Mechanical Engineers

About the Role

Mercor is hiring experienced Mechanical Engineers to help evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI systems. In this role, you'll evaluate AI-generated mechanical engineering content and workflows, leveraging your real-world expertise in designing tools, machines, and mechanical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated mechanical designs, technical drawings, system specifications, and other engineering artifacts for quality and accuracy.

• Compare AI-generated responses head-to-head based on engineering rigor, design soundness, and specification precision.

• Review mechanical engineering scenarios involving equipment design, system troubleshooting, and specification compliance and provide expert feedback.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Project Engineer, Test Engineer, or another closely related mechanical engineering role.

• Experience designing, evaluating, or maintaining mechanical products, equipment, or systems, including interpreting blueprints and technical drawings.

• Ability to commit 20+ hours per week.

• Strong written English communication skills.

Additional Information

• Start date: Immediate

• Duration: Approximately 4–6 weeks

• Payment: task-based (payment upon first task approval). Experts who complete their first task within the required timeline will then be qualified to be paid hourly for the remainder of the project.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.