Remote | Simulation Engineer — $50–$80/hour

24-Mag Llc; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Remote; USD 69,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Part-time contract

Job summary

24-MAG LLC is seeking an experienced engineering consultant for a part-time, fully remote engagement focused on creating rigorous engineering simulations and quantitative design problems. You will define simulations, set acceptance criteria, and evaluate candidate solutions with first-principles reasoning.

Ideal candidates bring deep expertise in control systems, analog/RF, power electronics or mechanical design, a PhD or equivalent track record, strong Python skills, and comfort with GitHub and

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in engineering.
• Deep expertise in control systems or analog/RF/power/electrical/mechanical design.
• Ability to translate requirements into measurable thresholds.
• Experience building Python-based simulations.
• Strong written communication and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop rigorous engineering simulations within your domain.
• Define quantitative requirements and pass/fail thresholds.
• Create detailed specification sheets and acceptance criteria.
• Evaluate controller gains, circuit parameters, or mechanical geometries.
• Ensure simulations reflect relevant engineering principles and constraints.

Skills

First-principles

Python

GitHub

Technical writing

Problem design

Education

PhD or equivalent

Job description

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced engineering professionals with deep applied expertise in simulation, quantitative design, and first-principles engineering across control systems, analog or RF circuits, power electronics, or mechanical design.

This role focuses on creating rigorous engineering simulation problems with quantitative specifications and measurable pass/fail criteria. Selected experts will define simulations, design technically challenging engineering tasks, establish acceptance thresholds, and evaluate whether proposed designs satisfy all stated requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Simulation Design

• Develop technically rigorous simulations within your engineering domain
• Define realistic system behaviour, constraints, parameters, and operating conditions
• Build simulations that allow candidate designs to be tested quantitatively
• Ensure simulations accurately reflect relevant engineering principles
• Design problems that require genuine technical reasoning rather than simple factual recall

Specification & Acceptance Criteria

• Create detailed engineering specification sheets
• Define clear quantitative requirements and pass/fail thresholds
• Establish measurable criteria for evaluating design performance
• Ensure all specifications can be validated through simulation
• Identify interactions or trade-offs between competing design requirements

Control Systems

• Develop simulation problems involving control-system design and tuning
• Define performance requirements for parameters such as stability, response characteristics, and controller behaviour
• Evaluate proposed controller gains and system configurations
• Assess whether designs satisfy all specified operating constraints
• Apply first-principles reasoning to complex dynamic-system problems

Analog, RF & Power Electronics

• Design engineering tasks involving analog circuits, RF systems, or power electronics
• Define circuit parameters and measurable electrical-performance requirements
• Simulate proposed designs and evaluate whether specifications are satisfied
• Assess trade-offs between competing circuit-design objectives
• Identify technically invalid or incomplete design approaches

Mechanical Design

• Develop simulation-based problems involving mechanical geometry and design parameters
• Define quantitative requirements for system or component performance
• Evaluate candidate geometries against specified engineering constraints
• Assess whether proposed designs satisfy multiple interacting requirements
• Apply practical mechanical-engineering judgement to simulation outcomes

Python-Based Simulation

• Develop and maintain engineering simulations using Python
• Translate physical and engineering relationships into computational models
• Implement quantitative tests and automated acceptance checks
• Ensure simulations behave predictably across relevant parameter ranges
• Validate simulation outputs and identify modelling errors or unintended shortcuts

Engineering Problem Design

• Create problems that are challenging even for technically sophisticated solvers
• Structure tasks so that successful solutions require iterative reasoning and design
• Avoid problems that can be solved through obvious shortcuts
• Ensure sufficient complexity while maintaining objective evaluation criteria
• Write clear prompts that accurately communicate engineering objectives and constraints

Design Evaluation

• Evaluate proposed designs such as controller gains, circuit parameters, or mechanical geometries
• Run candidate solutions through simulations and interpret resulting performance
• Determine whether each design satisfies all required specifications
• Identify failed constraints, engineering weaknesses, and invalid assumptions
• Provide technically precise evaluation of proposed solutions

Quality & Rigour

• Verify that simulation logic, specifications, and grading criteria are internally consistent
• Ensure engineering problems can be judged objectively and reproducibly
• Identify edge cases or loopholes that could undermine task quality
• Maintain high standards of numerical accuracy and technical rigour
• Refine problems based on observed solver behaviour and evaluation outcomes

Ideal Profile

• Deep applied expertise in at least one of the following areas:
  • Control Systems
  • Analog Circuit Design
  • RF Engineering
  • Power Electronics
  • Mechanical Design
• PhD or equivalent industry track record in a relevant engineering discipline
• Strong understanding of first-principles engineering analysis and quantitative design
• Comfortable building engineering simulations in Python
• Able to express engineering requirements as measurable, testable thresholds
• Experience designing or analysing systems where multiple specifications must be satisfied simultaneously
• Strong ability to judge technically complex solutions rigorously
• Comfortable working with GitHub
• Comfortable using browser-based technical tools
• Strong written communication and technical documentation skills
• Prior model-evaluation experience is not required

Engagement Details

• Part-time independent contractor engagement
• Fully remote
• Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
• Compensation: $50–$80/hour
• Work focuses on engineering simulation, quantitative specification design, and technical evaluation
• Daily onboarding calls and internal tooling support are available
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
• Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party
• H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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