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Worcester Polytechnic Institute · 16 hours ago

Temporary Mechanical Engineering Instruction Designer

positionWorcester, MA
timePart-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level
money$20/hr - $20/hr

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.

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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

Large language modelsMechanical engineering principlesVector databasesAutonomous agents programmingData analysisProcess optimizationInfrastructure deployment

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

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WPI is a private technological university that offers research facilities and a community of students and members.
dateFounded in 1865
location
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.wpi.edu

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$63.43M
Key Investors
National Science FoundationUS Department of EnergyARPA-E
2025-07-25Grant· $0.4M
2024-09-26Grant· $1M
2024-08-21Grant· $2M

Leadership Team

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Beth Phalen
Member Board Of Trustees
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Cynthia J. Pellegrino
Director of Human Resources

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