Manufacturing Engineer - AI Trainer

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Manufacturing & Engineering Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$110/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Design realistic, end-to-end engineering workflows for AI model evaluation in manufacturing and engineering.
• Build scenarios across process and operations engineering, including process flow docs, SOPs, and yield analysis.
• Develop scenarios for supply chain and planning, focusing on demand forecasting and inventory analysis.
• Create scenarios in mechanical and industrial engineering, such as CAD modeling and tolerance analysis.
• Evaluate quality and compliance scenarios, including non-conformance reports and ISO/FDA audit prep.
• Work independently and asynchronously to tackle challenging, long-horizon problem sets.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering; 3+ years in relevant roles.
• Working fluency in at least two of: CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion, Creo), GD&T, manufacturing processes, Lean / Six Sigma, S&OP, quality systems.
• Comfortable with engineering artifacts: drawings, BOMs, process flows, FMEA, CAPA, inspection protocols.
• Clear written communication; articulate reasoning and decisions step by step.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Strong contributors are promoted based on task quality and throughput.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.