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: Manufacturing - Chemical Engineering Expert Type:Contract Compensation:$1,150–$1,450/task Location:Remote
Role Responsibilities
Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily. Include process flow diagrams, P&IDs, PHA/HAZOP reports, mass & energy balance models, turnaround plans, OSHA PSM documentation, and email threads. Represent platforms like Aspen Plus/CHEMKIN, ANSYS Fluent, and Siemens Opcenter.
Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents meaningfully.
Collaborate with other chemical-engineering experts to design the environment. Shape task scope and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for chemical-process agent benchmarks.
Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems. Qualifications
Must-Have
BS/MS/PhD in Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 chemical, petrochemical, or specialty-materials company, or major engineering/EPC firm.
Background in process design, simulation, or scale-up; plant operations, operations engineering, or turnaround planning; process safety (PHA/HAZOP, PSM under 29 CFR 1910.119); R&D or product development; EH&S, emissions compliance, or sustainability engineering.
Day-to-day use of CHEMKIN/Aspen Plus, ANSYS Fluent/STAR-CCM+, and Siemens Opcenter or Rockwell FactoryTalk.
Strong analytical thinking and writing. Able to translate process-industry workflows into structured task specs. Preferred
PE license a plus. Compensation & Legal
Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~$1,150–$1,450 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves).
Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate.
Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may be invited to transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput. Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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