Mechanical Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $80/hr

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: Mechanical Engineering Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70–$80/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Construct enterprise mechanical engineering scenarios for complex product design cycles, multi-stakeholder design reviews, and manufacturing or regulatory certification processes at Fortune 500 accounts.

Build tasks across Fortune 500 product design and CAD modeling , thermal/fluid systems analysis , structural and stress analysis , manufacturing process engineering , and reliability/failure analysis .

Develop engineering scenarios using tools such as SolidWorks , ANSYS , CATIA , MATLAB/Simulink , and enterprise PLM systems ( Siemens Teamcenter , PTC Windchill ) in Fortune 500 stacks.

Apply enterprise mechanical engineering methodologies ( FEA/CFD simulation , DFM/DFA principles , Six Sigma/DFSS , GD&T standards ) to produce reference design specifications, engineering analyses, and executive-level technical narratives.

Author rubrics that distinguish authentic enterprise mechanical engineering judgment from generic textbook or coursework-level recall.

Qualifications

Must-Have

5+ years working as a mechanical engineer or engineering lead at a Fortune 500 industrial, automotive, aerospace, or manufacturing company ( GE , Boeing , Caterpillar , Ford , Honeywell ).

Direct ownership of Fortune 500 -scale product designs, manufacturing processes, or engineering certification programs.

Fluency in enterprise mechanical engineering tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of how Fortune 500 safety standards, regulatory certification ( ISO , FAA , FDA ), and cross-functional design governance work.

Preferred

Prior rubric, engineering-training curriculum, or design documentation authorship.

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