Mechanical Engineer Simulation Specialist

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Mechanical Engineering & Simulation Expert Hephaestus
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70$90/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Create realistic engineering problems with native geometry assemblies materials loads boundary conditions and design requirements.
• Build and debug analysis models in areas such as stress and deformation thermal behavior vibration or fluid flow. Assess mesh quality convergence sensitivity and physical consistency for simulation tasks.
• Produce reference solutions and reproducible CAD FEA or CFD workflows using tools like SolidWorks FreeCAD CATIA ANSYS CalculiX OpenFOAM or equivalents.
• Define checks for dimensions assembly relationships mass properties manufacturability stress displacement temperature pressure drop or other relevant outputs. Apply numerical checks artifact inspection and engineering judgment where appropriate.
• Package native files solver settings scripts and results. Document assumptions and limitations for reproducibility.
• Validate reference outcomes and incorrect cases. Review AI-generated artifacts and diagnose failures from design model setup numerical method or verification logic.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5 years of professional mechanical engineering experience with direct ownership of product designs engineering analysis manufacturing processes or validation.
• Recent hands-on depth in one or more relevant CAD FEA CFD or thermal-analysis workflows.
• Ability to automate analysis or inspect results using Python MATLAB shell scripts or comparable tools.
• Strong judgment about model fidelity material behavior boundary conditions numerical convergence and physical plausibility.
• Clear technical communication and a disciplined approach to reproducible engineering work.

Preferred

• A professional engineering credential.
• Prior test automation design documentation or engineering-training experience.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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• AI interview based on your resume
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