Remote Chief Mechanical Engineer for AI-Driven Projects

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; USD 276,000 - 413,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a senior-level mechanical design leader for a remote contract role. The engagement requires 10-40 hours per week with compensation ranging from $200 to $300 per hour.

The role focuses on multidisciplinary engineering projects, including CAD, analysis, testing, and AI system evaluation. The ideal candidate will translate objectives into design criteria, manage cross-disciplinary teams, and drive verification through rigorous testing and root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience on multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
• Strong background in mechanical design and analysis, and manufacturing considerations.
• Proven ability to translate objectives into clear design criteria and tests.
• Experience coordinating domain experts to meet project goals.
• English proficiency and technical communication skills at a high level.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic engineering projects involving mechanical design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing.
• Translate project objectives into clear design requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Break complex problems into tasks with defined inputs, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Coordinate contributions from domain experts to achieve project goals.
• Define technical objectives and evaluation criteria for AI systems.

Skills

Mechanical design

Engineering leadership

Project planning

Root-cause analysis

Communication

Tools

CAD

Finite Element Analysis

Engineering simulation

Job description

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a senior-level mechanical design leader for a remote contract role. The engagement requires 10-40 hours per week with compensation ranging from $200 to $300 per hour.

The role focuses on multidisciplinary engineering projects, including CAD, analysis, testing, and AI system evaluation. The ideal candidate will translate objectives into design criteria, manage cross-disciplinary teams, and drive verification through rigorous testing and root-cause analysis.