**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: [email protected] *PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.*