Civil Engineer & Python Expert — Project-Based

Mindrift; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 95,000; Part time

Job summary

Mindrift Austin-based project-based opportunity for engineers to design computational problems and validate them with Python. Contributors work part-time on diverse engineering tasks while ensuring numerical rigor using standard libraries.

The role suits Civil Engineering graduates with 2+ years of experience and strong English writing skills, offering flexible, non-permanent engagement with hourly compensation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Proficient in Python for numerical validation.
• 2+ years of professional, research, or teaching experience.
• Understanding of practical engineering constraints and approximations.
• Strong written English (C1+).

Responsibilities

• Design original computational engineering problems that simulate real engineering workflows.
• Create problems requiring Python programming to solve engineering calculations and simulations.
• Ensure problems are computationally intensive and require numerical methods or iterative solutions.
• Develop problems involving system design, optimization, and analysis.
• Base problems on real research challenges or practical applications from engineering practice.
• Verify solutions using Python with standard engineering libraries.
• Document problem statements clearly and provide verified correct answers

Skills

Python

Numerical methods

Math background

English proficiency

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

MATLAB

R

SQL

NumPy

Pandas

SciPy

Stata

C

Job description

Mindrift Austin-based project-based opportunity for engineers to design computational problems and validate them with Python. Contributors work part-time on diverse engineering tasks while ensuring numerical rigor using standard libraries.

The role suits Civil Engineering graduates with 2+ years of experience and strong English writing skills, offering flexible, non-permanent engagement with hourly compensation.