Mechanical Engineering

Alignerr Corp.; Wollongong City Council; Remote; AUD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Freelance autonomy

Possible contract extension

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to serve as an AI Trainer — designing complex engineering problems spanning FEA, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics to guide AI learning.

You'll author ground-truth solutions, audit AI reasoning for accuracy and safety, and provide structured feedback to improve model performance. This fully remote, hourly contract offers 10–40 hours per week and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace or related field.
• Strong domain knowledge in solid/fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, CAD/CAM.
• Able to translate complex phenomena into clear explanations.

Responsibilities

• Design complex engineering problems spanning FEA, heat transfer, and related domains.
• Author ground-truth, step-by-step solutions for AI benchmarks.
• Audit AI reasoning for accuracy, safety, and standards compliance (ASME/ISO).
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI model performance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Detail-oriented

CAD/CAM knowledge

Education

Master's degree / PhD

Tools

SolidWorks

MATLAB

ANSYS

Job description

Mechanical Engineering — AI Trainer

About The Role

We're partnering with the world's leading AI research labs to build smarter, more technically rigorous AI models — and we need mechanical engineers to make it happen. This is a unique opportunity to apply your deep domain knowledge in a brand-new way: stress-testing advanced AI on the hardest problems in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, structural mechanics, and beyond.

If you've ever wanted to shape how AI thinks about engineering, this is your chance.

• Organization: Alignerr
• Type: Hourly Contract
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
  
  

What You'll Do

• Design Complex Engineering Problems — Craft advanced, multi-step challenges across domains like FEA (Finite Element Analysis), heat transfer, kinematics, material science, and mechatronics to push AI to its limits.
• Author Ground-Truth Solutions — Write rigorous, step-by-step technical solutions that serve as benchmarks for AI learning — clear, accurate, and built to engineering standards.
• Audit AI Reasoning — Evaluate AI-generated outputs including CAD logic, thermodynamic derivations, and material specifications for technical accuracy, safety, and compliance with standards such as ASME and ISO.
• Refine AI Thinking — Identify and document logical errors in AI reasoning — from incorrect force distributions to energy conservation violations — and provide structured feedback that directly improves model performance.
  
  

Who You Are

• Advanced degree (Master's pursuing or completed, or PhD) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related field
• Strong domain knowledge in one or more of: solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, CAD/CAM, or manufacturing processes
• Analytical communicator — able to translate complex physical phenomena into clear, precise written explanations
• Detail-oriented — rigorous when checking mathematical derivations, unit conversions, and physical system constraints
• No prior AI experience required — your engineering expertise is what matters
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with data annotation, quality evaluation, or technical review workflows
• Familiarity with engineering software such as SolidWorks, MATLAB, or ANSYS
• Background in research, academia, or technical writing
  
  

Why Join Us

• Work on genuinely cutting-edge AI projects alongside world-class research teams
• Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, as much or as little as fits your life
• Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually stimulating work
• Contribute to AI development that will shape the future of engineering and science
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension