Remote Aerospace Engineer & AI Aerodynamics Specialist

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 73,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks an Aerodynamics Writer for a remote contract role. You will craft original aerodynamic problems grounded in real industry scenarios and provide expert-level solutions, validating difficulty against frontier language models.

The role focuses on strengthening AI model outputs in aerodynamics and requires independent, deadline-driven work. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering (aerodynamics/thermofluids) with 5+ years of external aerodynamics/CFD

Qualifications

• PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering with a specialization in aerodynamics or thermofluids.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in external aerodynamics, CFD, wind tunnel testing, propulsion or vehicle aerodynamics.

Responsibilities

• Author original free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.
• Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem.
• Validate difficulty by running problems against frontier language models.
• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in aerodynamics to strengthen model outputs.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Aerodynamics experience

CFD & wind tunnel

Education

PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical Eng (aerodynamics/thermofluids)

Job description

Mercor seeks an Aerodynamics Writer for a remote contract role. You will craft original aerodynamic problems grounded in real industry scenarios and provide expert-level solutions, validating difficulty against frontier language models.

The role focuses on strengthening AI model outputs in aerodynamics and requires independent, deadline-driven work. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering (aerodynamics/thermofluids) with 5+ years of external aerodynamics/CFD