CAD Design Engineer - AI Evaluation - AI Trainer

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 For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. #hiringmercor