Engineering Specialist | $80/hr Remote
Posted 1 day ago by Crossing Hurdles
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The Engineering Expert role at Crossing Hurdles involves designing advanced engineering problems and evaluating AI-generated solutions for accuracy and adherence to constraints. This position requires a commitment of 10 to 40 hours per week on a flexible, remote basis, with a potential duration of approximately two months. Candidates should possess strong technical skills and experience in engineering problem formulation and modeling competitions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design original, advanced engineering problems requiring creative reasoning and analytical thinking.
- Evaluate AI-generated engineering solutions for technical accuracy and completeness.
- Identify logical gaps and computational inaccuracies in solutions.
- Provide well-documented solutions using LaTeX formatting.
- Maintain high standards of technical precision and rigor.
Key Skills:
- Proficiency in creating and formatting technical documents using LaTeX.
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in engineering fields.
- Experience designing or grading complex analytical problems.
- Participation in engineering design competitions or mentorship.
- Strong communication skills for explaining reasoning and derivations.
Salary (Rate): £80.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
At Crossing Hurdles, we work as a referral partner. We refer candidates to our partner that collaborates with the world’s leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models.
Position : Engineering Expert (Olympiad-Esque Problem Writers, & Affiliates)
Referral Partner : Crossing Hurdles
Type : Hourly contract
Compensation : $60–$80 per hour
Location : Remote
Commitment : 10–40 hours/week, flexible and asynchronous
Duration : Approximately 2 months, with strong potential for extension
Role Responsibilities
- Design original, advanced engineering problems that require creative reasoning, multi-domain integration, and precise analytical thinking.
- Evaluate AI-generated engineering solutions for technical accuracy, completeness, and adherence to physical and practical constraints.
- Identify logical gaps, incorrect modeling assumptions, or computational inaccuracies.
- Provide complete, clear, and well-documented solutions and derivations using LaTeX formatting for equations and schematics.
- Maintain high standards of technical precision, rigor, and conceptual depth.
Ideal Qualifications
- Applicants must be proficient in creating and formatting technical documents using LaTeX.
- Advanced degree (or equivalent experience) in mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace, or chemical engineering, or a related field.
- Experience designing or grading complex analytical or design-focused problems (university level or professional exams).
- Participation in or mentorship for engineering design or modeling competitions (e.g., Formula SAE, Shell Eco-marathon, ASME/IEEE/AIChE contests, robotics challenges, or design sprints).
- Research or teaching experience involving applied problem formulation and quantitative modeling.
- Deep understanding of core engineering principles and real-world systems.
- Ability to communicate step-by-step reasoning, assumptions, and derivations clearly.
- Strong intuition for problem difficulty, structure, and conceptual progression.
- Detail-oriented verification of results and internal consistency.
Application Process (Takes 20 min)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume (15 min)
- Submit form