Senior Mechanical Project Lead (Remote)

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 207,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote contract

US-focused opportunity

Independent contractor engagement

AI training project focus

Technical impact on real-world tasks

Senior-level leadership

Job summary

Jobgether, acting on behalf of a partner, is seeking a Chief Engineer / Mechanical Engineering Project Lead based in the United States. The role focuses on designing and leading realistic engineering projects and defining practical technical requirements for AI training systems.

You will oversee multidisciplinary challenges, ensuring well-structured tasks, deliverables, and measurable outcomes across mechanical design, analysis, manufacturing, testing and verification.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience as Chief Engineer or Senior Mechanical Engineer.
• Proven ability to lead complex multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
• Strong mechanical design, analysis and technical execution.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic engineering projects including mechanical design, analysis, manufacturing and testing.
• Develop practical project scenarios reflecting real-world engineering challenges and workflows.
• Translate high-level objectives into detailed requirements, constraints and acceptance criteria.
• Break down complex challenges into structured tasks with inputs, outputs and dependencies.
• Define roles and technical contributions for specialists across disciplines.
• Establish evaluation frameworks to assess solution quality and feasibility.
• Apply engineering judgment to assess trade-offs and constraints.
• Integrate DFMA, testing procedures and root-cause analysis into workflows.
• Ensure deliverables reflect realistic engineering practices and expectations.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Mechanical design

Systems thinking

Analytical skills

English proficiency (B2+)

Tools

DFMA

Root-cause analysis

Job description

Jobgether, acting on behalf of a partner, is seeking a Chief Engineer / Mechanical Engineering Project Lead based in the United States. The role focuses on designing and leading realistic engineering projects and defining practical technical requirements for AI training systems.

You will oversee multidisciplinary challenges, ensuring well-structured tasks, deliverables, and measurable outcomes across mechanical design, analysis, manufacturing, testing and verification.