Mechanical Engineer & Python Expert - Freelance AI Trainer

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focusing on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. The role involves designing computational engineering problems that require Python programming, ensuring they are computationally intensive, and verifying solutions using Python with standard engineering libraries.

Responsibilities:

• Design original computational engineering problems that simulate real engineering workflows
• Create problems requiring Python programming to solve engineering calculations and simulations
• Ensure problems are computationally intensive and require numerical methods or iterative solutions
• Develop problems involving system design, optimization, and analysis
• Base problems on real research challenges or practical applications from engineering practice
• Verify solutions using Python with standard engineering libraries
• Document problem statements clearly and provide verified correct answers

Requirements:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields
• Python proficiency for numerical validation
• 2+ years of professional experience: applied, research, or teaching experience is applicable
• Understanding of practical engineering constraints and approximations
• Strong written English (C1+)
• MATLAB, R, C, SQL, Numpy, Pandas, SciPy, domain-specific libraries, Stata or knowledge of any programming language can be equivalent
• Professional certifications (e.g., CMME, SAS Certifications, CAP)
• Experience in international or applied projects