RTL Design Engineer (Remote | $60–$120/hr)

Job summary

Create rigorous hardware engineering problems based on realistic scenarios and develop reproducible reference solutions using calculations, simulations, scripts, or experimental reasoning. Validate results with appropriate engineering tools and design challenges that assess technical judgment, quantitative reasoning, and problem-solving.

Job details

Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD) (Remote | $60–$120/hr) Position: Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD) Type: Contractor Compensation: $60–$120/hour (output-based) Location: Global, Fully Remote About the Opportunity Contribute hardware engineering expertise to AI training projects focused on complex, real-world engineering challenges. Create rigorous technical problems, develop reproducible reference solutions, and validate results using engineering tools and sound technical reasoning. Experience working with coding agents is required. Key Responsibilities Create technically rigorous hardware engineering problems based on realistic industry or research scenarios. Develop clear, reproducible reference solutions using calculations, simulations, scripts, or experimental reasoning. Validate results using appropriate engineering tools and software. Apply first-principles reasoning to practical engineering constraints. Design challenges that assess technical judgment, quantitative reasoning, and problem-solving. Ensure solutions can be independently verified. Required Qualifications Significant professional or research experience in hardware engineering or a related technical field. Demonstrated ownership of substantial engineering projects, testing, validation, or failure analysis. Experience working with coding agents. Strong quantitative reasoning and technical problem-solving skills. Ability to develop accurate, well-documented, and reproducible engineering solutions. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field. Experience in product development, systems integration, reliability, testing, or validation. Experience taking hardware products or subsystems into production. Familiarity with tools such as Python, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE, Julia, C/C++, or test automation platforms. Compensation $60–$120/hour, with payment based on completed tasks that meet project specifications. Expected commitment: approximately 15 hours per week. Flexible schedule, including weekends if desired. Minimum task submission requirements apply. 10 openings available. Application Process Apply for the role and complete the screening questions. Complete an AI interview of approximately 30 minutes. Proceed to hiring manager review. If selected, complete onboarding and begin your first task within 24–48 hours.

What you’ll do

Create rigorous hardware engineering problems based on realistic scenarios and develop reproducible reference solutions using calculations, simulations, scripts, or experimental reasoning. Validate results with appropriate engineering tools and design challenges that assess technical judgment, quantitative reasoning, and problem-solving.

Requirements

Requires significant professional or research experience in hardware engineering or a related field, ownership of substantial engineering projects, and experience working with coding agents. Candidates should have strong quantitative and problem-solving skills and be able to produce accurate, well-documented, reproducible solutions; degrees in relevant engineering or applied science fields are preferred.

Listed skills

• Validation · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Hardware Engineering
• RTL Design
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Technical Problem-Solving
• First-Principles Reasoning
• Simulation
• Testing
• Validation
• Failure Analysis
• Coding Agents
• Python
• MATLAB
• Simulink
• SPICE
• Julia
• C/C++

Job areas

• Engineering
• Technology
• Science & Research

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