Applied engineering jobs

Mechanical, civil, electrical and CFD engineers who validate technical content, author engineering problems or review CAD work for AI training. Degrees and hands-on practice matter more than software skills.

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KiCad Specialist

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

The KiCad Specialist creates realistic PCB design tasks, documents the workflows clearly, and records the execution to train advanced AI models. The role requires hands-on KiCad experience and B2-level English proficiency.

  • Gerber Files
  • KiCAD
  • Footprints
  • +5

Posted 48 days ago$20/h

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineers (Must own MacBook)

Mercor
Applied engineering
Remote
Contract

The engineer completes industrial and manufacturing workflows on a MacBook to help benchmark and improve artificial intelligence models. Candidates need a relevant engineering degree or postgraduate status, along with two to three years of professional experience.

Posted 4 days ago$50 to $60/h

Drawing Applications Specialist

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

The Drawing Applications Specialist creates realistic computer tasks using design, drafting, or diagramming software and records the execution process. Candidates must have hands-on experience with drawing applications and proficiency in English.

  • English
  • Design Software
  • Technical Drawing
  • +5

Posted 71 days ago$20/h

Civil Engineers & Architects (Must own MacBook)

Mercor
Applied engineering
Remote
Contract

Civil engineers and architects complete design and drafting workflows on their Mac to help evaluate and improve advanced AI models. Candidates need two to three years of professional experience or current postgraduate enrollment, plus proficiency in Mac-compatible design tools.

Posted 4 days ago$50 to $60/h

FreeCAD Specialist

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

The FreeCAD Specialist designs, documents, and records realistic parametric modeling tasks for AI training datasets. Candidates must have hands-on experience with FreeCAD and strong English proficiency.

  • Technical Drawing
  • FreeCAD
  • Parametric Modeling
  • +5

Posted 71 days ago$20/h

Mechanical & CAD Engineers (Must own MacBook)

Mercor
Applied engineering
Remote
Contract

Mechanical and CAD engineers complete and narrate real engineering design workflows on a MacBook to benchmark advanced AI models. Applicants need a Mac running macOS 15 or higher, a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and proficiency in Mac compatible CAD tools.

Posted 4 days ago$50 to $60/h

AutoCAD Specialist

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

The AutoCAD Specialist creates realistic drafting tasks, documents them, and records the workflow execution for AI training. Candidates must have hands-on AutoCAD experience and B2 level English proficiency.

  • CAD Drafting
  • English
  • 2D Drafting
  • +5

Posted 71 days ago$25 to $30/h

STEM Expert, Chemistry & Computational Chemistry (PhD)

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Applied engineering
Specialist
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor position involves designing and evaluating advanced chemistry and computational chemistry problems to train AI systems. Candidates must hold a PhD in a relevant field and possess hands-on research experience alongside professional English proficiency.

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Structural Bioinformatics
  • Cheminformatics
  • +5

Posted 7 days ago$45 to $90/h

FreeCAD / Mechanical CAD Expert, AI Computer-Use Trainer

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
Some countries only
Full time

The FreeCAD / Mechanical CAD Expert, AI Computer-Use Trainer designs realistic CAD tasks, records video demonstrations, and defines success criteria to train AI models. Candidates need professional mechanical design experience and genuine FreeCAD proficiency with strong parametric modeling fundamentals.

  • FreeCAD
  • Mechanical CAD
  • Parametric Modeling
  • +5

Posted 72 days ago$25 to $30/h

PhysioNet Competitor (Biomedical Signal Processing & ML)

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Applied engineering
Expert
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor creates and solves advanced biomedical signal processing problems for AI systems. The role requires experience with physiological signals and participation in PhysioNet or similar machine learning competitions.

  • Biotechnology
  • Biology
  • Machine Learning

Posted 7 days ago$60 to $120/h

HTML/CSS Team Lead

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
United States only
Contract

The HTML/CSS Team Lead oversees quality workflows, reviews AI generated frontend code, and manages remote trainer performance. The role requires a degree or equivalent experience in web development, along with three years of professional frontend markup expertise.

  • LLM Evaluation
  • HTML
  • Trainer Feedback
  • +5

Posted 129 days ago$80/h

STEM Expert, Biology & Bioinformatics (PhD)

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Applied engineering
Specialist
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor role involves designing and evaluating biology and bioinformatics workflows to train AI systems. Candidates must hold a PhD in a relevant STEM field and possess hands-on data analysis experience using Python or R.

  • scientific software configuration
  • ai/ml-assisted chemistry workflows
  • quantitative analysis
  • +5

Posted 7 days ago$45 to $90/h

Go Team Lead

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
United States only
Contract

The Go Team Lead oversees quality, consistency, and trainer performance across Go AI training projects by reviewing code and providing written feedback. Candidates need a relevant degree and over three years of professional experience in Go development, backend engineering, or software QA.

  • Debugging
  • Trainer Feedback
  • Backend Development
  • +5

Posted 129 days ago$70/h

Electrical Engineer

Mercor
Applied engineering
Remote
United States only
Full time

The Electrical Engineer guides research teams, designs technical tasks, and evaluates AI model outputs for electrical engineering applications. Candidates need a degree in Electrical Engineering and over five years of professional industry experience.

Posted 7 days ago$80 to $120/h

C Team Lead

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
United States only
Contract

This remote role involves overseeing C programming AI training projects by reviewing code quality, managing workflows, and guiding remote teams. Candidates need a relevant degree and over three years of professional C programming experience.

  • C
  • LLM Evaluation
  • AI Training
  • +5

Posted 129 days ago$75/h

Clinical, Microbiome & Translational Research Scientist (PhD)

micro1
Applied engineering
Specialist
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor position involves designing expert-level scientific problems and evaluating AI model outputs in microbiome, clinical, and translational bioinformatics. Candidates must hold a PhD in a relevant field and possess hands-on research experience.

  • computational chemistry
  • molecular simulations
  • python
  • +5

Posted 8 days ago$45 to $90/h

C# Team Lead

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
United States only
Contract

This remote role involves reviewing AI-generated C# code, overseeing trainer quality, and maintaining technical guidelines. Candidates must have a relevant degree or experience, plus over three years of professional background in C# development.

  • ASP.NET Core
  • C# QA
  • Testing
  • +5

Posted 129 days ago$75/h

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD)

micro1
Applied engineering
Specialist
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor position involves designing and evaluating computational biology workflows to train and benchmark advanced AI systems. Candidates must hold a PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or a related field, and possess strong programming skills in Python or R.

  • computational chemistry
  • molecular simulations
  • python
  • +5

Posted 8 days ago$45 to $90/h

C++ Team Lead

SME Careers
Applied engineering
Remote
United States only
Contract

The C++ Team Lead oversees quality workflows, reviews AI-generated code, and manages trainer performance across remote C++ AI training projects. The role requires a degree in Computer Science or equivalent software engineering experience, along with at least three years of professional C++ development experience.

  • Trainer Feedback
  • LLM Evaluation
  • Memory Management
  • +5

Posted 129 days ago$75/h

Computational Chemistry, Structural Biology & Drug Discovery Scientist (PhD)

micro1
Applied engineering
Specialist
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor position involves designing expert-level problems and evaluating AI model outputs in computational chemistry, structural biology, and drug discovery. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in a relevant scientific field and possesses hands-on research experience in an academic or industry laboratory.

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Structural Bioinformatics
  • Cheminformatics
  • +5

Posted 8 days ago$45 to $90/h