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:
Manufacturing - Automotive (Mechanical Engineering) Expert
Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$1,150–$1,450/task
Location:
Remote
Role Responsibilities
Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the
Drive folders
you use daily. Include design reviews,
DFMEA
/
PFMEA
documents,
PPAP
packages, tolerance analyses, benchmarking decks, test reports, and email threads.
Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows. Require navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier
AI agents
.
Collaborate with other automotive engineering experts to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for automotive engineering agent benchmarks.
Contribute to frontier
AI research
and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of
AI systems
.




Qualifications
Must-Have
BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering
or related discipline.
3+ years
of full time experience at a
Fortune 500 automotive OEM or Tier-1 supplier
.
Expertise in vehicle or subsystem design,
CAE/CAD/simulation engineering
, manufacturing/process engineering, or quality engineering.
Day-to-day use of
ANSYS Fluent
/
STAR-CCM+
,
Siemens Opcenter
, or
SAP S/4HANA
.
Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.
Compensation & Legal
Task Completion Pay:
Competitive and based on task quality.
Performance Bonus:
Weekly bonus incentive for top performers.
Hourly Opportunity:
Potential transition to hourly compensation for sustained quality and throughput.
Application Process (Takes ***** mins to complete)
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📌 Automotive Mechanical Engineer - Expert (Sydney)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Sydney