🌍 Hardware Expert, Remote - Contract
Core
Interpreting dimensioned engineering schematics and reproducing them as precise 3D solid models using Python and CAD tools.
Role type
Senior IC computational geometry engineer (CAD)
Builds
Watertight 3D mechanical models (STEP files) for complex curved geometries
Domain
Mechanical engineering / Computational geometry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Python programming, 3D CAD modeling, spatial reasoning, geometric validation, technical drawing interpretation, Boolean operations, sweep/loft/fillet modeling
Preferred skills
Experience with build123d, CadQuery, FreeCAD, OpenCascade, Fusion 360, Onshape, SolidWorks, trimesh
Technologies
Python, AutoCAD, STEP, OpenCascade, build123d, CadQuery, FreeCAD, Fusion 360, Onshape, SolidWorks, trimesh
Responsibilities
Translate 2D schematics into accurate 3D mechanical models; Decompose complex components into geometric features; Model curved profiles, sweeps, lofts, fillets, and Boolean operations; Use Python to generate or automate CAD geometry; Export valid, watertight solid models in STEP format; Validate dimensions, topology, volume, surface area, and inertia properties; Diagnose subtle differences between expected and generated geometry
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
