[Hiring] Senior Chemical Engineer @Mercor

Role Description

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: $55–$75/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily, including:
  • Process flow diagrams
  • P&IDs
  • PHA / HAZOP reports
  • Mass & energy balance models
  • OSHA PSM documentation
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows, requiring navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other chemical-engineering experts to design the environment 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, directly informing 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 experience at a Fortune 500 chemical, petrochemical, or specialty-materials company.
  • Background in process design, simulation, or scale-up.
  • Experience in plant operations, operations engineering, or turnaround planning.
  • Knowledge of process safety (PHA / HAZOP, PSM under 29 CFR 1910.119).
  • R&D or product development experience.
  • Expertise in 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.

Requirements

• Transition from hourly rate to compensation based on throughput of quality work.

Benefits

• Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete):
  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form
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• Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.