Chemical Engineering Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr Part-time

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 187,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor, a San Francisco-based company connecting elite talent with AI labs, seeks a Chemical Engineering Expert for a remote contract role. The position is ~10 hours per week, offering compensation of $65–$90 per hour and US-based PE license requirements.

You will review AI and technical content, provide expert feedback, and identify reference materials while collaborating with other SMEs.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified chemical engineer with a US PE license.
• 2+ years of professional chemical engineering experience.
• Familiar with OSHA PSM, API standards and process simulators.
• Comfortable using AI tools like ChatGPT.
• Based in the United States with professional working English.
• Available for about 10 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate written content and AI responses in chemical engineering for accuracy and quality.
• Answer questions and provide clear, well-reasoned feedback based on experience.
• Identify useful reference material relevant to chemical engineering.
• Share insights into chemical engineering tools, workflows, and standards.
• Collaborate with other subject-matter experts across fields.

Skills

PE license (US)

English proficiency

US-based

Professional experience

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

PE license (US)

Tools

Aspen

MATLAB

ChatGPT

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: Chemical Engineering Expert. Type: Contract. Compensation: $65–$90/hour. Location: Remote. Commitment: 10 hours/week.

Role Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate written content and AI-generated responses in chemical engineering for accuracy and quality.
• Answer questions and provide clear, well-reasoned feedback based on professional experience.
• Identify useful reference material relevant to chemical engineering.
• Share insights into chemical engineering tools, workflows, and standards.
• Collaborate with other subject-matter experts across different fields.

Qualifications – Must-Have

• Degree-qualified chemical engineer with a Professional Engineer (PE) license in the US.
• 2+ years of professional chemical engineering experience in areas like process design, process safety, or plant operations.
• Familiarity with process safety standards (e.g., OSHA PSM , API ) and process simulation tools ( Aspen , MATLAB ).
• Comfortable using everyday AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT ).
• Based in the United States.
• Professional working English.
• Able to commit reliably to about 10 hours per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing process documentation, SOPs, or technical training material.

Compensation & Legal

• W-2 employment provided by Cincinnatus LLC.
• Equal Employment Opportunity employer.