Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer - Remote

Work Arrangement: Remote — US-based candidates preferred; qualified candidates worldwide considered
Employment Type: Contract
Compensation: $384,000–$576,000 per year (annualized equivalent)
Hourly Rate: $200–$300 per hour

Annualized compensation is an illustrative equivalent based on 40 hours/week × 48 weeks/year. Actual earnings depend on hours worked, project availability, and approved work.

About the Role

We are seeking experienced Chief Engineers and Senior Mechanical Engineers to contribute to an AI training project focused on complex, real-world engineering workflows.

In this role, you will apply your experience leading multidisciplinary engineering projects to design realistic engineering tasks, coordinate contributions from domain experts, and establish clear technical objectives and evaluation criteria. Your expertise will help improve how AI systems approach mechanical design, engineering analysis, and technical project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Design realistic engineering projects involving mechanical design, engineering analysis, manufacturing, and testing, incorporating contributions from relevant technical disciplines.

• Translate project objectives into clear design requirements, operating constraints, and measurable acceptance criteria.

• Decompose complex engineering problems into connected tasks with defined inputs, deliverables, dependencies, and expert responsibilities.

• Establish technical objectives and evaluation criteria for engineering workflows.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary contributions to ensure project tasks are technically coherent and aligned with defined requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Substantial professional experience as a Chief Engineer, Senior Mechanical Engineer, or in a comparable technical leadership role.

• Proven experience leading complex engineering projects involving multiple technical disciplines.

• Strong expertise in mechanical design and engineering analysis.

• Experience with design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA).

• Technical verification experience, including testing and root-cause analysis.

• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Preferred Qualifications

• A relevant master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.

• Experience with CAD, finite element analysis (FEA), or other relevant engineering simulation tools.

• Experience leading projects from initial concept through detailed design, manufacturing, testing, and delivery.

• Experience in aerospace, automotive, robotics, industrial equipment, energy, medical devices, or other complex engineering environments.

Core Skills

• Multidisciplinary engineering project leadership

• Mechanical design and engineering analysis

• Design for manufacture and assembly

• Technical review and verification

• Testing and root-cause analysis

• Engineering requirements and acceptance criteria

• Task decomposition and workflow design

• CAD and engineering simulation tools