Industrial Engineer - Process Specialist - AI Trainer

Mercor; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking industrial and manufacturing engineers with 2–3 years of experience or graduate students to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will complete real process, operations, and production engineering tasks on your Mac to help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models. This role offers a part-time commitment of 10-20 hours per week with responsibilities that focus on producing high-quality training data for AI models. Immediate start preferred.

Qualifications

• Must own a MacBook/Mac with Apple M-series chip or Intel processor, running macOS 15+

Responsibilities

• Complete and narrate real industrial and manufacturing engineering 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 described are structured with low-pressure internship-style expectations
• Immediate start preferred

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering degree

Pursuing Master’s or 2–3 years experience + 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