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CAD Design Engineer - AI Evaluation - AI Trainer

$60 - $100 per hour

Mercor

Job Description

Job Description

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 / PCB / 3D Design Engineer — AI Evaluation
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Design realistic engineering problems with prompts, input files, and graders to evaluate AI models .
  • Develop tasks using SolidWorks , AutoCAD , FreeCAD , and code-based CAD tools like build123d and CadQuery .
  • Run tasks against frontier models, refine them for fairness and difficulty, and document synthetic data rationale.
  • Collaborate with AI coding agents and manage version control with Git .
  • Attend onboarding and calibration sessions to align with project goals.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 3+ years of hands-on design experience in Mechanical CAD , Electronics/PCB , or 3D/Spatial-Temporal .
  • Professional experience with SolidWorks , AutoCAD , FreeCAD , or comparable CAD tools .
  • Proficiency in Python , command line, and Git .
  • Portfolio of design work (link required).
  • Ability to assess design correctness beyond appearance.

Preferred

  • Experience with Siemens NX , CATIA , build123d , CadQuery , FreeCAD Python , NX Open , KiCad scripting , or Blender's Python API .
  • FEA , CFD , circuit, or EM simulation experience.
  • Degree in Mechanical , Electrical , Aerospace , Robotics , Computer Graphics , or related fields.
  • Experience with AI training, benchmarking, or evaluation.

Start Date

  • Immediate start ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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