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  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Mindrift Remote Part-time US$36 Permanent

    About the role Help train and evaluate AI agents on expert-level fluid simulation tasks. You'll take CAD geometry, set up and run simulations, build verified reference solutions, and write Python checks for the agent's results. Requirements • A degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field such as energy or oil & gas. A PhD is...


  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Mindrift Remote Part-time US$36 Permanent

    About the role Help train and evaluate AI agents that work inside a real CAD environment on long engineering tasks, work that would take an expert 10–15 hours. You'll design part geometry, build reference solutions, and judge the agent's attempts. You'll work alongside CFD engineers who simulate the geometry you build. Requirements • A degree in...


  • Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clarkson Owens Recruitment Full-time

    Site Agent / Project Manager Location: Edinburgh Employment Type: Freelance Duration: Initially until January, with potential for extension Sector: Civil Engineering / Renewables Clarkson Owens Recruitment is currently working with a large civil engineering contractor to recruit a Site Agent / Project Manager for an upcoming renewables project. The role will...


  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom hays-gcj-v4-pd-online Full-time

    Senior Quantity Surveyor (Freelance)Edinburgh6-Month Contract | Attractive Day Rate | Flexible WorkingYour NewpanyOur client is a leading Tier 1 main contractor with an enviable reputation for delivering some of the UK's mostplex and high-profile construction projects. With a strong pipeline of secured work across Scotland, they are seeking an experienced...

  • AI Generalist

    3 days ago


    Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Rex.zone Full-time

    Explore full-time remote AI Generalist jobs in Edinburgh for 2026. Join Rex.zone to power AI training pipelines through data labeling, RLHF, and large language model evaluation. Core Responsibilities in AI/ML Training Workflows In this mid-senior engineering role, you will execute advanced prompt evaluation, named entity recognition, and content safety...


  • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$35 - US$60 Permanent

    Electrical Engineering — AI Trainer About The Role We're looking for Electrical Engineering experts to help train and improve the next generation of AI models. Your deep technical knowledge will directly shape how AI understands and reasons through complex engineering problems — from circuit analysis to signal processing to power systems. This is a...


  • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$35 - US$60 Permanent

    Computer Engineering - AI Data Trainer • Location: Remote About The Job At Alignerr, we partner with the world’s leading AI research teams and labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models. You’ll challenge advanced language models on topics like computer architecture and hardware design, embedded systems and IoT, networking and distributed...


  • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$50 - US$70 Permanent

    Machine Learning Engineer - AI Data Trainer • Location: Remote About The Job At Alignerr, we partner with the world’s leading AI research teams and labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models. This project is about capturing how an LLM reasons and takes actions step by step to solve real tasks. Annotators write clear, structured traces that show...

  • Site Agent

    4 days ago


    Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom RTL Group Ltd Full-time

    Site Agent - Civils Infrastructure ProjectLocation: EdinburghSalary: Competitive + packagePermanent / Freelance options availableWe are currently looking for an experienced Site Agent to join the delivery team on a major civils infrastructure project in Edinburgh. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven construction professional with a strong...


  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Clarkson Owens Recruitment Limited Full-time

    Site Agent / Project ManagerLocation: EdinburghEmployment Type: FreelanceDuration: Initially until January, with potential for extensionSector: Civil Engineering / RenewablesClarkson Owens Recruitment is currently working with a large civil engineering contractor to recruit a Site Agent / Project Manager for an upcoming renewables project.The role will...


  • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Scotland Mindrift Remote Full-time £29,000 - £42,000

    About the role Help train and evaluate AI agents on expert-level fluid simulation tasks. You'll take CAD geometry, set up and run simulations, build verified reference solutions, and write Python checks for the agent's results. Requirements A degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field such as energy or oil & gas. A PhD is preferred...

  • Applied Physics

    4 days ago


    City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$40 - US$80 Permanent

    Applied Physics (AI Training) About The Role What if your mastery of quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, and thermodynamics could directly shape how AI understands the physical world? We're looking for PhD-level Applied Physicists to stress-test cutting-edge AI models — exposing where they break the laws of physics and helping ensure they reason with the...


  • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$60 - US$80 Permanent

    Senior Machine Learning Expert (AI Training) About The Role What if your deep expertise in machine learning could directly determine how the next generation of AI systems reason, plan, and make decisions? We're looking for Senior Machine Learning Experts to author high-fidelity reasoning traces — the structured, step-by-step thinking records that teach...

  • Back End Developer

    5 days ago


    City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$20 - US$100 Permanent

    About The Role What if the code you write could directly power the AI systems shaping how millions of people interact with technology? We're looking for Back End Developers in Edinburgh to design, build, and optimize the server-side systems and APIs that drive cutting-edge AI products — from data pipelines and model-serving infrastructure to scalable...


  • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$40 - US$80 Permanent

    Precision Medicine Data Lead (AI Training) About The Role What if your expertise in genomic and clinical data could directly shape how AI understands and advances personalized medicine for millions of patients worldwide? We're looking for a Precision Medicine Data Lead to bring deep healthcare and life sciences knowledge to cutting-edge AI training...

  • Chemistry Masters

    7 days ago


    City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$35 - US$55 Permanent

    Chemistry Masters – AI Data Trainer About The Role We're looking for chemistry experts to help train and improve the next generation of AI models. At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build smarter, more scientifically rigorous AI systems — and we need people with deep chemistry knowledge to make it happen. If you hold...


  • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$40 - US$80 Permanent

    Applied Physics Specialist (AI Training) About The Role What if your years of graduate-level physics training could directly influence how AI reasons about the physical world? We're looking for PhD-level Applied Physicists to stress-test cutting-edge Large Language Models — exposing the gaps in their understanding of quantum mechanics, thermodynamics,...

  • Applied Physics

    4 days ago


    City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Scotland Alignerr Corp. Remote Full-time £83,000 - £165,000

    Applied Physics (AI Training) What if your mastery of quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, and thermodynamics could directly shape how AI understands the physical world? We're looking for PhD-level Applied Physicists to stress-test cutting-edge AI models — exposing where they break the laws of physics and helping ensure they reason with the rigour of a...

  • Data Science Expert

    7 days ago


    City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Alignerr Remote Full-time US$40 - US$80 Permanent

    Data Science Expert — AI Content Specialist About The Role What if your deep knowledge of machine learning, statistics, and data engineering could directly shape how the world's most advanced AI systems think and reason? We're looking for Data Science Experts to work with Alignerr — a team that partners with leading AI research labs to train and...


  • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Mindrift Remote Part-time US$30 Permanent

    This opportunity is only for candidates currently residing in the specified country. Your location may affect eligibility and rates. At Mindrift, innovation meets opportunity. We believe in using the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI. What We Do The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech...