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Chemical Engineering Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr Part-time

mercor · United States · back to the listing

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Technical Writer

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What this role officially is

technical communicator — ESCO, the EU occupation classification

Technical communicators prepare clear, concise and professional communication from product developers to users of the products such as online help, user manuals, white papers, specifications and industrial videos. For this, they analyse products, legal requirements, markets, customers and users. They develop information and media concepts, standards, structures and software tool support. They plan the content creation and media production processes, develop written, graphical, video or other contents, generate media output, release their information products and receive feedback from the users.

Also known as: technical editor, technical documentation author, senior technical communicator, technical communicators, technical content developer, user experience designer

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About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Chemical Engineering Expert
Type:Contract
Compensation:$65–$90/hour
Location:Remote
Commitment:10 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate written content and AI-generated responses in chemical engineering for accuracy and quality.

• Answer questions and provide clear, well-reasoned feedback based on professional experience.

• Identify useful reference material relevant to chemical engineering.

• Share insights into chemical engineering tools, workflows, and standards.

• Collaborate with other subject-matter experts across different fields.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Degree-qualified chemical engineer with a Professional Engineer (PE) license in the US.

• 2+ years of professional chemical engineering experience in areas like process design, process safety, or plant operations.

• Familiarity with process safety standards (e.g., OSHA PSM, API) and process simulation tools (Aspen, MATLAB).

• Comfortable using everyday AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT).

• Based in the United States.

• Professional working English.

• Able to commit reliably to about 10 hours per week.

Preferred

• Experience writing process documentation, SOPs, or technical training material.

Compensation & Legal

• W-2 employment provided by Cincinnatus LLC.

• Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume

• AI interview based on your resume

• Submit form

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