Senior Electrical Engineer (AI Consulting)

Aligned Labs; United States; Remote; USD 137,760 - 179,088; Part time

Job summary

A leading consulting platform is seeking 25 Senior Electrical Engineering Experts for part-time, fully-remote consulting roles in frontier AI research. The position focuses on designing and solving complex electrical engineering problems beyond the capabilities of current AI models. Candidates should have extensive experience and a PhD in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field. This opportunity offers competitive rates starting at $100-$130 USD per hour, with top experts earning $200+ USD per hour.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience solving complex, research-grade electrical engineering problems.
• 5+ years of post-graduate research or applied experience in electrical engineering.
• Track record at institutions recognized as leaders in the field.

Responsibilities

• Design expert-level electrical engineering problems.
• Evaluate and pressure-test leading AI models.

Skills

Fluent English

Problem-solving

Research experience

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 25 Senior Electrical Engineering Experts for part‑time, fully‑remote work supporting frontier AI research. Projects start at $100‑130 USD / hour with top‑performing experts on our platform earning $200+ USD / hour.

This role includes designing expert‑level electrical engineering problems today's leading models can't solve as well as evaluating and pressure‑testing leading AI models. This is not tutoring, teaching, or generic annotation work.

Visit our website to learn more: https://alignedhq.ai/for-experts

Sign up to get started: https://app.alignedhq.ai/signup

About Aligned

At Aligned, we partner with the world's leading AI labs to push the frontier of AI knowledge in fields like STEM, medicine, law, and finance. Our platform matches subject‑matter experts (like you) with paid consulting work on frontier projects at these labs.

Unlike low‑skill freelance work on traditional consulting platforms, our community of experts set their own rates and are exclusively matched to the highest impact, top‑paying projects in the industry.

Who We’re Looking For

You are a senior electrical engineer with extensive experience solving complex, research‑grade problems at world‑class institutions.

Ideal backgrounds include:

• Faculty and researchers at leading EE/ECE/EECS departments (MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Georgia Tech, etc.)
• Scientists at national laboratories and government research institutions (Sandia, NIST, Lincoln Lab, AFRL, etc.)
• Researchers at industrial research labs (Bell Labs, IBM Research, Microsoft Research, Intel Labs, etc.)
• Engineers at leading semiconductor and IC companies (Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Broadcom, TSMC, etc.)
• Principal engineers at defense and aerospace contractors (Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, etc.)
• Senior engineers at communications and networking leaders (Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, etc.)
• Technical leaders at deep‑tech hardware startups (Rigetti, IonQ, Lightmatter, Commonwealth Fusion, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications

• Fluent English reading and writing skills
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field
• 5+ years of post‑graduate research or applied electrical engineering experience
• Track record at institutions recognized as leaders in your field

How to Apply

Apply: https://app.alignedhq.ai/signup

Learn more: https://alignedhq.ai/for-experts