Electrical Engineering Researcher
Other Engineering
United States
Posted on Jun 15, 2026
Opportunity Overview
Handshake is looking for experienced electrical engineering researchers to support AI research through flexible, part-time contract work. This is not a traditional job — you'll draw on your hands-on expertise in signal processing, power systems, circuit design, or communications to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand advanced electrical engineering concepts and research.
This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside your current work.
What You'll Do
Handshake is looking for experienced electrical engineering researchers to support AI research through flexible, part-time contract work. This is not a traditional job — you'll draw on your hands-on expertise in signal processing, power systems, circuit design, or communications to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand advanced electrical engineering concepts and research.
This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside your current work.
What You'll Do
- Use your domain expertise to create expert-level training questions and scenarios based on real electrical engineering research and technical concepts
- Review and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance to real-world electrical engineering problems and methods
- Provide structured written feedback to help improve AI model performance
- Complete tasks at your own pace with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement
- PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field from a top 100 US university
- Deep expertise in one or more areas such as signal processing, power systems, communications, control systems, or circuit design
- Active use of arxiv.org (eess) to stay current with research
- Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, SPICE, or similar tools
- Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment