Mechanical Engineering Expert (Canada)

About this role

**Overview** Handshake is looking for experienced Mechanical Engineers to support AI research through flexible, part-time contract work. This is not a traditional engineering role—you'll draw on your hands-on experience in parametric solid modeling, GD&T-fluent drawing interpretation, standards-based mechanical calcs, or FEA validated with hand calcs to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI reason like a practicing mechanical engineer. This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity that you can take on alongside your current role or studies. **What You'll Do** - Create expert-level mechanical engineering problems and scenarios grounded in real part, assembly, and analysis work that gets manufactured, tested, or approved - Review AI-generated responses for technical accuracy, practical feasibility, manufacturability, and alignment with industry standards and engineering practice - Evaluate models, drawings, tolerances, calculations, and FEA results for correctness, defensibility, and whether a reviewer could dimension against them - Provide clear, structured written feedback to help improve AI model performance - Complete tasks at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum-hour requirement **Qualifications** - **Industry experience** — working mechanical engineer or current undergraduate/graduate student who has personally produced a part, assembly, or analysis that someone else manufactured, tested, or approved from - **Degree** — BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering field - If you are in the process of completing your bachelor's degree, internship experience is required. - **Mechanical expertise** — demonstrated depth in one or more of the following areas: - Parametric solid modeling built to tolerance - GD&T-fluent drawing interpretation - Standards-based mechanical design calculations - FEA validated against hand calcs **Additional Qualifications:** These are not required but will strengthen your application: - Professional Engineer (PE) license or comparable professional certification - Experience applying relevant ASME, ANSI, ISO, or industry-specific design standards - Proficiency with tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, NX, CATIA, Inventor, Fusion 360, ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, MATLAB, or comparable modeling and analysis environments - Experience producing manufacturing-ready drawings or models — for machining, sheet metal, casting, injection molding, or additive processes - Experience at a manufacturer, product design firm, aerospace/defense contractor, automotive supplier, or as a current MS/PhD student in Mechanical or a closely related engineering discipline **Required for All Applicants:** - Based in Canada - Strong written communication and attention to detail - Ability to explain complex mechanical engineering concepts clearly - Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment

Skills & domains

• ai-training
• expert
• phd