Engineering
Materials Science Expert
RemoteHigh demand$80–$150/hr
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Pay: $80–$150/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
We are looking for a highly skilled Materials Science Expert to contribute to an AI training project involving computational materials science, materials modeling, scientific simulation, and Python.
The work involves creating, solving, reviewing, and validating engineering tasks related to material structures, properties, processing, performance, and failure. A representative task may require constructing a material or atomic model, configuring and running a simulation, calculating relevant properties, analyzing the resulting outputs, and determining whether the solution is computationally valid and physically meaningful.
This is a very coding heavy role. Candidates but have experience using coding agents with python in their workflow.
Relevant tools may include LAMMPS, ASE, pymatgen, Quantum ESPRESSO, FEniCSx, CalculiX, Elmer, PyBaMM, or similar programmatic materials and simulation software. Experience with an equivalent CLI-accessible tool is acceptable.
Relevant Python tools may include NumPy, SciPy, pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter, atomistic modeling packages, materials informatics libraries, or domain-specific scientific tools. No single library is mandatory.
Experience may come from academic research, national laboratories, industry R&D, computational engineering, or other demonstrated materials work.
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.
It pays $80–$150/hr, which is about $13,870–$26,000 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesYes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
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How to prepare for the AI interviewThis role pays $80–$150/hr. Across the 30 hourly engineering roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $50 to $100 an hour, and published rates range from $10 to $150. Its top rate of $150 sits above the category's median ceiling.
This role
$80–$150/hr
Engineering median
$50–$100/hr · full spread $10 to $150
Hourly pay across every open role on RemoteJobsOne that asks for the same skills as this one.
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At $80–$150/hr, the Materials Science Expert role comes to about $6,930–$13,000 a month for 20 hours a week, or $13,870–$26,000 a month full time — roughly $166,000–$312,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 22 days ago. Engineering roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 60 days before closing, counted over the 14 that have closed so far.
20 hours a week
$6,930–$13,000
a month, before tax
Full time
$13,870–$26,000
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$166,000–$312,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
22 days
Engineering roles here close after about 60 days, counted over 14 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
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