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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: Energy and Power Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $82–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Author, review, and annotate technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on energy and power systems problems.
- Produce original problem sets grounded in one-line diagrams, load curves, generation profiles, and power electronics schematics.
- Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy and depth.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD in Power Systems, Electrical Engineering, or Energy Engineering, or MS with 3+ years of utility, grid, or power electronics experience, or BS in EE or Energy Engineering with 5+ years of applied power systems, renewables, or generation experience.
- Working fluency in at least two of: power flow, machines and drives, renewables integration, grid operations, or power electronics.
- Comfortable reading single-line diagrams, PQ/VI curves, and generation/load profiles.
Preferred
- Utility, ISO/RTO, or renewables industry experience.
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.