Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Remote

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This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in 55 countries including United States United Kingdom Canada Germany India France Netherlands Singapore.

Pay: $40$90/hr

Role Title: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Role Type: Contractor (15hrs/week)

Location: Remote

We are engaging Senior Mechanical Design Engineers to contribute to a customers project involving complex CAD assembly exploration and AI this role youll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn reason and perform through high-quality real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required your domain knowledge is what matters.

Scope of Work

1. Analyze and dissect multi-part mechanical assemblies to identify critical design decisions constraints and potential failure points that challenge expert reasoning.
2. Formulate challenging non-obvious technical questions that test real-world mechanical design judgment ensuring relevance and difficulty beyond junior-level understanding.
3. Validate and document defensible exact answers directly from CAD models ensuring clear traceability and accuracy.
4. Review AI-generated outputs pinpoint breakdowns or inaccuracies in mechanical reasoning and suggest targeted improvements.
5. Flag ambiguous trivial or unanswerable questions refining or sharpening them for clarity and precision.
6. Thoroughly document edge cases and sources of disagreement within answers to maintain strict verifiability.
7. Communicate findings and reasoning in clear professional written and verbal form to support continuous project improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

1. 5 years of professional experience creating and overseeing multi-part mechanical assemblies from concept not just from existing drawings.
2. Mastery in at least one major parametric CAD tool (SolidWorks Creo NX CATIA Inventor Fusion Onshape or Solid Edge).
3. Demonstrated experience in teaching mentoring or leading whether through formal instruction leading design reviews or coaching engineering teams.
4. Expertise in design intent assembly reasoning mechanism and kinematic analysis and robust GD&T/tolerance judgment.
5. Background in at least one discipline: industrial machinery and automation robotics automotive and heavy equipment aerospace and defense medical devices consumer products or tooling and fixture design.
6. Exceptional written English communication skills your documentation directly influences project deliverables.
7. Bonus: Experience with FreeCAD advanced GD&T/tolerance analysis or formal design review leadership.

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