Vehicle Design Specialist – Remote (Part‑time)

About the role

Mercor is seeking a Vehicle Design Specialist to create realistic digital workspaces for automotive engineering research. This part‑time, fully remote contract supports frontier AI labs by designing multi‑step engineering tasks that mirror real‑world workflows.

Key responsibilities

• Build a digital workspace that includes design reviews, DFMEA/PFMEA documents, PPAP packages, tolerance analyses, benchmarking decks, test reports, and related email threads.
• Design multi‑step tasks that require navigation across multiple applications, files, and stakeholders to challenge advanced AI agents.
• Collaborate with automotive engineering experts to define task scope, ensure realism, and review scenarios for rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for AI benchmarking.
• Contribute directly to AI research by providing high‑quality engineering benchmarks.

Required profile

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of full‑time experience at a Fortune 500 automotive OEM or Tier‑1 supplier.
• Hands‑on expertise in vehicle or subsystem design, CAE/CAD/simulation, manufacturing/process, or quality engineering.
• Daily use of ANSYS Fluent or STAR‑CCM+, Siemens Opcenter, or SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong analytical thinking and technical writing skills.

Required skills

• ANSYS Fluent
• STAR‑CCM+
• Siemens Opcenter
• SAP S/4HANA
• CAE
• CAD
• Simulation engineering
• DFMEA
• PFMEA
• PPAP
• Tolerance analysis
• Benchmarking
• Test reporting

What we offer

• Competitive task‑completion pay based on quality ($1,150–$1,450 per task).
• Weekly performance bonuses for top contributors.
• Potential transition to hourly compensation for sustained high quality and throughput.