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Hardware Engineer - RF Specialist

Mercor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional industry experience, including 3 years of recent hands-on experience in hardware development
  • Direct experience as the responsible engineer for substantial hardware development workflows
  • Expertise in RF systems, Power Electronics, Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuit Design, PCB Architecture, or Signal Integrity
  • Strong understanding of engineering constraints like component selection and system integration

Responsibilities

  • Apply hands-on electrical and hardware engineering expertise to complex engineering tasks
  • Review and evaluate hardware designs, engineering workflows, and troubleshooting approaches
  • Analyze design trade-offs, failure modes, and system-level engineering decisions
  • Assess the technical correctness of solutions for real-world hardware problems

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication

About the company

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Mercor

Job Boards & Talent Marketplaces

Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can't be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million a day.

Company details

IndustryJob Boards & Talent Marketplaces
Company size51 - 200

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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: Electrical & Hardware Engineering Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100–$120/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Apply hands-on electrical and hardware engineering expertise to complex engineering tasks.
  • Review and evaluate hardware designs, engineering workflows, and troubleshooting approaches.
  • Analyze design trade-offs, failure modes, and system-level engineering decisions.
  • Assess the technical correctness of solutions for real-world hardware problems.
  • Identify errors, missing assumptions, and potential design risks.
  • Develop or review engineering problems, reference solutions, and evaluation criteria.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 5+ years of professional industry experience, including 3 years of recent hands-on experience in hardware development.
  • Direct experience as the responsible engineer for substantial hardware development workflows.
  • Expertise in RF systems, Power Electronics, Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuit Design, PCB Architecture, or Signal Integrity.
  • Strong understanding of engineering constraints like component selection and system integration.
  • Experience debugging hardware using laboratory equipment and simulation tools.
  • Ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs clearly.

Preferred

  • Experience with companies that design and manufacture physical hardware products.

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

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