Engineering
Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD)
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- Location
- Global
- Openings
- 10
Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD)
Pay: $60–$120/hour
Location: Global, fully remote
Job Type: Contractor (~15 hours per week)
Schedule: Flexible—you choose the hours and days you work, including weekends if desired
The company is engaging experienced Hardware Engineers to contribute to AI training projects built around complex, real-world engineering problems. In this role, you will use your technical expertise to create, solve, and evaluate engineering challenges that require sound judgment, quantitative reasoning, and reproducible answers.
We are looking for engineers who have personally owned meaningful technical work—such as taking a hardware system into production, validating a model against test data, developing a rigorous verification approach, or diagnosing a difficult failure. We value engineers who can connect first-principles reasoning with practical constraints and produce work that can be independently verified.
Scope of Work
- Create technically rigorous, self-contained hardware engineering problems based on realistic industry or research scenarios.
- Develop clear reference solutions using engineering calculations, simulations, scripts, experimental reasoning, or other appropriate methods.
- Use tools such as Python, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE, Julia, C/C++, test automation platforms, or equivalent engineering software to validate results when relevant.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or a closely related field.
- Significant professional or research experience in hardware engineering, product development, systems integration, testing, validation, reliability, or failure analysis.
- Demonstrated ownership of a substantial engineering problem—for example, a product or subsystem that reached production, a model validated against physical testing, a test system you developed, or a difficult failure you diagnosed.
- Experience working with Coding Agents is a must
Process
- Apply to the role and complete the screening questions.
- Complete an AI interview of approximately 30 minutes.
- Complete the hiring manager review.
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete each task may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow.
Minimum submission requirements apply..
Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts who are ready to begin immediately. If selected, you will be expected to start your first task within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.
Skills
- RTL
- Hardware
This role at a glance
At $60–$120/hr, the Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD) role comes to about $5,200–$10,400 a month for 20 hours a week, or $10,400–$20,800 a month full time — roughly $125,000–$250,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 2 days ago. Engineering roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 59 days before closing, counted over the 39 that have closed so far. 14 people applied to this role through RemoteJobsOne in the last 30 days.
20 hours a week
$5,200–$10,400
a month, before tax
Full time
$10,400–$20,800
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$125,000–$250,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
2 days
Engineering roles here close after about 59 days, counted over 39 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $60–$120/hr. Across the 26 hourly engineering roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $63 to $121 an hour, and published rates range from $40 to $300. Its top rate of $120 sits within the category's median range.
This role
$60–$120/hr
Engineering median
$63–$121/hr · full spread $40 to $300
Questions about this role
How much does the Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD) role pay?
It pays $60–$120/hr, which is about $10,400–$20,800 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD) job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
The employer has not said.
What skills does the Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD) role ask for?
The posting asks for RTL and Hardware. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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