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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