Industrial Engineer - AI Training

Industrial Engineer - AI Training

This is a great opportunity to supplement your income while pursuing full-time or longer-term opportunities, all while applying your Industrial Engineering expertise to help improve next-generation AI models!

Our client has already hired over 1,000 Braintrust talent and plans to hire hundreds more. Many Braintrust subject-matter experts earn over $12,000/month. You’ll have the flexibility to work as much or as little as you choose, with 20 hrs/week suggested but not required. Your final hourly rate will be chosen by Outlier AI and determined by your location.

What To Expect

If qualified, you’ll be invited to complete a brief 3–5 minute questionnaire. If you pass, you’ll be approved and able to begin work.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree and/or PhD in Industrial Engineering
• Strong understanding of:
  • Operations research
  • Optimization methods
  • Supply chain systems
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Quality engineering & process improvement
• Ability to critique and explain complex technical concepts in clear English

Preferred Qualifications

• Research or industry experience in optimization, simulation, or systems engineering
• Experience analyzing workflows, statistical models, or industrial systems
• Familiarity with programming or analytical tools (Python, R, MATLAB, or similar)
• Experience teaching or documenting technical material

What You’ll Be Working On:

Projects will focus on helping train AI large language models (LLMs) to better understand Industrial Engineering concepts, methods, and reasoning.

Example tasks may include:

• Evaluating AI-generated explanations of optimization, forecasting, and system design
• Reviewing analyses related to supply chain networks or operations research
• Assessing methodologies, calculations, and technical accuracy
• Writing clear explanations of tradeoffs in engineering decisions
• Reviewing step-by-step reasoning for correctness

💡 No prior AI experience needed! Instructions provided after approval.

Note: Outlier AI is partnering with Remotasks for this opportunity

Key skills/competency

• Industrial Engineering
• Operations Research
• Optimization Methods
• Supply Chain Systems
• Manufacturing Processes
• Quality Engineering
• Process Improvement
• AI Training
• LLMs
• Technical Communication