Structural Engineer Expert

AfterQuery builds the expert evaluation data that frontier AI labs use to measure and improve their models. We're hiring structural engineers as contractors to author and grade the analysis and design scenarios those evaluations run on.

What you'll actually do

• Author realistic structural scenarios, from load analysis through connection design
• Write reference answers with the code and load path reasoning behind each decision
• Grade model output for structural soundness and code compliance
• Flag designs that read plausible but would be unsafe or unbuildable

Who this is for

• Engineers with a degree in civil or structural engineering
• Practitioners with at least 2 years of structural design or analysis experience
• Engineers with depth in codes such as ASCE 7, ACI, or AISC
• Clear writers who can document the reasoning behind a structural decision

Contract and pay

• $110 to $195/hr, paid weekly via Stripe. Your rate is set from your experience, not negotiated down after you start.
• Fully remote, fully async. No fixed hours.
• Minimum 10 hours per week, no maximum. Scale up or down week to week.
• No screen recording, no keystroke monitoring, no idle timers.
• Independent contractor. Ongoing project work rather than single task batches.

How our hiring process works

1. Apply at /apply/structural-engineer-expert. About five minutes. Resume plus a few structured questions.
2. Resume review. Every application gets read against a published rubric and gets a decision.
3. Written assessment. You may be asked to take a written assessment for further placement.
4. Onboarding. Sign the contractor agreement, connect Stripe, and get platform access.
5. Project match. You're matched to live work in your specialty, usually within a week of onboarding.

About AfterQuery

AfterQuery is an expert data lab. We build the evaluation and training data that frontier AI labs use to measure what their models can and can't do in real professional work. Our contributors are practicing professionals, not annotators, and the work is credited, reviewed, and paid at professional rates.

Responsibilities

• Author realistic structural scenarios from load analysis through connection design
• Write reference answers with the code and load path reasoning behind each decision
• Grade model output for structural soundness and code compliance
• Flag designs that read plausible but would be unsafe or unbuildable

Requirements

• Degree in civil or structural engineering
• 2+ years of structural design or analysis experience
• Depth in codes such as ASCE 7, ACI, or AISC
• Clear written English for documenting structural reasoning
• Able to commit at least 10 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications

• PE or SE license
• Seismic or high rise design experience
• Analysis software depth such as ETABS, SAP2000, or RISA

Why Apply

• $110 to $195/hr, paid weekly via Stripe
• 100% remote and fully async
• Shape how frontier models reason about structural engineering
• Ongoing project work with hours you set each week