Pod Lead - Chemical Engineering (Terminal Bench Science) | $20 - $30/hr

Qualification: Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, or equivalent advanced technical experience in Chemical Engineering.

Job Type: Contractor assignment

Location: Remote

Domain: Chemical Engineering | Process Simulation | AI Training

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Chemical Engineering expert to lead a pod of 5–10 technical trainers developing realistic, terminal-based engineering tasks for a frontier AI training initiative. You will review tasks for technical accuracy, reproducibility, and evaluation quality, mentor trainers, and ensure tasks reflect authentic chemical engineering workflows.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and mentor a pod of trainers, ensuring quality, productivity, and timely delivery.
- Review tasks end-to-end, including problem statements, process flowsheets, computational environments, reference solutions, and automated tests.
- Validate tasks across reaction engineering, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, separation processes, and process simulation.
- Verify engineering correctness (mass/energy balances, unit handling, numerical convergence) and validate computational models and solver tolerances.




- Review automated graders to ensure they evaluate meaningful engineering outputs (conversion, yield, energy consumption, etc.).
- Identify technical inaccuracies, unrealistic assumptions, and bypass opportunities; provide actionable feedback.
- Onboard trainers, allocate work, monitor throughput, and maintain documentation.

Key Requirements

- Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, or equivalent advanced technical experience in Chemical Engineering.
- Robust programming skills in Python, Julia, C/C++, or MATLAB/Octave, with Linux proficiency.
- Hands-on expertise in at least one area: process modeling, reaction kinetics, thermodynamic modeling, process simulation, or optimization.
- Strong understanding of chemical engineering fundamentals, numerical methods, and technical validation.
- Experience reviewing complex technical work, simulations, or research outputs.
- Experience mentoring or leading small technical teams; excellent written communication skills.

Role Details

- Start Date: Immediate
- Engagement Length: 4 weeks
- Commitment: Min 40 hours/week with a 4-hour overlap with PST.

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