Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer - Remote

Job Description: Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote – US-Based Preferred (Worldwide Candidates with Relevant Experience Considered)

About the Role

We are seeking experienced Chief Engineers or Senior Mechanical Engineers to support an AI training project focused on complex engineering workflows. You will leverage your technical leadership and mechanical engineering expertise to design realistic engineering tasks, coordinate multidisciplinary contributions, and establish clear technical objectives and evaluation criteria. Your work will help improve AI systems' understanding of mechanical design, engineering analysis, and technical project execution.

Key Responsibilities

Design realistic engineering projects involving mechanical design, engineering analysis, manufacturing, and testing.

Translate project objectives into clear design requirements, operating constraints, and measurable acceptance criteria.

Break complex engineering challenges into structured tasks with defined inputs, deliverables, dependencies, and responsibilities.

Coordinate contributions from relevant engineering experts across multiple disciplines.

Establish technical standards and evaluation criteria to assess engineering solutions and project outcomes.

Required Qualifications

Substantial experience as a Chief Engineer, Senior Mechanical Engineer, or in a comparable technical leadership role.

Proven experience leading complex engineering projects involving multiple technical disciplines.

Strong expertise in mechanical design and analysis, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), technical verification, testing, and root-cause analysis.

English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Experience with CAD, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and other engineering simulation tools.

Experience managing projects from initial concept through detailed design, manufacturing, testing, and delivery.

Industry experience in aerospace, automotive, robotics, industrial equipment, energy, medical devices, or other complex engineering environments.

Originally posted on Himalayas