Worcester Polytechnic Institute · 7 hours ago
Temporary Mechanical Engineering Instruction Designer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is focused on innovative education and is seeking a Temporary Mechanical Engineering Instruction Designer. The role involves designing, implementing, and deploying an agentic conversational system for mechanical engineering troubleshooting and education, bridging mechanical knowledge with automated systems.
CommunitiesEducationHigher EducationSTEM Education
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain vector databases to store case information, course specifications, and diagnostic protocols
Program autonomous agents designed to simulate engineering problem-solving workflows, ensuring the logic adheres to physical constraints and mechanical engineering principles
Monitor and process system interaction logs to evaluate the accuracy of technical diagnostic paths and improve the system’s ability to teach root cause analysis
Manage the technical deployment of the educational platform on WPI servers
Qualification
Required
Experience in the design and deployment of large language model-based educational systems
Technical knowledge handling to develop and maintain vector databases to store case information, course specifications, and diagnostic protocols
Programming autonomous agents designed to simulate engineering problem-solving workflows, ensuring the logic adheres to physical constraints and mechanical engineering principles
Monitoring and processing system interaction logs to evaluate the accuracy of technical diagnostic paths and improve the system's ability to teach root cause analysis
Managing the technical deployment of the educational platform on WPI servers
Company
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI is a private technological university that offers research facilities and a community of students and members.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$63.43MKey Investors
National Science FoundationUS Department of EnergyARPA-E
2025-07-25Grant· $0.4M
2024-09-26Grant· $1M
2024-08-21Grant· $2M
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