Key skills
Mechanical EngineeringPythonNumerical ValidationProfessional CertificationsWritten EnglishAIPandasNumPyProblem Solving
About this role
Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. The Mechanical Engineer & Python Expert will design engineering problems, evaluate AI solutions, validate results using Python, and improve AI reasoning according to engineering standards.
Responsibilities:
- Design graduate- and industry-level mechanical engineering problems grounded in real practice
- Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, assumptions, and engineering logic
- Validate analytical or numerical results using Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas)
- Improve AI reasoning to align with first principles and accepted engineering standards
- Apply structured scoring criteria to assess multi-step problem solving
Requirements:
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields, e.g. Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Design, Computational Mechanics, etc
- 3+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience
- Strong written English (C1/C2)
- Strong Python proficiency for numerical validation
- Stable internet connection
- Professional certifications (e.g., PE, CEng, PMP)
- Experience in international or applied projects