AI Trainer - Mechanical Engineering

Planet Pharma; Chicago (IL); On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to evaluate AI-generated calculations, designs, and reports. You will design realistic scenarios, perform tolerance analyses, and provide detailed feedback to improve automated reasoning in engineering tasks.

The role requires 2+ years of mechanical engineering experience and strong CAD proficiency (SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, NX, or equivalents). You’ll help train AI systems to reason like experienced engineers and support manufacturing decisions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Proficient in CAD tools and reading engineering drawings.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics, thermodynamics, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated engineering calculations, designs, and reports.
• Design realistic engineering scenarios based on real-world projects.
• Compare AI outputs and identify technical errors, risks, and edge cases.
• Create evaluation criteria, grading rubrics, and worked solutions.
• Provide detailed feedback on mechanical design, manufacturing, analysis, and testing decisions.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Engineering fundamentals

Critical thinking

Data interpretation

Feedback delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

CATIA

NX

Fusion 360

Inventor

Job description

Use your engineering expertise to assess AI-generated calculations, design reviews, tolerance analyses, thermal and fluid simulations, manufacturing recommendations, and failure investigations. You'll help train AI systems to reason more effectively like experienced mechanical engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Design realistic engineering scenarios based on real-world projects
• Evaluate AI-generated engineering calculations, designs, and reports
• Compare AI outputs and identify technical errors, risks, and missed edge cases
• Create evaluation criteria, grading rubrics, and worked solutions
• Provide detailed feedback on mechanical design, manufacturing, analysis, and testing decisions

Requirements:

• 2+ years of professional Mechanical Engineering experience
• Strong background in at least one of: (Mechanical Design & Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Structural & Materials Engineering, Thermal & Fluid Systems, Robotics & Automation, Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, HVAC, or Medical Devices)
• Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, NX, Fusion 360, Inventor, or similar
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals, including mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and manufacturing processes

Preferred Backgrounds:

• FEA, CFD, MATLAB, or Python-based engineering analysis
• GD&T, DFM/DFA, tolerance stack-ups, and reliability engineering
• Failure analysis and root cause investigation
• PE license (not required)
• Familiarity with AI tools and large language models (LLMs)

Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its headquarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.

Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.

We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

www.planet-pharma.com