Chemical Engineer - AI Trainer

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 , and OSHA PSM documentation .
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents .
• Collaborate with other chemical-engineering experts to design the environment. Shape task scope and review each other's 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. The work you produce 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, scale-up, plant operations, operations engineering, or turnaround planning.
• Experience in process safety ( PHA/HAZOP , PSM under 29 CFR 1910.119), R&D, 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 skills.

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)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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