What you'll do

Gridnaut Recruiting is hiring a remote Mechanical Engineering & Simulation Expert — Hephaestus contractor to support a leading AI lab. You will contribute domain expertise to model training, evaluation, and structured task review. Work is fully remote, hourly, and flexible.

Who we're looking for

Create realistic engineering problems with native geometry, assemblies, materials, loads, boundary conditions, and design requirements.
Build and debug analysis models in relevant areas such as stress and deformation, thermal behavior, vibration, or fluid flow. For simulation tasks, assess mesh quality, convergence, sensitivity, and physical consistency.
Produce reference solutions and reproducible CAD, FEA, or CFD workflows using tools appropriate to the problem, such as SolidWorks, FreeCAD, CATIA, ANSYS, CalculiX, OpenFOAM, or equivalents.
Define checks for dimensions, assembly relationships, mass properties, manufacturability, stress, displacement, temperature, pressure drop, or other relevant outputs. Apply numerical checks, artifact inspection, and engineering judgment where each is appropriate.
Remote, independent contractor engagement through Gridnaut Recruiting.

Compensation

Pay range is $70–$90/hr depending on experience and demonstrated skill. Strong contributors may be promoted based on task quality and throughput.

Commitment

Flexible part-time hours, fully remote. Hourly contractor engagement.