Mechanical Engineer Structural Specialist AI Trainer

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco our investors include Benchmark General Catalyst Peter Thiel Adam DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Mechanical Engineering Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100$120/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Apply hands-on mechanical engineering expertise to complex tasks involving real physical systems and products.
• Review and evaluate mechanical designs engineering analyses simulation results and troubleshooting approaches.
• Analyse engineering trade-offs involving structures materials thermal performance mechanical design dynamics vibration controls reliability and manufacturability.
• Assess the technical correctness and feasibility of engineering solutions for real-world problems.
• Identify incorrect assumptions design deficiencies failure modes and potential implementation risks.
• Develop or review engineering problems reference solutions evaluation criteria and supporting documentation.
• Draw on practical experience with design simulation prototyping hardware integration test validation qualification debugging and manufacturing.
• Provide clear technical feedback grounded in real-world engineering experience and established principles.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5 years of professional mechanical engineering experience including at least 3 years of recent hands-on experience in hardware development analysis testing validation integration or troubleshooting.
• Experience as the responsible engineer for real hardware or physical systems owning portions of the engineering lifecycle.
• Deep technical expertise in at least one core domain: structural/stress analysis and FEA thermal analysis mechanical design or dynamics and controls.
• Strong command of materials loads and boundary conditions structural margins fatigue thermal constraints tolerances/GD&T component selection reliability manufacturability system integration and failure-mode analysis.
• Extensive hands-on experience analyzing testing debugging and validating physical hardware using relevant tools such as CAD/CAE FEA CFD/thermal simulation and test instrumentation.
• Proven experience developing hardware in real-world product or manufacturing environments.

Preferred

• Experience working for a company that designs builds tests and manufactures physical hardware products or systems.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information please check:
• For any help or support reach out to:

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.