Mechanical Engineering Expert - F500

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: Mechanical Engineering Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70–$80/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Construct enterprise mechanical engineering scenarios for complex product design cycles, multi-stakeholder design reviews, and manufacturing or regulatory certification processes at Fortune 500 accounts.
• Build tasks across Fortune 500 product design and CAD modeling , thermal/fluid systems analysis , structural and stress analysis , manufacturing process engineering , and reliability/failure analysis .
• Develop engineering scenarios using tools such as SolidWorks , ANSYS , CATIA , MATLAB/Simulink , and enterprise PLM systems ( Siemens Teamcenter , PTC Windchill ) in Fortune 500 stacks.
• Apply enterprise mechanical engineering methodologies ( FEA/CFD simulation , DFM/DFA principles , Six Sigma/DFSS , GD&T standards ) to produce reference design specifications, engineering analyses, and executive-level technical narratives.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic enterprise mechanical engineering judgment from generic textbook or coursework-level recall.

Qualifications Must-Have

• 5+ years working as a mechanical engineer or engineering lead at a Fortune 500 industrial, automotive, aerospace, or manufacturing company ( GE , Boeing , Caterpillar , Ford , Honeywell ).
• Direct ownership of Fortune 500 -scale product designs, manufacturing processes, or engineering certification programs.

Preferred

• Prior rubric, engineering-training curriculum, or design documentation authorship.