Remote Mechanical Engineer for Physics Benchmarking

STEM Sync AI; United States; On-site; USD 110,208 - 185,976; Full time

Job summary

STEM Sync AI is seeking independent contractors to contribute to research-grade physics benchmarks used to evaluate advanced language models. You will solve, review, and validate complex physics problems across multiple specialized subfields while working asynchronously with a fully remote, flexible schedule.

Compensation ranges from $80 to $135 per hour, with weekly payouts via Stripe or Wise. Typical commitment is about 10 hours per week over an 8–10 week project window, with potential for

Qualifications

• Strong relevant experience in mechanical engineering, ideally across more than one area.
• Familiarity with ASME codes/standards and common engineering tools like SolidWorks, ANSYS, AutoCAD.
• Experience writing technical documentation, specs, or training material is a plus.
• Comfortable using everyday AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT or similar).
• Professional working English is required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research-grade physics benchmarks used to evaluate advanced language models.
• Solve, review, and validate complex physics problems across multiple subfields.
• Produce fully human-verified reference solutions for frontier physics reasoning.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

AI tools familiarity

English proficiency

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

AutoCAD

ASME standards

Job description

STEM Sync AI is seeking independent contractors to contribute to research-grade physics benchmarks used to evaluate advanced language models. You will solve, review, and validate complex physics problems across multiple specialized subfields while working asynchronously with a fully remote, flexible schedule.

Compensation ranges from $80 to $135 per hour, with weekly payouts via Stripe or Wise. Typical commitment is about 10 hours per week over an 8–10 week project window, with potential for