Remote | RF & Circuit Design Benchmark Consultant — $60–$90/hour

24-Mag • New York, NY

15h • Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for electrical engineering and RF/circuit design professionals experienced in scikit-rf, ngspice, RF and microwave network analysis, S-parameter characterization, transmission-line modeling, circuit simulation, Python scientific computing, and benchmark evaluation workflows. This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on RF and circuit design problem creation, scientific software evaluation, simulation workflow development, Python-based validation, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will design challenging research-grade computational problems, create precise expected outputs, develop validation logic, and refine task difficulty based on structured calibration feedback.

Requirements

• Graduate-level expertise in electrical engineering, RF engineering, microwave engineering, circuit design, signal systems, applied physics, or a closely related STEM field
• MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience in a relevant domain
• Hands-on experience using scikit-rf, ngspice, or other specialized RF/circuit design software in real engineering or research workflows
• Strong Python programming skills for scientific computing, validation logic, and task setup
• Ability to design difficult problems where the challenge comes from reasoning strategy rather than brute computation
• Comfort working independently and iterating on problem designs based on feedback
• Ability to work in Linux, terminal-based environments, or remote compute sandboxes
• MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience in electrical engineering, RF engineering, microwave engineering, circuit design, applied physics, or a related technical field is preferred
• Research publications, open-source contributions, professional scientific software work, or applied engineering experience are highly relevant
• Experience writing engineering code to solve actual RF, microwave, or circuit design problems is especially valuable

Nice To Haves

• Experience across multiple RF, circuit, simulation, or scientific software tools
• Familiarity with benchmark design, evaluation design, calibration workflows, or technical task validation
• Background in engineering pedagogy, exam design, problem-set creation, or graduate-level technical assessment
• Experience with computational reproducibility, containerized environments, remote compute, or research software packaging
• Ability to commit approximately 15–20 hours per week depending on project availability and scope

Responsibilities

• Design original graduate-level computational problems grounded in real electrical engineering, RF, microwave, and circuit simulation workflows
• Create tasks involving RF network analysis, S-parameter characterization, transmission-line modeling, circuit simulation, operating point analysis, or frequency response characterization
• Develop problems that require precise outputs from fully specified computational setups
• Design tasks that test strategic reasoning, measurement interpretation, parameter recovery, and analysis of partial technical observations
• Work with scikit-rf, ngspice, or related RF and circuit simulation tools
• Design problems involving microwave networks, S-parameters, impedance matching, transmission lines, circuit operating points, and frequency-domain behavior
• Create tasks that involve recovering circuit or RF parameters from measurement data
• Identify edge cases, software limitations, numerical artifacts, or reasoning traps that make a task genuinely challenging
• Write Python problem setups, oracle functions, and solution validators
• Refine tasks through calibration feedback until the difficulty reaches the target range
• Evaluate whether tasks require real engineering reasoning rather than surface-level pattern matching
• Maintain technical accuracy, reproducibility, and clear documentation across submitted task materials

Benefits

• Competitive hourly compensation
• Flexible assignments aligned with engineering background and scientific software experience
• Remote structure
• Competitive rates between $60–$90 per hour depending on expertise and project scope
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level