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Mechanical Design PhD CAD Expert

Mercor


Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 August 2026 (30 days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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: CAD / Mechanical Design Writer - Engineering FRQ
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Author original free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.
  • Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem.
  • Validate difficulty by running problems against three frontier language models until at least one fails.
  • Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or Industrial Design.
  • 5 years of hands-on professional/industry experience in production design roles.
  • Experience owning designs through GD&T tolerance stacks DFM and drawing release.

Preferred

  • CSWP/CSWE certification.
  • Experience with well-known/blue-chip employers.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

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