Engineering Design Specialist (Simulation-Based Systems)

Gramian Consulting Group View all jobs

  • Kenya
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 3 days ago
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About UsGramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.Role overviewWe are looking for Engineering Design Specialists (e.g., electrical, mechanical, robotics, etc) to create simulation-based design challenges used to train and evaluate advanced AI systems.This role goes beyond analysis — it focuses on true engineering design thinking, where problems require trade-offs, iterative reasoning, and validation against physics-based simulations under real-world constraints.Commitments Required: 8 hours per day with an overlap of 4 hours with PST.Employment type: Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave)Duration of contract: 5+ monthsLocation: Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, VietnamInterview: take home assessment (60min) + short interviewYour Daily Responsibilities
  • Design realistic, simulation-driven engineering problems with clear constraints and optimization goals
  • Develop complete problem sets including: Reference solutions, Edge cases and failure modes, Near-miss variants
  • Ensure problems reflect real-world engineering complexity, including competing requirements and design trade-offs
  • Validate correctness and physical realism (units, boundary conditions, convergence, feasibility)
  • Collaborate with research teams to refine problem quality based on model performance
  • Continuously improve problem difficulty and diversity across scenarios
Domain Expertise (at least one required)
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering — analog/mixed-signal, power electronics, RF, FPGA/ASIC, embedded systems
  • Mechanical Engineering — thermal/fluids, structures, dynamics, HVAC, manufacturing
  • Chemical Engineering — reactors, separations, process optimization, thermochemistry
  • Control Systems — feedback systems, state estimation, nonlinear/robust control
  • Materials / Nano — materials selection, microstructure design, nanoscale systems
  • Engineering Physics / Optics — photonics, lasers, wave propagation
  • Aerospace Engineering — aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics
  • Civil / Structural Engineering — structural design, geotechnical, seismic/wind loads
  • Nuclear / Energy — reactor systems, thermal-hydraulics, energy systems
  • Systems Engineering — system architecture, trade studies, integration
  • Robotics — kinematics, motion planning, mechatronics
Requirements
  • Master’s or PhD in Engineering or Applied Science
  • 3+ years of hands-on engineering design experience (not purely analytical roles)
  • Proven ability to design systems under competing constraints and specifications
  • Experience with at least one simulation tool relevant to your domain
  • Strong Python (or equivalent scripting) skills
  • High attention to detail and engineering rigor
Nice to Have
  • Experience designing academic or industry-level engineering challenges
  • Exposure to AI/LLM evaluation or benchmarking
  • Familiarity with CI/CD or automated validation pipelines
  • Cross-domain experience (e.g., control systems, robotics, energy systems)

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