Superconducting Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $84/hr

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: Experimental Scientist / Engineer – Superconductors Type: Contract Compensation: $84/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Contribute deep domain expertise across superconducting material synthesis, characterisation, experimental superconductivity, fabrication, and device physics to build high-quality training and evaluation data. Review and evaluate AI-generated scientific reasoning related to superconducting materials and phenomena , identifying experimental or theoretical errors and improving technical accuracy. Design and solve challenging, expert-level problems involving critical temperature (Tc), critical current density (Jc), critical magnetic fields, magnetic susceptibility, electrical transport, flux pinning, vortex behaviour, and structure–property relationships . Analyse and reason about experimental results from techniques such as XRD, SEM/TEM, SQUID/VSM magnetometry, resistivity and magnetotransport measurements, spectroscopy, and cryogenic measurements . Rate and rank model outputs against defined scientific criteria, providing clear written reasoning grounded in experimental superconductivity. Structure technical knowledge — including synthesis procedures, processing parameters, phase and structural data, transport measurements, magnetic measurements, and device data — into well-organised, model-ready data. Qualifications Must-Have Hands-on experimental experience with one or more classes of superconducting materials , including cuprate/high-temperature superconductors, iron-based superconductors, conventional superconductors, MgB₂, REBCO/YBCO systems, or emerging superconducting materials . Experience with superconducting material synthesis or processing , such as solid-state synthesis, single