Process Engineer

Pay: Up to $80/hour

Overview

Handshake is looking for process and refinery engineering professionals to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You'll draw on your hands-on experience with process simulation, refinery planning, and chemical engineering workflows to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand real-world process engineering practices.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity that can be done alongside research, teaching, postdoctoral work, or industry employment.

Details

• This project involves independently producing expert-level analytical work and data outputs using the tools and workflows from your professional practice. You will be asked to complete real work tasks — such as building price forecast models or developing PPA documentation — in a structured, project-based format.

• Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.

• Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience in process or refinery engineering, in roles such as:

  • Process Engineer or Refinery Engineer

  • Process Simulation Engineer or Refinery Planning Engineer

  • LP Modeler or Refinery Optimization Engineer

  • Or equivalent roles in the energy or chemical industry

• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following tools:

  • Aspen

  • Haverly GRTMPS

  • SuperPro Designer

  • AVEVA PI

• Bachelor's degree or higher required

• Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and asynchronously.