Part-Time Automotive AI Engineer - Python Validation

Mindrift; South Carolina; 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. Projects are part-time and non-permanent.

Design automotive engineering problems, evaluate AI solutions, validate results with Python, and apply structured scoring criteria. Ideal candidates have automotive engineering degree, 3+ years of experience, and strong English and Python.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional automotive engineering experience.
• Degree in Automotive Engineering or related fields (e.g., Mechatronics, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Aerospace).
• 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

English proficiency

Automotive engineering knowledge

Education

Automotive Engineering degree

Tools

Python

Job description

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focusing on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. Projects are part-time and non-permanent.

Design automotive engineering problems, evaluate AI solutions, validate results with Python, and apply structured scoring criteria. Ideal candidates have automotive engineering degree, 3+ years of experience, and strong English and Python.