Industrial Engineer - Process Specialist

Mercor; Mumbai; On-site; INR 413,000 - 964,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking industrial and manufacturing engineers with 2-3 years of professional experience, or current postgraduate students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will work through real process, operations, and production engineering workflows on your Mac to help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

This part-time role offers a low-pressure environment with clearly defined responsibilities, approximately 10-20 hours per week, and an immediate start.

Qualifications

• Must own a MacBook/Mac with Apple Silicon or Intel, macOS 15+
• Bachelor/Engineering degree in related field
• Experience with process design, lean/Six Sigma, production planning, quality control, or supply chain analysis
• Pursuing or recently completed Masters, or 2–3 years exp with/Bachelors from a prestigious institution
• Ability to clearly explain engineering decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Complete and narrate real industrial and manufacturing tasks on your Mac to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models
• Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week
• Responsibilities are clearly structured without the high pressure of internships or full-time consulting
• Immediate start preferred

Skills

Engineering reasoning

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Eng

Masters or 2-3 years exp with Bachelor's

Tools

CAD

Process mapping

Statistical tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

Role Overview:

Mercor is looking for industrial and manufacturing engineers with 2-3 years of professional experience, or currently enrolled postgrad engineering students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will work through real process, operations, and production engineering workflows on your own Mac to help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

Qualifications:

• Required: You must own a MacBook or Mac with an Apple M-series chip or Intel processor, running macOS 15 or higher. Applicants without a Mac cannot be considered.

• Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Systems Engineering, or a related field

• Experience with process design, lean/Six Sigma, production planning, quality control, or supply chain analysis using spreadsheets, CAD, process-mapping, or statistical tools

• Currently pursuing or recently completed Masters studies, or have 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelors from a prestigious institution

• Ability to clearly explain your engineering decisions while you work

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Details:

• Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week

• Responsibilities include completing and narrating real industrial and manufacturing engineering tasks on your Mac to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models

• Clearly structured responsibilities without the high pressure typically found in internships or full-time consulting roles

• Immediate start preferred