Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Mechanical Engineering Expert — AI Training Specialist role involves collaborating with leading AI research labs to enhance AI models through rigorous engineering challenges. The position requires expertise in mechanical engineering disciplines and offers a fully remote freelance opportunity with flexible hours. Candidates will design complex engineering problems, develop solutions, and audit AI-generated content for accuracy. No prior AI experience is necessary, making it accessible for qualified engineers looking to impact AI development significantly.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design Advanced Engineering Problems across various domains to stress-test AI reasoning.
- Author Ground-Truth Solutions for AI models to calibrate and improve outputs.
- Audit AI-Generated Technical Content for accuracy and compliance with engineering standards.
- Sharpen AI Reasoning by identifying logical errors and providing structured feedback.
Key Skills:
- Advanced Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
- Deep Domain Knowledge in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, CAD/CAM, or manufacturing processes.
- Precise Technical Communication skills for explaining complex phenomena.
- Meticulous Attention to Detail in technical evaluations.
- Experience with data annotation or technical review workflows (nice to have).
- Proficiency in engineering software such as SolidWorks, ANSYS, or MATLAB (nice to have).
Salary (Rate): £35.00/hr
City: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Mechanical Engineering Expert — AI Training Specialist
About The Role
We're partnering with the world's leading AI research labs to build smarter, more technically rigorous AI models — and we need mechanical engineers who can challenge them. As a Mechanical Engineering Expert, you'll push advanced AI systems to their limits across fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, structural mechanics, and more, documenting failures and crafting the gold-standard solutions that make next-generation AI more reliable. This is a rare opportunity to apply your deep technical knowledge in a high-impact, fully remote freelance role — no prior AI experience needed.
Organization: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Design Advanced Engineering Problems — Craft complex, domain-spanning challenges across FEA, heat transfer, kinematics, material science, and mechatronics to stress-test AI reasoning and expose weaknesses.
- Author Ground-Truth Solutions — Develop rigorous, step-by-step technical solutions and benchmark responses that AI models use to calibrate and improve their outputs.
- Audit AI-Generated Technical Content — Review AI-produced CAD logic, thermodynamic proofs, and material specifications for accuracy, safety compliance, and adherence to engineering standards (e.g., ASME, ISO).
- Sharpen AI Reasoning — Identify logical errors such as incorrect force distributions, energy conservation violations, or flawed material assumptions, and provide structured feedback that directly improves AI model performance.
Who You Are
- Advanced Degree — Master's (pursuing or completed) or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Deep Domain Knowledge — Strong foundation in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, CAD/CAM, or manufacturing processes.
- Precise Technical Communicator — Able to explain complex physical phenomena and mathematical derivations clearly and concisely in written form.
- Meticulous Attention to Detail — Comfortable catching errors in unit conversions, mathematical derivations, and physical system constraints.
- No AI experience required — we'll get you up to speed.
Nice to Have
- Experience with data annotation, quality evaluation, or technical review workflows
- Proficiency in engineering software such as SolidWorks, ANSYS, or MATLAB to evaluate AI-generated code or simulation workflows
Why Join Us
- Work at the frontier of AI — Collaborate with teams building some of the most advanced AI models in existence
- Fully remote and flexible — Work on your own schedule, from anywhere
- Freelance autonomy — Choose your hours and engagement level (10–40 hrs/week)
- Meaningful impact — Your engineering expertise directly shapes how AI understands and reasons about the physical world
- Potential for ongoing work — Strong contributors are considered for contract extensions and expanded projects
- Global collaboration — Work alongside experts from diverse technical backgrounds around the world