Remote Electrical Engineer – AI Hardware (Contract)

Mercor; New York (NY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Electrical Engineer on a remote contract basis to guide research and engineering teams, focusing on improving AI model performance in electrical engineering. You will design and assess circuits, boards, power systems, and embedded control implementations while writing clear reference solutions.

You will evaluate model outputs, provide precise feedback, and help develop rubrics for evaluating reasoning in analog/mixed-signal design, RF, PCB, and power distribution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years of hands-on electrical engineering experience in relevant industries.
• Proven ownership of real engineering work on circuits or boards.
• Proficiency with SPICE/LTspice, Cadence, Altium, KiCad, MATLAB/Simulink, and relevant codes (IEEE, NEC, IPC, UL).
• Strong written communication and ability to explain complex decisions.

Responsibilities

• Guide research and engineering teams to improve AI model performance in electrical engineering.
• Design domain-relevant tasks and write accurate reference solutions to electrical problems.
• Evaluate tasks and model outputs; provide clear technical feedback and catch errors.
• Develop rubrics to assess reasoning across analog/mixed-signal design, RF, PCB, power distribution, and control systems.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Skills

Electrical engineering

40 hours/week availability

Strong written communication

Experience with large language models

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

5+ years hands-on electrical engineering experience

Professional Engineer (PE) license a plus

Tools

SPICE/LTspice

Cadence

Altium

KiCad

MATLAB/Simulink

ETAP

Job description

Mercor is seeking an Electrical Engineer on a remote contract basis to guide research and engineering teams, focusing on improving AI model performance in electrical engineering. You will design and assess circuits, boards, power systems, and embedded control implementations while writing clear reference solutions.

You will evaluate model outputs, provide precise feedback, and help develop rubrics for evaluating reasoning in analog/mixed-signal design, RF, PCB, and power distribution.