Mechanical Engineer for AI Training and Evaluation

Apply hands-on mechanical engineering judgment to help evaluate and improve advanced AI systems. Your design and analysis standards will serve as the benchmark for assessing AI-generated mechanical engineering work.

This is an ongoing talent-pool listing for mechanical engineers interested in AI training and evaluation assignments, not a guaranteed active project. New assignments can begin with short notice, and qualified candidates are contacted when a suitable project opens.

• Create design problems based on work you have performed, including loads, constraints, tolerances, and a reference answer used to evaluate model responses.
• Assess AI-written engineering analyses, including free-body diagrams, governing failure modes, and appropriate application of safety factors.
• Identify designs that may meet calculations but fail in real-world use because of manufacturability, assembly, wear, or thermal-expansion considerations.

• Degree in mechanical engineering and professional mechanical design or analysis experience.
• Experience seeing a design you created get built and learning how it performed in practice.
• Clear written communication skills, as the work relies heavily on explaining engineering reasoning.
• Comfort working through ambiguous tasks and raising unclear instructions.

• Remote, hourly independent-contractor work.
• Project invitations are sent to candidates whose background matches the assignment. Each invitation specifies the rate, expected hours, and client, and hiring decisions are made for that specific assignment.
• This listing itself does not make acceptance or rejection decisions. A matching opportunity may arise within a week or may take several months, depending on available projects.

Past project rates have ranged from $70 to $125 per hour, with final rates set by project scope and depth.

Complete registration once to remain eligible for all qualified engineering networks. Completing the domain-expert interview and joining each network for which you qualify can improve matching opportunities.

• Submit your resume and confirm your work location.
• Complete a short AI interview, approximately 20 minutes.
• After background verification, qualified candidates are added to the mechanical engineering talent pool for future matching.