Key Facts

Remote From:

California (USA)

Category: Program Director

Part time

English

Hard Skills

Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering Fluentd Rockwell FactoryTalk JIRA Atlassian Confluence

Other Skills

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Program Management
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Analytical Thinking
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Quality Assurance
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Writing
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Collaboration

Roles & Responsibilities

3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 AD prime, major Tier-1 supplier, or federally-funded RD center
Background in program/project management, aerospace design, supply-chain management, quality assurance, or systems engineering
US Person status required for most AD work
Day-to-day use of ANSYS Fluent / STAR-CCM+, Siemens Opcenter or Rockwell FactoryTalk, and Jira / Confluence

Requirements:

Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use day-to-day
Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows
Collaborate with other aerospace and defense experts to design the environment
Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for AD agent benchmarks

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: Manufacturing - Aerospace & Defense Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $1,150–$1,450 per completed task
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use day-to-day. Include program review decks, CDRLs / SOWs, engineering change proposals, V&V plans, supplier qualification packages, risk registers, and email threads.
Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
Collaborate with other aerospace and defense experts to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for A&D agent benchmarks.
Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 A&D prime, major Tier-1 supplier, or federally-funded R&D center.
Background in program/project management, aerospace design, supply-chain management, quality assurance, or systems engineering.
US Person status required for most A&D work.
Day-to-day use of ANSYS Fluent / STAR-CCM+, Siemens Opcenter or Rockwell FactoryTalk, and Jira / Confluence.
Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Compensation & Legal

Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality.
Performance Bonus: Weekly bonus incentive for top performers.
Hourly Opportunity: Transition to hourly compensation based on sustained quality and throughput.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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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.

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