Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 24-MAG is offering a remote consulting opportunity for experienced Mechanical Engineering professionals to support an advanced AI training and mechanical-engineering evaluation project. The role involves solving and reviewing complex engineering problems, evaluating AI-generated technical responses, analysing design and R&D scenarios, and providing rigorous written and verbal feedback grounded in professional engineering practice.
Responsibilities
- Solve advanced mechanical-engineering problems spanning design, analysis, and R&D
- Apply first-principles reasoning to realistic engineering scenarios
- Evaluate assumptions, constraints, and boundary conditions
- Compare alternative solution approaches
- Develop technically sound and defensible engineering conclusions
- Analyse statics and dynamics problems
- Evaluate loads, stresses, deformation, and structural behaviour
- Apply hand calculations and analytical methods where appropriate
- Review structural assumptions and modelling choices
- Identify inconsistencies in mechanical-system analyses
- Analyse thermodynamic systems and energy balances
- Evaluate heat-transfer mechanisms and thermal performance
- Apply conduction, convection, and related principles to engineering problems
- Review thermal assumptions and boundary conditions
- Assess whether proposed solutions are physically and mathematically consistent
- Analyse fluid-flow problems using appropriate engineering principles
- Evaluate pressure, velocity, losses, and flow behaviour
- Assess modelling assumptions and solution methods
- Identify unrealistic or inconsistent fluid-mechanics conclusions
- Connect theoretical analysis with practical engineering applications
- Review and solve problems using finite element methods
- Evaluate model setup, mesh strategy, loads, constraints, and material assumptions
- Assess structural and thermal simulation results
- Compare simulation outputs against analytical calculations or expected behaviour
- Identify modelling errors or questionable numerical conclusions
- Analyse vibration and dynamic-response problems
- Evaluate natural frequencies, excitation, damping, and resonance behaviour
- Review structural-dynamics assumptions
- Identify potential failure or reliability concerns related to vibration
- Provide practical interpretations of analytical and numerical results
- Apply manufacturing considerations to engineering analyses
- Evaluate mechanical designs for practical production constraints
- Incorporate reliability considerations into technical assessments
- Review design decisions against relevant engineering standards
- Identify improvements that increase robustness and manufacturability
- Review AI-generated mechanical-engineering responses
- Assess technical correctness, completeness, and engineering quality
- Identify incorrect assumptions, calculation errors, or weak reasoning
- Provide structured feedback to improve model performance
- Distinguish substantive engineering issues from acceptable alternative approaches
- Document engineering reasoning clearly and precisely
- Provide detailed written and verbal technical explanations
- Collaborate remotely with other subject-matter experts and project participants
- Support consistency across technical evaluation criteria
- Contribute practical engineering context to AI-training workflows
Skills
- MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, **or** BS in Mechanical Engineering with 8+ years of relevant industry experience
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in mechanical design, analysis, or R&D
- Strong expertise in statics and dynamics
- Strong knowledge of thermodynamics
- Experience with fluid mechanics and heat transfer
- Demonstrated proficiency with FEA and structural analysis
- Strong understanding of vibration and dynamic-system analysis
- Ability to analyse complex systems using finite element methods, hand calculations, and experimental validation
- Familiarity with manufacturing and product-development environments
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
- Professional English proficiency
- Exceptional written and verbal technical communication skills
- No prior AI-training or model-evaluation experience is required
- Knowledge of ASME BPVC, related ASME codes, and design-for-reliability practices is advantageous
- Experience with ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, or comparable simulation tools is valuable
- Familiarity with CAD platforms is beneficial
- Evidence of rigorous engineering problem-authoring or technical-review experience is highly valued, including standards-committee work, examination item writing, textbook authorship, engineering competition leadership, technical awards, research recognition, or comparable achievements
Benefits
- Fully remote
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