Job Description
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: Process & Operations Engineering Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $75–$100/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Build long-horizon ops-engineering tasks with deterministic rubrics for agent performance evaluation. Develop scenarios in process documentation including process flow diagrams and SOPs. Conduct yield and quality analyses with ground-truth defect rates and root-cause investigations. Create FMEAs and Six Sigma writeups with verifiable statistical outputs. Work independently and focus on challenging scenarios requiring long sessions of concentration. Qualifications Must-Have BS or MS in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering. 3+ years in process, operations, or manufacturing engineering. Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt), SPC, FMEA, root cause methodology (5 Whys, fishbone, 8D). Proficiency in ops-engineering artifacts: process flows, SOPs, FMEAs, project charters, kaizen reports. Strong written communication skills for encoding reasoning into deterministic rubrics. Compensation & Legal Hourly contractor 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.