Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Remote - Contract Remote (International)

Dover; India; Remote; INR 2,066,000 - 4,822,000; Part time

Job summary

Dover is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for a remote contractor role (~15 hrs/week). You will analyze complex mechanical assemblies, push AI-driven insights, and ensure design integrity from concept through CAD models.

Strong communication and teaching experience are valued as you contribute to advanced AI-assisted design workflows. The position emphasizes deep GD&T, robust assembly reasoning, and mastery of major CAD tools across diverse industries.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience creating and overseeing multi-part mechanical assemblies from concept, not just from existing drawings.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and dissect multi-part mechanical assemblies to identify critical design decisions, constraints, and potential failure points that challenge expert reasoning.
• Formulate challenging, non-obvious technical questions that test real-world mechanical design judgment, ensuring relevance and difficulty beyond junior-level understanding.
• Validate and document defensible, exact answers directly from CAD models, ensuring clear traceability and accuracy.
• Review AI-generated outputs, pinpoint breakdowns or inaccuracies in mechanical reasoning, and suggest targeted improvements.
• Flag ambiguous, trivial, or unanswerable questions, refining or sharpening them for clarity and precision.
• Thoroughly document edge cases and sources of disagreement within answers to maintain strict verifiability.
• Communicate findings and reasoning in clear, professional written and verbal form to support continuous project improvement.

Skills

Design intent

Assembly reasoning

Parametric modeling

Mechanism and kinematic analysis

GD&T and tolerance judgment

CAD tools expertise

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

CATIA

Inventor

Job description

Role Title:

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Role Type:

Contractor (~15hrs/week)

Location:

Remote

We are engaging Senior Mechanical Design Engineers to contribute to a customer's project involving complex CAD assembly exploration and AI advancement. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

Required Skills

• Design intent & assembly reasoning
• Parametric modeling depth
• Mechanism & kinematic sense
• GD&T & tolerance judgment
• CAD tools expertise

Scope of Work

• Analyze and dissect multi-part mechanical assemblies to identify critical design decisions, constraints, and potential failure points that challenge expert reasoning.
• Formulate challenging, non-obvious technical questions that test real-world mechanical design judgment, ensuring relevance and difficulty beyond junior-level understanding.
• Validate and document defensible, exact answers directly from CAD models, ensuring clear traceability and accuracy.
• Review AI-generated outputs, pinpoint breakdowns or inaccuracies in mechanical reasoning, and suggest targeted improvements.
• Flag ambiguous, trivial, or unanswerable questions, refining or sharpening them for clarity and precision.
• Thoroughly document edge cases and sources of disagreement within answers to maintain strict verifiability.
• Communicate findings and reasoning in clear, professional written and verbal form to support continuous project improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience creating and overseeing multi-part mechanical assemblies from concept, not just from existing drawings.
• Mastery in at least one major parametric CAD tool (SolidWorks, Creo, NX, CATIA, Inventor, Fusion, Onshape, or Solid Edge).
• Demonstrated experience in teaching, mentoring, or leading — whether through formal instruction, leading design reviews, or coaching engineering teams.
• Expertise in design intent, assembly reasoning, mechanism and kinematic analysis, and robust GD&T/tolerance judgment.
• Background in at least one discipline: industrial machinery and automation, robotics, automotive and heavy equipment, aerospace and defense, medical devices, consumer products, or tooling and fixture design.
• Exceptional written English communication skills — your documentation directly influences project deliverables.

Bonus:

Experience with FreeCAD, advanced GD&T/tolerance analysis, or formal design review leadership.