Automotive Engineer & Python Expert - Part-Time AI Projects

Mindrift; New York (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focusing on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. Participation is project-based, not permanent employment.

Projects involve creating automotive engineering challenges, evaluating AI-generated solutions, and validating results using Python. This role emphasizes first-principles reasoning and structured scoring of multi-step problem solving, with flexible, non-permanent collaboration.

Qualifications

• Degree in Automotive Engineering or related fields.
• 3+ years of professional automotive engineering experience.
• Strong written English (C1/C2).
• Strong Python proficiency for numerical validation.
• Stable internet connection.

Responsibilities

• Design graduate- and industry-level automotive engineering problems grounded in real practice.
• Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, assumptions, and engineering logic.
• Validate analytical or numerical results using Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas).
• Improve AI reasoning to align with first principles and accepted engineering standards.
• Apply structured scoring criteria to assess multi-step problem solving.

Skills

Python programming

English proficiency

Education

Degree in Automotive Engineering or related fields

Job description

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focusing on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. Participation is project-based, not permanent employment.

Projects involve creating automotive engineering challenges, evaluating AI-generated solutions, and validating results using Python. This role emphasizes first-principles reasoning and structured scoring of multi-step problem solving, with flexible, non-permanent collaboration.