Mindrift is looking for a skilled Mechanical Engineer Freelance AI Trainer with Python experience to contribute to cutting-edge AI projects. This is a fully remote, flexible freelance opportunity where you can earn up to $40/hour while shaping the future of AI in mechanical engineering.
Mechanical Engineer Freelance AI Trainer Role at Mindrift
At Mindrift, we believe in the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI. We connect specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators, unlocking the potential of Generative AI through real-world expertise. If you’re a Mechanical Engineer with a passion for AI and Python, this freelance role is perfect for you.
As a Mechanical Engineer Freelance AI Trainer, you will design and evaluate AI models on complex, real-world mechanical engineering problems. This involves professional judgment and engineering rigor, not data labeling or traditional software development. Your contributions will directly impact how AI systems reason about mechanical engineering concepts.
Responsibilities of a Mechanical Engineer Freelance AI Trainer
- Design graduate- and industry-level mechanical engineering problems grounded in real practice.
- Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, assumptions, and engineering logic.
- Validate analytical or numerical results using Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas).
- Improve AI reasoning to align with first principles and accepted engineering standards.
- Apply structured scoring criteria to assess multi-step problem solving.
Skills Required for the Mechanical Engineer Freelance AI Trainer Position
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field.
- Strong Python proficiency for numerical validation.
- 3+ years professional or advanced academic experience in one or more of: Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics; Solid Mechanics, Dynamics & Vibration; Mechanical Design, Machine Elements; FEA, CFD, Computational Mechanics; Manufacturing Processes, CAD/CAE, Thermal Systems.
- Advanced English proficiency (C1+).
- Ability to design non-trivial, computationally intensive problems.
This role requires a strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles and the ability to apply them in the context of AI model training. Experience with numerical validation using Python is essential. To learn more about machine learning and AI, visit Coursera. For more insights into Python, visit Python.org.
Why Choose Mindrift as a Mechanical Engineer Freelance AI Trainer?
- Earn up to $40/hour for your expertise.
- Fully remote, flexible, part-time freelance work.
- Contribute to how future AI systems reason about mechanical engineering.
- Work on technically rigorous, non-routine problems.
By becoming a Mechanical Engineer Freelance AI Trainer at Mindrift, you’ll be at the forefront of AI innovation in the field of mechanical engineering. You’ll have the opportunity to leverage your expertise to train and evaluate AI models, shaping the future of AI in this critical domain. For more information about Mechanical Engineering, see ASME.

