Electrical & Hardware Engineering Experts
$100–120/hr
Remote part time STEM contract with Mercor, $100–120/hr. Posted Sep 26.
$100–120/hr
Apply on MercorIs this job worth applying to?
- Pay
- Above typicalTops out at $120/hr. The typical top rate across 148 priced STEM listings is $70/hr.
- Getting in
- Some screening~30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview. Resume showing real experience in your field.
- Steady work
- Work is patchyProjects can pause or end with little notice.
- Payout record
- Pays on timeSchedule: weekly, every Wednesday. Paid via Stripe (Wise in a few countries).
- Freshness
- RecentPosted 5w ago. Still listed on Mercor on Nov 6, 2026.
- Where you live
- Not statedThe listing names no country.
The job description
Mercor is seeking experienced Electrical and Hardware Engineers to support an advanced engineering and AI research initiative with a leading technology organisation. We are looking for deeply hands-on engineers who have designed, built, tested, brought up, debugged, or validated real-world hardware systems in production environments.
Relevant backgrounds include:
- RF / Antenna Engineering
- Power Electronics Engineering
- Analog / Mixed-Signal Engineering
- Hardware / PCB Design Engineering
- Signal Integrity Engineering
This role is particularly well suited for engineers who have worked directly on complex physical products and can bring practical engineering judgment to evaluating technical designs, troubleshooting workflows, and real-world hardware problems.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply hands-on electrical and hardware engineering expertise to technically complex engineering tasks.
- Review and evaluate hardware designs, engineering workflows, technical analyses, and troubleshooting approaches.
- Analyse design trade-offs, failure modes, measurements, test results, and system-level engineering decisions.
- Assess the technical correctness and practicality of engineering solutions generated for real-world hardware problems.
- Identify errors, missing assumptions, unrealistic recommendations, and potential design or implementation risks.
- Develop or review technically rigorous engineering problems, reference solutions, evaluation criteria, or supporting documentation.
- Draw on practical experience with hardware development, validation, bring-up, debugging, manufacturing, and testing.
- Provide clear technical feedback grounded in real engineering experience and industry best practices.
You’re a Strong Fit If You Have
- 5+ years of professional industry experience, including at least 3 years of recent, actively hands-on experience in hardware development, testing, bring-up, validation, or troubleshooting.
- Direct experience serving as the responsible engineer for substantial portions of a hardware development or engineering workflow, rather than solely managing engineering teams or projects.
- Deep expertise in at least one of the following areas:
- RF systems, antennas, electromagnetic design, or RF validation
- Power electronics, power conversion, motor drives, or power delivery
- Analog or mixed-signal circuit design
- PCB architecture, schematic design, board bring-up, or hardware debugging
- Signal integrity, power integrity, high-speed interfaces, or system-level electrical validation
- Strong understanding of practical engineering constraints including component selection, tolerances, measurement, manufacturing, reliability, thermal considerations, and system integration.
- Experience debugging real hardware using relevant laboratory equipment, simulation tools, and engineering instrumentation.
- Ability to explain technical decisions, trade-offs, and failure modes clearly and rigorously.
Preferred Background
Experience working for a company that designs and manufactures physical hardware products is strongly preferred. Relevant organisations may include, but are not limited to:
- Aerospace & Defence:
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX, Boeing, General Atomics, L3Harris, BAE Systems, General Dynamics, Honeywell Aerospace, Textron
- Space:
Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Relativity Space, Firefly Aerospace, Sierra Space, Astranis, Planet, Maxar, Axiom Space
- Automotive & EV:
Tesla, Rivian, General Motors, Ford, Lucid, Waymo, Zoox, Aptiv, Bosch
- Semiconductors:
NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Intel, Analogue Devices, Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Marvell, Micron, NXP, Infineon
- Consumer Electronics & Computing:
Apple, Google Hardware, Meta Reality Labs, Microsoft Devices, Amazon, Samsung, Garmin, Sonos
- Drones, eVTOL & Robotics:
Skydio, Shield AI, Zipline, Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, Boston Dynamics, Figure, Agility Robotics, Wing
- Industrial, Energy & Medical Devices:
Siemens, GE Aerospace, GE Vernova, ABB, Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, Enphase, Medtronic, Intuitive Surgical
Candidates from comparable hardware-focused organisations are equally encouraged to apply.
Why Join
- Apply your engineering expertise to technically challenging problems at the intersection of advanced hardware engineering and AI research.
- Work on projects where practical, real-world engineering experience is highly valued.
- Help improve how advanced AI systems reason about electrical engineering, hardware design, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Contribute remotely with flexible engagement structures alongside experienced engineers and researchers.
- Work on problems that require genuine engineering judgment rather than purely theoretical knowledge.
How do you apply to Mercor?
Apply on Mercor
The Apply button opens this post on Mercor's own site. You apply with them, not with Rubric. Budget about 30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview.
Get through screening
What Mercor asks for after you apply:
- Take the recorded AI video interview (practice round available)
- Complete any role-specific assessment and the ID check
- Accept the offer and sign the contract
Start work and get paid
Pay schedule: weekly, every Wednesday. Paid via Stripe (Wise in a few countries). You're paid for the work they hand out, not a fixed salary.
Mercor also needs
- Resume showing real experience in your field
- Webcam with your full face visible for the AI interview
- Government ID
Red flags
- Red flagLong waits with no offer after passing the interview
- Red flagProjects ending abruptly with little warning
What is Mercor like to work for?
Hiring marketplace that screens professionals with an AI video interview and places them on hourly contracts training and evaluating models for AI labs.
| Advertised pay | $20–200/hr |
|---|---|
| Getting in | Some screening |
| Application takes | ~30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview |
| How you get paid | Weekly, every Wednesday, via Stripe (Wise in a few countries) |
| Payout record | Pays on time |
| Countries | Hires in many countries and runs its pay week on India Standard Time; Mercor keeps a list of locations it cannot onboard, and some projects are US-only. |
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