About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Electrical & Hardware Engineering Experts

Type: Contract

Compensation: $100–$120/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Apply hands-on electrical and hardware engineering expertise to complex engineering tasks.
Review and evaluate hardware designs , engineering workflows, and troubleshooting approaches.
Analyze design trade-offs, failure modes, and system-level engineering decisions.
Assess the technical correctness of solutions for real-world hardware problems.
Identify errors, missing assumptions, and potential design risks.
Develop or review engineering problems, reference solutions, and evaluation criteria.

Qualifications

Must-Have

5+ years of professional industry experience, including 3 years of recent hands-on experience in hardware development.
Direct experience as the responsible engineer for substantial hardware development workflows.
Expertise in RF systems , Power Electronics , Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuit Design , PCB Architecture , or Signal Integrity .
Strong understanding of engineering constraints like component selection and system integration.
Experience debugging hardware using laboratory equipment and simulation tools.
Ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs clearly.

Preferred

Experience with companies that design and manufacture physical hardware products .

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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