Mechanical Design Engineer - CAD & Manufacturing (AI Review)

AuraOne; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

AuraOne seeks a remote contractor for the Mechanical Design Engineer - CAD & Manufacturing (AI Review) role. You will evaluate AI-generated cad outputs, grade craft, constraints, and tooling adherence, and document corrected approaches for training the modeling team.

Work is remote with US eligibility; requires steady asynchronous availability of about 10 hours per week and prior CAD/design tooling experience. Compensation is hourly and decided after interview.

Qualifications

• Portfolio experience in CAD design or related field.
• Hands-on familiarity with standard CAD tooling.
• Ability to apply multi-page rubrics consistently across batches.
• Clear written reasoning naming the craft issue and standard applied.
• Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against CAD design craft and tooling standards.
• Grade composition, constraints, and production-readiness on rubric.
• Flag tooling-specific failures (file format, naming, scale) with severity.
• Capture corrected approaches for training.
• Adjudicate disputed judgments against references or style guides.
• Maintain reviewer-quality scores in calibration cycles.

Skills

Portfolio experience in CAD design

Familiarity with standard CAD tooling

Ability to apply rubrics consistently

Clear written reasoning

Reliable async availability

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Category: Creative, Media & Design Evaluation · Pay: Hourly rate confirmed after the interview process · Location: Remote — US-eligible · Contractor

Mechanical Design Engineer - CAD & Manufacturing (AI Review) is a remote review track for evaluating AI outputs across cad design workflows. Reviewers grade craft, constraints, and tooling adherence; flag production-readiness issues; and document the corrected approach so the modeling team can train on it.

Why this role matters

CAD design AI is only useful if a working professional would actually ship the output. AuraOne uses portfolio-credentialed reviewers to grade outputs the way a senior creative would — with craft, constraints, and tooling all in scope.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against current cad design craft and tooling standards for Mechanical Design Engineer - CAD & Manufacturing (AI Review) assignments.
• Grade composition, constraint adherence, and production-readiness on a structured rubric.
• Flag tooling-specific failures (file format, scale, naming, layer hygiene) with severity tags.
• Capture the corrected approach or reference so the modeling team can train on it.
• Adjudicate disputed creative judgments against published references or firm style guides.
• Maintain reviewer-quality scores in inter-rater calibration cycles.

Qualifications

• Portfolio or production experience in cad design or an adjacent creative discipline for Mechanical Design Engineer - CAD & Manufacturing (AI Review) work.
• Hands-on familiarity with the standard tooling for the discipline.
• Comfort applying multi-page rubrics consistently across long batches.
• Clear written reasoning that names the craft issue and the standard being applied.
• Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Example tasks

• Grade a model's cad design output against the brief and rate craft, constraints, and production-readiness.
• Flag a tooling-specific failure (incorrect file format, unsupported feature, naming convention) with severity.
• Adjudicate a disputed creative judgment between two reviewers using a firm style guide.
• Audit a 25-asset batch for rubric consistency and report drift to the program lead.

Nice to have

• Studio, agency, or in-house team experience shipping production work.
• Prior experience reviewing AI-assisted creative tooling and its failure modes.
• Familiarity with AAA or feature-grade pipelines and asset standards.

Skills

• Creative review
• Production-grade craft
• Tooling fluency
• Asset evaluation
• CAD design
• Design

Work model

Remote — US-eligible. Remote · Independent specialist contractor. Employment type: CONTRACTOR. Applicants must be authorized to work from US.

Compensation

Hourly rate confirmed after the interview process.