Cincinnatus is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for full-time and long-term contingent roles. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives. Roles hired through Cincinnatus are not project-based or freelance engagements. They are structured, role-based positions that typically involve full-time or fixed-term commitments, close collaboration with a client's internal teams, and integration into standard enterprise workflows. Cincinnatus is a legal entity separate from Mercor. While opportunities may be discovered through Mercor's platform, employment, onboarding, payroll, and benefits for these roles are administered by Cincinnatus. Equal Employment Opportunity Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cincinnatus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans throughout the job application process.
Hardware Design Expert
Location
Worldwide
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
$110 - $190 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Hardware Design Expert
Mercor
Role Description 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: Expert Hardware / RTL Engineer – SystemVerilog / Verilog Type: Contract Compensation: $110–190/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 20–40 hours/week Role Responsibilities - Apply RTL expertise to evaluate technical tasks against real-world professional standards. - Review intricate code-level situations and provide precise, structured written assessments. - Work inside Docker-based repositories, running and interpreting programmatic and CI-style checks to ensure a sound engineering environment. - Provide clear written rationales explaining your expert judgments. - Complete well-defined, time-bounded tasks with explicit evaluation criteria. Qualifications - Must-Have: 5+ years of professional or research RTL experience in SystemVerilog or Verilog. - Hands-on depth in RTL design, testbench/UVM verification, FPGA or ASIC work, and EDA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, Synopsys, Cadence). - Comfort working in Linux/Docker-based repo environments and reading automated/CI checks. - Ability to articulate not just what code does but why it's correct or idiomatic, clearly in writing. - Preferred: Engineers from semiconductor, telecom, defense/aerospace, national-lab, or academic backgrounds. Requirements - Hourly contractor - Paid weekly via Stripe Connect Application Process - Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome - For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com - PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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