Remote | Senior Mechanical Design Engineer — $40–$90/hour
About The Position
We are sharing a specialised consulting opportunity for experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineers with deep expertise in complex multi-part assemblies, parametric CAD, mechanism design, kinematic analysis, GD&T, tolerance judgement, and design review to contribute to advanced AI training and mechanical-engineering evaluation initiatives. Selected professionals will analyse complex CAD assemblies, formulate challenging engineering questions, validate exact answers from models, review AI-generated mechanical reasoning, and document edge cases with strong technical precision. No prior AI experience is required; advanced mechanical-design expertise is the primary qualification.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional mechanical-design experience
- Experience creating and overseeing multi-part assemblies from concept
- Strong ability to make original mechanical-design decisions rather than working only from existing drawings
- Mastery of at least one major parametric CAD platform
- Deep expertise in design intent and assembly reasoning
- Strong mechanism and kinematic analysis capabilities
- Advanced understanding of GD&T and tolerance judgement
- Experience identifying design constraints and failure modes
- Strong technical reasoning across complex mechanical systems
- Exceptional written English communication skills
- Strong ability to document technical reasoning precisely
Nice To Haves
- Experience teaching, mentoring, leading design reviews, or coaching engineering teams
- FreeCAD experience is advantageous
- Advanced tolerance analysis or formal design-review leadership is advantageous
- No prior AI-training or model-evaluation experience is required
Responsibilities
- Analyse complex multi-part mechanical assemblies
- Identify critical design decisions and engineering constraints
- Evaluate component relationships, interfaces, and assembly intent
- Identify potential failure points requiring expert judgement
- Apply practical mechanical-design reasoning beyond drawing interpretation
- Formulate challenging mechanical-design questions from CAD models
- Focus on non-obvious problems requiring senior-level engineering judgement
- Develop questions involving assemblies, mechanisms, tolerances, and constraints
- Avoid trivial or purely visual questions
- Ensure questions are technically meaningful and answerable
- Validate answers directly against underlying CAD models
- Document exact and defensible engineering conclusions
- Maintain clear traceability between questions and model evidence
- Identify relevant dimensions, constraints, and geometric relationships
- Ensure answers remain precise and technically reproducible
- Review AI-generated responses to mechanical-engineering questions
- Identify breakdowns in design intent or assembly reasoning
- Evaluate mechanism and kinematic interpretation
- Flag incorrect GD&T or tolerance assumptions
- Recommend targeted improvements to technical reasoning quality
- Identify ambiguous, trivial, or unanswerable questions
- Refine technical prompts for clarity and precision
- Document edge cases and legitimate sources of disagreement
- Communicate findings through clear professional documentation
- Support consistent quality standards across evaluation workflows
Benefits
- Independent contractor engagement
- Fully remote
- Expected commitment: approximately 15 hours per week
- Compensation: $40–$90/hour
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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