This is a Engineering Assessment Specialist role with Mercor based in Sydney, NSW, Australia

== Mercor ==

Role Seniority - mid level, senior

Role Overview

More about the Engineering Assessment Specialist role at Mercor

We are seeking expert engineers to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core engineering domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You Will Be Assigned One Of Two Task Types:

• Question Authoring — Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions in your area of engineering expertise, rate their difficulty, and submit them for review.
• Question Verification — Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.
  
  

Engineering Domains Covered

Mechanical & Thermal Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, Miscellaneous Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Author original engineering questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined — all necessary information must be in the problem statement
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above)
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories)
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made
  
  

Ideal Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Engineering or a closely related field
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain
• Strong command of graduate-level engineering principles, applied mathematics, and domain-specific standards
• Professional engineering licensure (PE) or industry experience is a strong plus
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely
  
  

More About The Opportunity

• Expected commitment: 10+ hours/week
• Asynchronous, fully remote work
  
  

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
  
  

Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Mercor team will be there to support your growth.

🟢 Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined 🟢

Key Responsibilities

• ✍️ Authoring original engineering questions
• 🔍 Ensuring clarity and precision
• ✅ Reviewing and verifying questions
  
  

Key Strengths

• 🛠️ Expertise in engineering
• 📝 Excellent written communication
• 🔧 Attention to detail
• 📜 Professional engineering licensure
• 📚 Experience with academic references
• 🤖 Familiarity with AI research
  
  

Why Mercor is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with Mercor not with Hatch.