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Electrical Engineer Model Evaluation Expert

Create professional electrical engineering scenarios and assess how AI models handle them. You will use your engineering judgment to explain sound solutions and identify designs that may look plausible but would fail in practice.

Field
Engineering
Where
United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Hours
up to 10/week
Posted
4 days ago

Pay data for your profession: Engineering AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

The title points to rating and reviewing ai output: judging a model's answers or code against guidelines, such as which of two is better or whether one is correct and safe. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $113/hr (the midpoint of $100 to $125), this role pays more than 83% of the 207 open engineering roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $80.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced engineering roles, Mercor has the highest median ($88/hr across 35 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($60/hr across 28).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 4 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Per week, before tax

$1,125

Per month, if the work is steady

$4,875

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,232 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn

Open engineering roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

PlatformOpenMedianBest-paid open role
Mercor36$88/hrInfrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)$200/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role132$85/hrChief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer$200-300/hr
Alignerr14$61/hrRobotics Technician$40-120/hr
micro129$60/hrMember of Technical Staff, Research Engineering$400k-800k/yr
Handshake AI52up to $85/hrEngineering LeadUp to $195/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

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The full listing

As posted on OpenTrain AI. See the original

The work

Create professional electrical engineering scenarios and assess how AI models handle them. You will use your engineering judgment to explain sound solutions and identify designs that may look plausible but would fail in practice.

  • Write realistic scenarios covering engineering requirements through design review.
  • Prepare reference answers that explain the reasoning behind engineering decisions.
  • Grade model outputs for technical accuracy and standards compliance.
  • Flag proposed designs that do not meet practical engineering standards.

What it pays and takes

  • Pay: $100 to $125 per hour, paid weekly via Stripe.
  • Hours: At least 10 hours per week, with no maximum. Work is fully asynchronous, and you can adjust your workload from week to week.
  • Location: Fully remote, with applications limited to eligible countries.
  • Work arrangement: Independent contractor.
  • Requirements: A degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field; depth in an area such as power systems, embedded hardware, or circuit design; clear written English; and the ability to document engineering reasoning.
  • Helpful qualifications: A professional engineering license or FE certification, experience with both design and testing, and familiarity with simulation tools such as SPICE or MATLAB.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training uses examples and human review to help measure and improve how AI systems perform. OpenTrain is a free platform where people can find AI-training work, build a profile, and apply to projects.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

  1. 1

    Create a profile

    Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.

  2. 2

    Apply

    Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.

  3. 3

    Funded milestones

    The client funds each milestone before work starts.

  4. 4

    First payment

    OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $100-125/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's engineering roles, the median listed pay was $69/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (50 roles) and is $85/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (130 roles).

What workers report about OpenTrain AI

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