Electrical Engineering Expert (Semiconductor / ASIC / RFIC)

Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading Silicon Valley AI lab seeking experienced Electrical Engineering Experts with strong semiconductor design and tapeout backgrounds to support advanced AI hardware initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute expertise across Analog, Mixed-Signal, RFIC, ASIC, or Physical Design workflows

• Review semiconductor architectures, implementation methodologies, and silicon design tradeoffs

• Support tasks related to tapeout flows, verification, timing closure, and silicon validation

• Assist in evaluating and improving AI systems trained on hardware engineering workflows

• Provide technical insight based on real-world production silicon experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Hands-on ownership of chip blocks/systems through tapeout

• Experience with advanced semiconductor PDKs such as TSMC, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, or Intel

• Familiarity with pre- and post-silicon development flows

• Strong understanding of schematic design, simulation, verification, DRC/LVS, parasitic extraction, and silicon bring-up

• Prior experience in at least one of the following:

  • Analog/Mixed-Signal Design (ADCs, PLLs, LDOs, SerDes, PMICs, sensor interfaces)

  • RFIC Design (LNAs, mixers, transceivers, PLLs, PAs, mmWave systems)

  • ASIC/Physical Design (RTL, synthesis, STA, floorplanning, CTS, PnR, ECO flows)

Preferred Qualifications

• Production silicon experience preferred over purely academic or simulation-based work

• Experience taping out RF designs at GHz/mmWave frequencies

• Strong ability to explain architectural, power, performance, and timing tradeoffs made during implementation

• Experience working on advanced-node semiconductor designs

• Prior exposure to AI hardware, accelerators, or high-performance compute systems

Role Details

• Estimated commitment: 15–20 hours/week

• Compensation: Approximately USD 100/hour

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.