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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems & Integration Engineering Experts (Train AI Models Part Time - **Company:** Mercor, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Code Coverage, Software Debugging, Firmware, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware Design, Reliability Engineering, Software Reliability Testing, Requirements Traceability, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Diagnostic Tools, Reliability of Systems - **Published:** October 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2997659670-2 ## About the Role This role is particularly well suited for engineers who have worked directly on complex physical products and can bring practical engineering judgment to system integration, verification and validation, reliability, root-cause analysis, manufacturing test, and cross-functional hardware troubleshooting., 5+ years of professional systems, integration, reliability, or test engineering experience , including at least 3 years of recent, actively hands-on experience with hardware integration, test, validation, qualification, failure analysis, manufacturing test, or troubleshooting-not solely program or people management. - Demonstrated experience as the responsible engineer for complex physical systems or hardware products , owning meaningful portions of the lifecycle from requirements and interface definition through integration, verification, qualification, production readiness, and field support. - Deep technical expertise in at least one core domain: systems engineering and requirements/V&V; hardware integration and test; reliability engineering and failure analysis; or manufacturing/production test engineering . - Strong practical command of requirements traceability, interface management, verification and validation, test planning, FMEA/FMECA, fault isolation, root-cause analysis, reliability, qualification, environmental testing, design-for-test, manufacturing yield, and system-level failure modes , as applicable to the candidate's specialization. - Extensive hands-on experience integrating, instrumenting, testing, debugging, and characterizing physical hardware , using relevant laboratory equipment, data-acquisition systems, automated test infrastructure, environmental test equipment, diagnostic tools, and structured failure-analysis methodologies. - Proven experience developing and validating hardware in real-world product or manufacturing environments , ideally across aerospace/defense, space, automotive/EV, semiconductors, consumer electronics, robotics/eVTOL, industrial/energy, or medical devices-e.g., Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Tesla, Rivian, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Intel, Apple, Google, Meta, Skydio, Shield AI, Joby, Boston Dynamics, Siemens, GE Aerospace, ABB, Medtronic, or Intuitive Surgical -with the ability to clearly explain system decisions, integration trade-offs, test results, root causes, and failure mechanisms. Preferred Background Experience working for a company that designs, builds, integrates, tests, and manufactures complex physical hardware systems is strongly preferred. Relevant organizations may include, but are not limited to ## Description Apply hands-on systems, integration, reliability, and test engineering expertise to technically complex problems involving real physical products and hardware systems. - Review and evaluate system requirements, interfaces, integration plans, verification strategies, test procedures, qualification approaches, reliability analyses, and manufacturing test workflows . - Analyze system-level interactions across electrical, mechanical, firmware/software, thermal, controls, and manufacturing domains . - Assess the technical correctness and practical feasibility of engineering solutions, test strategies, troubleshooting approaches, and system-level decisions. - Diagnose integration failures and identify root causes, interface issues, design deficiencies, reliability risks, manufacturing defects, and test coverage gaps . - Develop or review technically rigorous engineering problems, reference solutions, test cases, verification criteria, failure analyses, and technical documentation. - Draw on practical experience with prototype integration, bring-up, verification and validation, qualification, environmental testing, reliability testing, production test, and field failure investigation . - Provide clear technical feedback grounded in real-world hardware development, testing, and production experience. ## Related Videos - [The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator? - Patrick Schnell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1825-the-software-engineer-2030-from-coder-to-ai-orchestrator-patrick-schnell) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Quantum Computing - The tiny and the big challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/934-quantum-computing-the-tiny-and-the-big-challenges) - [Mutation Testing and Fuzzing in C#](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/703-mutation-testing-and-fuzzing-in-c) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)