Chemical Process Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $1450 Part-time

Role details

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, turnaround plans, OSHA PSM documentation, and email threads. Represent platforms like Aspen Plus/CHEMKIN, ANSYS Fluent, and Siemens Opcenter.

• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents meaningfully. • Collaborate with other chemical-engineering 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 chemical-process agent benchmarks. • Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking.

Your work 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. 119); R&D or 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. Able to translate process-industry workflows into structured task specs.

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

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.*