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Industrial & Manufacturing Engineers (Must own MacBook)
Role Overview: Mercor is looking for industrial and manufacturing engineers with 2 3 years of professional experience, or currently enrolled postgrad engineering students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab.…
PLATFORMMercor
LOCATIONRemote
PAY$50–$60/hr
SCHEDULE40 hrs/week
LAST CHECKED4 Nov 2026
THE OPPORTUNITY
Put your skills to work.
Role Overview: Mercor is looking for industrial and manufacturing engineers with 2 3 years of professional experience, or currently enrolled postgrad engineering students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab.…
- Commitment
- hourly
- Hours per week
- 40
- Field
- Other Engineering
- Open slots
- 2
Role Overview
Mercor is looking for industrial and manufacturing engineers with 2-3 years of professional experience, or currently enrolled postgrad engineering students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will work through real process, operations, and production engineering workflows on your own Mac to help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.
Qualifications
- Required: You must own a MacBook or Mac with an Apple M-series chip or Intel processor, running macOS 15 or higher. Applicants without a Mac cannot be considered.
- Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Systems Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with process design, lean/Six Sigma, production planning, quality control, or supply chain analysis using spreadsheets, CAD, process-mapping, or statistical tools
- Currently pursuing or recently completed Masters studies, or have 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelors from a prestigious institution
- Ability to clearly explain your engineering decisions while you work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Job Details
- Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week
- Responsibilities include completing and narrating real industrial and manufacturing engineering tasks on your Mac to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models
- Clearly structured responsibilities without the high pressure typically found in internships or full-time consulting roles
- Immediate start preferred
Application and Onboarding Process
- Submit your resume, followed by a brief (3-minute) conversation with our AI interviewer to assess research and reasoning skills
- Complete a brief paid assessment to further evaluate your fit for the role
- You will receive follow-up communication within a few days regarding your application status and next steps
Role details are copied from the Mercor listing and can change. Check the platform before you apply.
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