Senior Mechanical and Hardware Design Engineer

IXO Inc.; France; Remote; EUR 129,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

IXO Inc. is seeking a senior design consultant to develop expert-level CAD, RTL/HDL or robotics scenarios and write defensible solutions with clear evaluation criteria.

You will assess AI-generated answers for technical depth and design judgment, working remotely with flexible hours. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree plus 8–12 years in mechanical or hardware design, hands-on experience, and the ability to articulate technical decisions in writing while working independently at a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8–12 years of mechanical or hardware-design experience.
• Current or recent hands‑on work in the discipline.
• Ability to explain technical decisions clearly in writing and work independently at a distance.

Responsibilities

• Create realistic CAD, RTL/HDL or robotics design scenarios.
• Write defensible solutions and evaluation criteria.
• Assess AI answers for correctness, technical depth and the quality of the design judgment.

Skills

CAD

RTL/HDL

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree

PE licensure or Master's degree

Tools

CAD tools

HDL tools

Robotics platforms

Job description

Develop expert design problems and reference answers that test engineering judgment in mechanical and hardware systems.

What you will do

• Create realistic CAD, RTL/HDL or robotics design scenarios.
• Write defensible solutions and evaluation criteria.
• Assess AI answers for correctness, technical depth and the quality of the design judgment.

Required background

• A bachelor’s degree and 8–12 years of mechanical or hardware-design experience.
• Current or recent hands‑on work in the discipline.
• Ability to explain technical decisions clearly in writing and work independently at a distance.

Preferred background

• PE licensure or a master’s degree.
• Publications, open‑source work or recognized technical output.
• Experience reviewing designs or assessing other technical work.
• Depth in CAD, RTL/HDL or robotics.

Availability

• Remote, asynchronous work with flexible hours.

Pay and engagement

$105–$179/hr

Amounts are in USD. The applicable rate or fee and work requirements are agreed before you begin.