Mechanical Design PhD - CAD Expert

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 D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: CAD / Mechanical Design Writer - Engineering FRQ
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities

- Author original, free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.

- Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem.

- Validate difficulty by running problems against three frontier language models until at least one fails.

- Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.

- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

- PhD in Mechanical Engineering , Aerospace Engineering , or Industrial Design .

- 5+ years of hands-on professional/industry experience in production design roles.

- Experience owning designs through GD&T , tolerance stacks, DFM , and drawing release.

Preferred

- CSWP/CSWE certification.

- Experience with well-known/blue-chip employers.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

- Upload resume

- AI interview based on your resume

- Submit form

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