Job Description

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 - Aerospace & Defense Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $55–$75/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily. Include program review decks, CDRLs / SOWs , engineering change proposals, and supplier qualification packages.
• Design multi-step tasks based on real workflows. These tasks should challenge frontier AI agents by requiring navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other aerospace and defense 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 A&D agent benchmarks .
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work will inform how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems .

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 A&D prime , major Tier-1 supplier, or federally-funded R&D center.
• Background in program/project management on DoD or NASA contracts, aerospace design or manufacturing engineering, supply-chain management, or quality and mission assurance.
• US Person status required for most A&D work.
• Day-to-day use of ANSYS Fluent / STAR-CCM+ , Siemens Opcenter or Rockwell FactoryTalk , and Jira / Confluence .
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Compensation & Legal

• Expected to begin on an effective hourly rate. Transition to compensation based on throughput of quality work rather than a flat accruing hourly rate.

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:
• 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.

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