$60-100/hrAs published by the platform.
This role asks design engineers to build realistic CAD, PCB and 3D tasks that test how well AI models handle real engineering work. Each task combines a prompt, input design files and an automated grader, then gets run against frontier models and refined until it is fair and challenging. It suits experienced designers who also write Python and are comfortable with the command line and Git.
$60-100/hr
Pay as published by the platform. It is not a guarantee of income or hours.
Open to residents of: United States.
You apply on work.mercor.com: create a profile, complete a skills assessment, then get matched to projects that fit your background.
Official posting: https://work.mercor.com/jobs/list_AAABoRF0_T8Qt6YeWGBHI7oe/cad-pcb-3-d-design-engineer-ai-evaluation
Last checked on October 13, 2026.
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