Remote Engineering Simulation Specialist (Control Systems)

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Engineering Simulation Specialist for a remote contract role. You will develop simulations and specification sheets for AI models to design artifacts like controller gains and circuit parameters, define thresholds, and create prompts for model evaluation.

You will collaborate with AI research teams to ensure outputs meet engineering standards and work asynchronously in a browser-based studio and GitHub to enhance model reasoning.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent industry track record.
• Deep expertise in control systems, analog/RF circuits, power electronics, or mechanical design.
• Proficient in writing simulations in Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop simulations and specs for AI model designs and artifacts.
• Set pass/fail thresholds and evaluation prompts for models.
• Use agentic graders to score specification satisfaction.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure engineering standards.
• Work independently in a browser-based studio and GitHub to improve model reasoning.

Skills

Control systems

Analog/RF circuits

Power electronics

Mechanical design

Python simulations

Education

PhD or equivalent experience

Tools

Python

GitHub

Job description

Mercor is seeking an Engineering Simulation Specialist for a remote contract role. You will develop simulations and specification sheets for AI models to design artifacts like controller gains and circuit parameters, define thresholds, and create prompts for model evaluation.

You will collaborate with AI research teams to ensure outputs meet engineering standards and work asynchronously in a browser-based studio and GitHub to enhance model reasoning.