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Posted 4 Aug 2026

Mechanical / Hardware Design Engineer

Candidates who meet the requirements and provide the requested materials will be prioritized for review.

Remote$100–$170 per hour
Hiring companyAfterQuery Experts
Application processN/ANo approved reviews yet
Work experienceN/ANo approved reviews yet

About the role

Domain: Hardware (CAD / RTL / Robotics).

As part of this process, we conduct thorough background checks. Please apply only if you meet these requirements — candidates who meet fewer than 70% of the stated qualifications may be flagged for misrepresenting their professional experience, which could affect eligibility for future project staffing.

Why Apply

  • Work directly on frontier AI research problems in your area of deep expertise.
  • Fully remote, flexible, asynchronous — fits around existing work.
  • Competitive hourly compensation ($100–$170/hr, based on experience).

Responsibilities

  • Design realistic technical scenarios and problem sets within your track.
  • Author expert-level reference solutions and grading rubrics.
  • Evaluate AI-generated outputs for correctness, depth, and domain judgment.

Required skills

  • Currently or recently active in the field — hands-on, not purely academic-adjacent.
  • Strong written communication — you'll be authoring technical explanations and structured feedback, not just doing the work itself.
  • Comfortable with independent, asynchronous, remote work.
  • Meets the experience and education bar described in Full Description.

Preferred skills

  • Prior research publication record, open-source contributions, or recognized work product in your track's domain.
  • Experience evaluating, reviewing, or grading others' technical work (peer review, code review, grading, editing).
  • Track-specific bonus signal Hardware: RTL/HDL, CAD, robotics.

Experience and education

  • Experience: 8–12 years.
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree (PE license or Master's a plus).

Schedule details

4 hours/week.

Eligibility

Work arrangement: Fully remote

Compensation details

$100–$170 per hour.

More about the hiring companyAfterQuery Experts
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