Apply via the link below - micro1 handles onboarding and payment.