Remote Position
[Remote] Remote | CAD Design Expert (Instructor) — $40–$90/hour
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 24-MAG LLC offers an independent consulting opportunity for experienced CAD professionals to support advanced AI training and technical evaluation initiatives. The role focuses on designing and reviewing complex assemblies, documenting CAD methods, explaining engineering decisions, and contributing instructional insights.
Responsibilities
- Design robust multi-part assemblies using advanced parametric CAD tools
- Translate product requirements into practical 3D models
- Apply structured modelling methods suitable for complex assemblies
- Optimise models for clarity, maintainability, and downstream use
- Produce work reflecting expert-level CAD methodology
- Define assembly architecture and component relationships
- Make informed decisions on component placement and mating strategies
- Demonstrate clear design intent throughout the modelling process
- Evaluate tolerance stack-ups and assembly constraints
- Explain engineering trade-offs behind key design decisions
- Apply Design for Manufacturability principles to CAD development
- Evaluate whether proposed designs are practical to manufacture
- Identify geometric, tolerance, or assembly-related design risks
- Review sample designs for feasibility and engineering quality
- Recommend improvements to strengthen manufacturability and robustness
- Document design rationale and modelling decisions clearly
- Annotate models and assemblies to communicate engineering intent
- Review and critique alternative modelling strategies
- Provide detailed feedback on design quality and feasibility
- Capture best practices that support repeatable evaluation workflows
- Contribute educational insights based on professional CAD experience
- Explain complex design concepts through clear written and verbal communication
- Support mentoring-style content for CAD modelling and assembly reasoning
- Respond asynchronously to technical questions from project teams
- Collaborate effectively in distributed professional environments
Skills
- 5+ years of professional CAD design experience
- Experience leading design decisions for complex multi-part assemblies
- Strong expertise in parametric modelling and assembly design
- Advanced proficiency in a major CAD platform
- Strong understanding of component architecture and mating strategies
- Experience with tolerance analysis and tolerance stack-ups
- Solid knowledge of Design for Manufacturability principles
- Ability to articulate design logic, constraints, and engineering trade-offs clearly
- Experience reviewing or critiquing CAD designs
- Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality engineering work
- No prior AI-training or model-evaluation experience is required
- Familiarity with FreeCAD is advantageous
- Experience mentoring, teaching, or supporting other CAD professionals is valuable
- Recognised credentials such as CSWE, CSWP, Autodesk Certified Instructor, Autodesk Expert Elite, ASME GDTP, or SOLIDWORKS Champion are highly valued
- Relevant professional credentials may substitute for some formal experience requirements
- Ability to collaborate effectively in remote and asynchronous environments
Benefits
- Fully remote
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