Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 1,012,000 - 1,518,000; Part time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking a remote, part-time contractor to design realistic mechanical engineering projects for AI training, covering requirements, analysis, testing and acceptance criteria.

You will coordinate across technical disciplines, converting objectives into structured tasks with clear deliverables and evaluation criteria, and provide technical verification through testing and root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• Requires substantial leadership in mechanical engineering.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical engineering projects for AI training (design, analysis, testing, acceptance).
• Coordinate contributions from experts across disciplines.
• Translate objectives into clear design requirements, constraints and delivery criteria.
• Break complex problems into connected tasks with inputs, deliverables and dependencies.
• Support verification through testing and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

English proficiency

Education

Master's or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

Design realistic mechanical engineering projects for AI training, including requirements, analysis, testing, and acceptance criteria. This contractor role pays $200 to $300 per hour and is open across many countries.

Remote Hourly · $200–$300/hr

$200–$300/hr

Compensation

Contract, part-time

Engagement

Remote

Location

Posted

Open in 52 countries

• Argentina
• Austria
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
• Ghana
• Greece
• India
• Italy
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Portugal
• Qatar
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Vietnam

The work

You will design realistic engineering projects that help train and evaluate AI systems on mechanical design, engineering analysis, manufacturing, testing, and technical project execution.

The work includes turning complex engineering workflows into structured tasks with clear requirements, constraints, deliverables, dependencies, responsibilities, and evaluation criteria.

• Design projects involving mechanical design, engineering analysis, manufacturing, and testing.
• Coordinate contributions from experts across relevant technical disciplines.
• Turn project objectives into clear design requirements, operating constraints, and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Break complex engineering problems into connected tasks with defined inputs, deliverables, dependencies, and responsibilities.
• Support technical verification through testing and root-cause analysis.

What it pays and takes

This is a part-time contractor role. The work requires substantial professional experience in mechanical engineering leadership and the ability to structure complex technical projects for AI training.

• Pay: $200 to $300 per hour.
• Role type: Contractor and part time.
• Location: Open to candidates in Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
• Language: English proficiency at B2 level or higher.
• Required experience: Chief Engineer, Senior Mechanical Engineer, or comparable technical leadership experience.
• Required expertise: Mechanical design, engineering analysis, multidisciplinary project leadership, design for manufacture and assembly, technical verification, testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Helpful background: A master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
• Helpful tools experience: CAD, finite element analysis, or other engineering simulation tools.
• Helpful project experience: Taking work from concept through detailed design, manufacturing, testing, and delivery.
• Relevant industries include aerospace, automotive, robotics, industrial equipment, energy, medical devices, and other complex engineering environments.

About AI training work

AI training work uses human expertise to create and review examples that help AI systems perform useful tasks. Experienced engineers are needed when projects require sound technical judgment, realistic constraints, and accurate evaluation.