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Engineering Lead AI Work Evaluator

You will use your experience leading engineering projects to assess AI-generated work. Your feedback will help improve how AI systems handle engineering planning, analysis, and delivery.

Field: Engineering
Where: United States
Commitment: part time
Hours: up to 20/week
Posted: 6 days ago

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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 $195/hr, this role pays more than 97% 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 6 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

Rate

$195/hr

Hours a week (listing allows up to 20)20 hrs

Per week, before tax

$3,900

Per month, if the work is steady

$16,900

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Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $4,246 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.

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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.

Platform	Open	Median	Best-paid open role
Mercor	36	$88/hr	Infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)$200/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role	132	$85/hr	Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer$200-300/hr
Alignerr	14	$61/hr	Robotics Technician$40-120/hr
micro1	29	$60/hr	Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineering$400k-800k/yr
Handshake AI	52	up to $85/hr	Engineering 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

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The work

You will use your experience leading engineering projects to assess AI-generated work. Your feedback will help improve how AI systems handle engineering planning, analysis, and delivery.

Write project briefs that define scope, workstreams, inputs, and expected deliverables for engineering projects lasting weeks or months.
Create rubrics that assess the complete set of project deliverables.
Review multi-step AI-generated engineering work for technical accuracy, completeness, and practical alignment.
Explain evaluation decisions in structured written feedback that can improve AI model performance.
Complete project tasks remotely and work independently at your own pace.

What it pays and takes

Pay: Up to $195 per hour.
Time: 20+ hours per week. The work is part-time and flexible, with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement.
Location: Open to candidates in the United States.
Language: Professional fluency in English and strong written communication are required.
Experience: At least 10 years of professional engineering experience in industry.
Hands-on background: At least 5 years of engineering work involving design, analysis, testing, building, or commissioning.
Leadership: At least 3 years leading engineering work as a team lead, manager, director, project lead, or program lead.
Engineering background: Experience in electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, industrial, chemical, controls, aerospace, biomedical, piping, MEP, or technically focused construction engineering.
You must be able to explain complex engineering concepts clearly, pay close attention to detail, and work independently in a remote, asynchronous setting.
Helpful experience includes specifications, test plans, standard operating procedures, white papers, regulatory filings, bills of materials, verification and validation, commissioning, quality assurance, vendor coordination, regulated industries, AI training, or prompt writing.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site. Before applying, review the duties and qualifications to make sure they fit your experience.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind artificial intelligence, including reviewing model outputs and writing clear feedback. People with deep engineering experience are needed when AI-generated work must be judged against real professional standards.

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $195/hr since Nov 6, 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).

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