Advanced Mechanical Problem Task Author
Job Description
IXO is engaging specialists to evaluate advanced mechanical-engineering problems with technically rigorous solutions. Your contribution is technical work: make the reasoning inspectable, identify substantive errors and provide evidence that supports a reliable assessment.
Work you will do
• Author tasks involving design, structural or thermal analysis, vibration and mechanical R&D.
• Check finite-element results, hand calculations and experimental evidence against the physical assumptions and relevant ASME practices.
• Provide reference solutions, grading criteria and clear explanations that distinguish a viable engineering answer from an attractive but flawed one.
Preferred background
• A mechanical master's/doctorate, or a mechanical bachelor's with at least eight relevant industrial years; at least five hands-on years in design, analysis or R&D.
• Strong mechanics, thermodynamics, FEA, vibration and structural analysis, with evidence of rigorous problem authorship, technical recognition or equivalent engineering achievement.
• ASME BPVC/code knowledge and design-for-reliability; combine hand calculations, finite elements and experimental checks. ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, CAD and manufacturing R&D experience are useful.
Deliverables
Submit the completed technical artifact or assessment with its supporting evidence, explicit assumptions, reproducible checks where applicable, and concise reasons for each material judgment. Address review findings within the agreed scope.
Location and schedule
Remote assignments are scheduled by agreement, with no guaranteed weekly volume. IXO confirms the applicable timing before work.
Pay and working terms
Per completed task; fee agreed before work USD. Payment is for a completed task that meets the agreed acceptance criteria. The fee, task specification and revision requirements are agreed before work; an advertised time estimate does not determine payment. Applying does not guarantee an assignment. Use public, licensed or otherwise authorized material only; do not submit confidential employer information, personal data or restricted research.