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Engineering Specialist | $80/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles
United States
Contract
6,000 – 8,000 / year
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Join Crossing Hurdles as an Engineering Specialist, where you'll leverage your advanced skills to solve complex engineering challenges remotely. This role emphasizes innovative problem design and evaluation, providing significant impact on AI-driven solutions while maintaining high technical standards in a flexible work environment.

Contract
Fully Remote
5-8 years
PhD or Master's Degree

Skills & Expertise

Engineering problem solving
LaTeX
Technical accuracy evaluation
Analytical thinking
Attention to detail
Cross-domain integration
Independent work
Complex design evaluation

Key Responsibilities

Design original, advanced engineering problems requiring multi-step reasoning.

Evaluate AI-generated solutions for technical accuracy and practical constraints.

Produce well-documented solutions using LaTeX formatting.

Full Description

Position: Engineering Expert (PhD, Master’s, or Olympiad Participants)

Type: Hourly contract

Compensation: $60–$80/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

* Design original, advanced engineering problems that require multi-step reasoning, analytical depth, and cross-domain integration.

* Evaluate AI-generated engineering solutions for technical accuracy, completeness, and adherence to physical and practical constraints.

* Identify modeling errors, incorrect assumptions, logical gaps, or computational inaccuracies in AI outputs.

* Produce clear, complete, and well-documented solutions and derivations using LaTeX formatting.

* Maintain high standards of technical rigor, precision, and conceptual clarity across all problem sets.

Requirements

* Strong experience in engineering supported by a PhD, Master’s degree, or advanced competitive/olympiad-level background.

* Background in mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace, chemical engineering, or closely related fields.

* Experience designing, solving, or evaluating complex analytical or design-focused engineering problems.

* Proficiency in writing and formatting technical content using LaTeX.

* Strong intuition for engineering problem structure, difficulty calibration, and real-world system modeling.

* Exceptional attention to detail and ability to verify internal consistency and correctness.

* Comfort working independently in a remote, asynchronous environment.

Application Process (Takes 20 Min)

* Upload resume or CV

* Short interview

* Submit experience form

Applications go to the hiring team directly