Open AI training and model evaluation roles that call for Mechanical Design expertise, gathered from 4 platforms. Part of Engineering.
Pay figures cover the 25 open jobs that publish an hourly rate in USD. They are published rates, not a guarantee of income. Last checked on October 8, 2026.
This role involves creating challenging engineering problems and solutions that test AI model capabilities in mechanical reasoning and design. You'll write problems from your specialty, solve them yourself, verify the answers, and evaluate how well AI systems perform on real engineering tasks like component sizing, failure analysis, and design validation.
This role involves creating rigorous mechanical engineering problems and solutions to train AI models to reason like practicing engineers. You will write verifiable problems from your specialty, derive correct answers, test them against AI systems, and review AI-generated engineering work for real-world applicability.
A mechanical designer writes rigorous engineering problems and solutions to train AI models to reason like practicing engineers. You'll create challenging, closed-ended technical problems from your specialty, verify correct answers, test them against AI systems, and review AI-generated engineering work for real-world applicability.
A mechanical engineer will create challenging, closed-ended engineering problems based on their specialty, derive correct solutions, and evaluate how well AI models perform on real-world engineering tasks. The role involves writing problems that test genuine engineering reasoning, component sizing, failure analysis, CAD interpretation, design impact prediction, and assessing AI-generated analysis and designs for correctness and practical applicability.
A Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will create rigorous engineering problems and solutions to evaluate and improve AI model reasoning across mechanical specialties. You will write closed-ended technical challenges from your expertise, derive correct answers, test them against AI systems, and review AI-generated engineering work for real-world accuracy and applicability.
A Validation Engineer writes challenging mechanical engineering problems from their specialty, solves them, and evaluates how well AI systems perform on real engineering reasoning tasks. The role focuses on creating benchmarks that measure whether AI can do actual engineering work like component sizing, failure mode identification, and design change prediction.
This role involves training and evaluating AI agents that perform mechanical engineering tasks within a CAD environment. You will design part geometry, create reference solutions, and assess how well the AI completes complex engineering work that would normally take an expert many hours.
Posted October 5, 2026
This role invites you to share your CAD expertise to train next-generation AI systems. You will analyze product requirements, design sophisticated multi-part assemblies with advanced parametric tools, and document your design intentions to guide model learning. You are a CAD expert with at least five years of professional experience mastering major parametric software.
Posted October 2, 2026
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This role involves helping train AI systems by analyzing complex mechanical assemblies and formulating demanding technical questions that test reasoning in mechanical design. You will validate answers directly from CAD models, examine AI-generated results to identify weaknesses, and document your findings rigorously. This position is suited to senior mechanical engineers with proven expertise in multi-part assembly design and mastery of parametric CAD tools.
Posted October 2, 2026
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This role consists of contributing to the training of AI models as a domain expert. You will interpret advanced technical drawings, geometric tolerance specifications, and construction documents to provide detailed feedback based on your practical experience. Your expertise in machining, construction, or mining operations will be key to ensuring that AI systems learn from authentic inputs that are faithful to the real world.
Posted September 29, 2026
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Mercor is seeking experienced mechanical engineers to support an advanced engineering and AI research initiative. The role involves evaluating mechanical designs, technical analyses, and testing methodologies for complex physical systems, bringing sound technical judgment based on field experience. This position is suited for professionals who have designed, analyzed, or tested mechanical or electromechanical products in production environments.
Posted September 26, 2026
This role calls for mechanical design engineers to contribute to training next-generation AI systems. You will use your expertise in CAD and manufacturing to create detailed models, interpret professional drawings, and optimize parts for production. No prior AI experience is required: your domain knowledge in mechanical engineering is the decisive asset.
Posted September 25, 2026
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Mercor is looking for mechanical engineers to evaluate and train AI models in technical judgment. The job involves writing design problems, scoring analyses proposed by models, and identifying gaps between theoretical calculations and practical reality. This role suits engineers with hands-on experience in mechanical design or analysis who can clearly communicate their reasoning.
Posted September 15, 2026
You put your expertise in mechanical design and technical drawing at the service of an annotation and evaluation job. You work directly in AutoCAD Mechanical on Windows to capture and document industrial drawing processes according to engineering standards. This role is for mechanical designers, drafters and manufacturing engineers with hands-on experience with this software.
Posted September 13, 2026
This role consists of using Inventor Professional to perform mechanical design tasks and 3D modeling. You must have the software installed on your own Windows computer and be capable of capturing high-resolution screenshots to document your work.
Posted September 13, 2026
You will use SolidWorks Premium to carry out mechanical design and 3D modeling tasks while capturing annotated data. This role is intended for engineers or designers with real-world experience using this software on Windows and who have appropriate computer hardware.
Posted September 13, 2026
This role involves creating technical question-answer sets based on complex CAD assemblies in FreeCAD to train AI models. You will analyze detailed mechanical designs and write high-quality educational content demonstrating your expertise in mechanical engineering, aerospace, or industrial design.
Posted September 11, 2026
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This job involves analyzing complex mechanical assemblies provided in FreeCAD files and writing series of technical question-answer sets to train next-generation AI systems. You must possess solid expertise in mechanical CAD and engineering, with the ability to precisely document design intentions and technical functionalities.
Posted September 11, 2026
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This role consists of solving and validating mechanical engineering problems involving design, analysis, simulation and research. You will translate physical systems into computational models, create geometries and meshes, perform structural or thermal analyses, and automate workflows with Python. This role requires expertise in applied mechanics and solid programming skills.
Posted September 7, 2026
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This role is for a CAD and mechanical design expert capable of transforming two-dimensional technical drawings into accurate 3D solid models. You will interpret engineering drawings, build complex mechanical components, automate the process via Python, and validate geometries against strict criteria. A mechanical design profile, engineer, or autonomous technical specialist with transferable skills is welcome.
Posted August 26, 2026
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26 Mechanical Design AI training jobs are open on SideHustler today. 1 was posted in the last 7 days. Listings are rechecked against the official postings: the latest check on this list was on October 8, 2026.
Among the 25 open roles that publish an hourly rate in USD, pay runs from $30 to $150 per hour, with a median of $70. These are the rates the platforms publish, not a guarantee of income or hours.
micro1 (14), DataAnnotation (6), Mercor (5) and Mindrift (1). You apply on the platform itself, which handles screening, contracts and payment.
The most requested areas of expertise on these listings are Mechanical Design, CAD Modeling, Mechanical Engineering, Technical Documentation, Simulation Analysis. Each listing states its own requirements.
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