Part-Time Automotive AI Engineer (Python & Evaluation)

Mindrift; Missouri; On-site; USD 45,000 - 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.

We are seeking automotive engineers with strong Python skills to contribute 10–20 hours per week on active projects. Rates can be up to $55/hour, with various project-based payment structures and possible incentives.

Qualifications

• Experience evaluating AI-generated solutions for correctness and engineering logic.
• Strong Python proficiency for numerical validation.

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 proficiency

Written English (C1/C2)

Automotive engineering problem solving

Education

Degree in Automotive Engineering or related fields

Tools

Python

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.

We are seeking automotive engineers with strong Python skills to contribute 10–20 hours per week on active projects. Rates can be up to $55/hour, with various project-based payment structures and possible incentives.