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Civil Engineer
Job description
SME Careers is seeking experienced Civil Engineers to contribute expertise toward improving advanced AI systems on civil engineering and infrastructure-focused reasoning tasks.
This role focuses on evaluating, refining, and challenging AI-generated engineering content across a wide range of civil engineering disciplines and real-world infrastructure scenarios.
Contributors will help improve how AI systems understand and communicate:
- Engineering calculations
- Structural reasoning
- Infrastructure design concepts
- Safety considerations
- Technical engineering communication
This is an expert network opportunity. While there may not be an immediate active project, qualified candidates may be prioritized for future assignments and long-term AI training projects.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate AI-generated responses for:
- Technical accuracy
- Engineering logic
- Completeness
- Clarity
Challenge AI systems using realistic civil engineering scenarios involving:
- Structural analysis
- Infrastructure systems
- Construction workflows
- Engineering calculations
- Design reasoning
Review and refine:
- AI-generated prompts
- Technical explanations
- Engineering solutions
- Step-by-step calculations
Provide structured feedback identifying:
- Factual errors
- Unsafe assumptions
- Missing constraints
- Incomplete reasoning
- Design flaws
Assess AI performance across topics including:
- Structural loads
- Soil behavior
- Slope stability
- Drainage systems
- Pavement engineering
- Reinforced concrete
- Steel design
- Construction sequencing
Help establish standards for AI-generated civil engineering communication and professional reasoning
Ensure AI-generated outputs reflect:
- Sound engineering judgment
- Safety awareness
- Responsible technical communication
Required Qualifications
Minimum 4 years of professional civil engineering experience
Strong expertise in one or more areas such as:
- Infrastructure design
- Structural engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Water resources engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Construction management
Strong understanding of:
- Statics
- Mechanics of materials
- Soil mechanics
- Hydraulics
- Materials behavior
- Construction methods
- Infrastructure systems
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree or PhD in engineering-related disciplines
- PE licensure or equivalent professional certification
- Experience with:
- AI training
- AI data annotation
- Technical AI evaluation
- Engineering content review
Work Details
- Remote contract role
- Flexible schedule
- Weekly payments after approved work
- Ongoing expert network opportunities and referral rewards
About SME Careers
SME Careers is an AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate focused on helping leading AI labs improve advanced AI systems using real-world domain expertise.
Contributors help shape the future of AI by improving technical reasoning, engineering communication, and infrastructure-focused problem solving.
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