Visiting Engineer: CAD Design AI

AIFund • Mountain View, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is to build a text-and-image-to-CAD system that turns natural language and sketches into editable, parametric 3D geometry with manufacturing constraints built in — starting with consumer product design. The system will include a workflow that accepts text prompts, sketches, or reference images and produces editable parametric geometry rather than a dead-end mesh. It will also feature an iterative editing loop where conversational changes preserve the same underlying model instead of restarting from scratch. Additionally, it will incorporate manufacturing-aware constraints, geometry validation, or export flows that make the output usable in the real world, focusing on a concrete wedge such as cases, housings, brackets, or other consumer product parts.

Requirements

• Deep experience in CAD/CAM, computational geometry, parametric modeling, simulation, computer graphics, or adjacent 3D systems.
• Strong engineering judgment about what should be generated by models and what should remain deterministic and editable.
• Comfort moving between backend systems, interface design, and domain-specific technical constraints.
• Current GenAI fluency and the ability to build quickly with modern AI tools without losing rigor.
• A bias toward working prototypes over conceptual demos.
• US work authorization. We are unable to sponsor visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CADQuery, OpenSCAD, Parasolid, STEP workflows, FEA, or manufacturing toolchains.
• Background in additive manufacturing or consumer product design tools.
• Experience at Autodesk, Onshape, Shapr3D, or similar products.

Responsibilities

• Own the prototype architecture across geometry generation, representation, editing, and user interaction.
• Translate ambiguous user intent into structured geometry operations and manufacturable outputs.
• Choose the right mix of foundation models, parametric systems, and deterministic geometry logic.
• Pressure-test the product with real builders, makers, or designers and learn where the workflow breaks.
• Work closely with AI Fund's build team on product scope, technical risk, and the fastest route to strong user signal.

Benefits

• Founder-level role with meaningful equity upside if the build leads to a funded company.
• AI Fund writes a $1M check at a $4M valuation if the idea validates.
• Compensation: $10,000/month for 12 weeks ($30,000 total).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees