You do not need to start a business or learn a new trade. AI labs need mechanical, electrical, civil and other engineers to check calculations, designs and technical reasoning that only a practitioner can assess. 82 such roles are open today.
Pay figures cover the 77 open jobs that publish an hourly rate in USD. They are published rates, not a guarantee of income. Last checked on October 8, 2026.
Real roles open today, one per platform, with the pay each platform publishes.
This freelance role centers on building high-fidelity physics simulations of robots, including accurate robot models, simulation environments, and pipelines that help robots learn to walk, grasp, and navigate. It suits engineers experienced with robotics simulators such as MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, or Gazebo who want to narrow the gap between virtual testing and real-world robot behavior. The work is hourly and remote, with written collaboration conducted in English.
This role consists of solving and validating aerodynamics and fluid dynamics problems using computational tools and code. You will develop numerical models, run CFD simulations via command-line interfaces, and automate workflows with Python. The sought profile is an aerodynamics expert with solid experience in fluid mechanics and programming.
Posted September 7, 2026
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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.
Among the 77 open roles that publish an hourly rate in USD, the median published rate is $75 per hour, and half of them fall between $60 and $95. Published rates run from $10 to $200 per hour. These are the rates platforms publish, not a guarantee of income or hours.
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82 Engineering AI training jobs are open on SideHustler today. 7 were 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 77 open roles that publish an hourly rate in USD, pay runs from $10 to $200 per hour, with a median of $75. These are the rates the platforms publish, not a guarantee of income or hours.
micro1 (34), Mercor (21), Alignerr (12), DataAnnotation (10), Mindrift (4) and Vetto (1). You apply on the platform itself, which handles screening, contracts and payment.
The most requested areas of expertise on these listings are Technical Documentation, AI Evaluation, Simulation Analysis, CAD Modeling, Mechanical Engineering. Each listing states its own requirements.
It depends on your employer and on the project. Check your employment contract first, in particular any confidentiality, exclusivity or outside-activity clause, and the rules of your profession if it is regulated. Hours are set by each project and are not guaranteed.
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