Electrical & Electronics Engineer, AI Model Training
100% Remote | Flexible Hours | Contract | $40 to $125 per hour
Work on your own schedule. Get paid for what you already know.
A leading AI research company that works with large AI companies is seeking experienced electrical and electronics engineers to evaluate how frontier AI models handle real engineering work: specifying a circuit, stabilizing a control loop, closing a link budget, sizing a power stage and debugging a signal chain. The models can talk fluently about electronics; what they cannot yet do reliably is the actual work. This is project-based, fully remote work you can do alongside a current job, including evenings and weekends.
What the Work Involves
Design realistic engineering problems from your own work, with the supporting files an engineer would use: schematics, simulation setups, datasheets, board files, measurement data
Run those problems through frontier AI models and grade what they produce against a professional standard
Critique model-generated derivations, schematics, component selections, simulation setups and design calculations
Compare two model outputs on the same problem and document where each fell short
Write grading rubrics and the reasoning behind your judgment
Flag concrete failures: wrong assumptions, sign and unit errors, unphysical results, invalid component or topology choices, fabricated datasheet values, misread schematics
Areas of Expertise
You need depth in at least one of these, plus enough working knowledge of the others to judge work in adjacent areas:
Analog, RF and mixed-signal
Power electronics
Embedded systems and controls
Signal processing
Electromagnetics, microwaves and antennas
Photonics and optoelectronics
Electric power and energy systems
PCB and board-level design
Who This Is For
2+ years of industry experience in circuit or electronics engineering (5+ years is a plus), currently or recently doing the technical work yourself
Background in electrical or electronics engineering or a closely related discipline; hands-on experience matters more than degrees or licenses
Strong command of circuit analysis and design tradeoffs, and able to defend component-level and system-level decisions
Fluent in the tools of the field: SPICE or similar, schematic capture and PCB tools, lab instruments, MATLAB or Python
Real weekly capacity. This project prioritizes 30 to 40 hours per week; part-time is considered
Hands-on practitioner: you currently do, or recently did, the work yourself as an individual contributor, not solely as a manager
Strong written English; you can explain clearly why a result is wrong, not only that it is
Familiar with AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT, with the judgment to tell a well-reasoned answer from a plausible-sounding wrong one
Comfortable working independently, following detailed written instructions and incorporating feedback
Pay, Hours and Location
Pay:
$40 to $125 per hour, depending on project and expertise. Bonus rates are available on some projects. Paid via PayPal on a regular schedule. You are paid for every step you complete
Hours:
Minimum 10 hours per week with no maximum. This project prioritizes 30 to 40 hours per week, and full-time hours are available. Multi-day task timers let you spread work across days
Location:
Remote. Must be based in the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, Ireland or New Zealand
Tools:
Access to the AI models you will evaluate is provided; no personal subscription needed
How the Process Works
Apply with your resume and an answer to the qualifying question
We review your background and experience
Candidates who move forward receive an application link and complete an unpaid skills assessment (about 1 to 4 hours). It tests domain judgment and careful reading.
The assessment must be entirely your own work; AI-assisted submissions are detected and rejected
If you pass, you complete onboarding and a short training project, then propose and build tasks from your own professional experience, with expert review and written feedback at each stage
Crucial Recruiting and Sidebar Talent are working together on this search on behalf of a client in the AI research space. The client name is confidential and will be shared before any work begins. Questions: nick@crucialrecruiting.com.