Seeking advanced Excel professionals with manufacturing experience to design, evaluate, and improve spreadsheet-based tasks used for training and evaluating next-generation AI systems. This part-time W-2 role with Cincinnatus LLC supports a leading AI lab remotely within the United States.
Engineering / manufacturing / operations (Meridian)
Remote (Global)
$80 – $150/hr
May 19, 2026
Job description
Mercor is seeking experienced engineering, manufacturing, and operations professionals to contribute expertise toward frontier AI training and evaluation projects.
This role focuses on supporting AI systems through:
- Rubric-style evaluation tasks
- Engineering reasoning analysis
- LLM prompt design
- AI output evaluation
- Manufacturing and operations workflow assessment
The ideal candidate has prior experience completing Mercor rubric-based tasks and is comfortable evaluating AI-generated technical and operational outputs.
Key Responsibilities
Support projects involving:
- Manufacturing operations
- Industrial engineering
- Petroleum engineering
- Controls engineering
- Operational systems
- Engineering process optimization
Design and refine:
- LLM prompts
- Evaluation rubrics
- Technical reasoning tasks
Evaluate AI-generated outputs for:
- Technical accuracy
- Operational realism
- Engineering feasibility
- Process optimization quality
- Systems reasoning
Apply expertise in:
- Manufacturing systems
- Industrial processes
- Operations management
- Engineering workflows
- Process control systems
Contribute domain expertise to improve AI systems trained on real-world engineering and manufacturing scenarios
Ideal Qualifications
Experience as:
- Manufacturing operations leader
- Industrial engineer
- Petroleum engineer
- Controls engineer
- Operations leader
- Engineering systems specialist
Prior experience with:
- Mercor rubric-style tasks
- LLM evaluation
- Prompt design
- AI output assessment
Strong:
- Technical reasoning
- Analytical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Written communication
Ability to assess complex engineering and operational scenarios with consistency and rigor
Compensation
- $80–150/hour
- Weekly payments through Stripe or Wise
Contract & Payment Terms
- Independent contractor engagement
- Fully remote work
- Flexible schedule
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded depending on business needs and performance
- Work does not involve access to confidential employer or client information
Important Note
Mercor currently cannot support:
- H1-B candidates
- STEM OPT candidates
About Mercor
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train and improve frontier AI systems using real-world human expertise.
Contributors collaborate with researchers and engineering professionals on projects shaping the future of AI-driven engineering analysis, manufacturing operations, and industrial systems reasoning.
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