Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs to advance frontier agent evaluations in mechanical engineering. As a Mechanical / Industrial Engineering Expert, you'll build long-horizon engineering tasks that mirror the work you already do, each paired with a deterministic rubric that grades agent performance against verifiable ground truth. Tasks need to have checkable answers; no open-ended essays, no subjective judgment calls. Expect to build scenarios across : - Design review : drawings and GD&T checked against a defect list, CAD models against specified dimensions - Analysis : tolerance stack-ups with computable results, DFM / DFA reviews against a defined checklist - Change management : ECOs with required fields, BOMs matching a target structure These scenarios will be challenging and take long sessions of focus. Who we're looking for - BS or MS in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering; 3+ years in design, manufacturing engineering, or product development - Expertise in one or more of the following : a CAD system (SolidWorks, Creo, NX, CATIA, Fusion 360), GD&T, a PLM system (Arena, Teamcenter, Windchill), a specific manufacturing process (machining, injection, sheet metal, additive) - Comfortable reading and producing mechanical artifacts : 2D drawings, BOMs, tolerance analyses, ECOs, DFM reviews - Clear written communication; can articulate reasoning step by step and encode it into deterministic rubrics - Located in the United States or Canada Compensation $75–$100 / hr depending on domain depth and prior experience. Strong contributors are promoted based on task quality and throughput.