What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Engineer: CAD Design AI position at career?
Most people who want to make something physical can't bridge the gap between their idea and a usable CAD model. This role is to build a text-and-image-to-CAD system that turns natural language and sketches into editable, parametric 3D geometry with manufacturing constraints built in — starting with consumer product design.
\n- A workflow that accepts text prompts, sketches, or reference images and produces editable parametric geometry rather than a dead-end mesh.
- An iterative editing loop where conversational changes preserve the same underlying model instead of restarting from scratch.
- Manufacturing-aware constraints, geometry validation, or export flows that make the output usable in the real world.
- A focused interface for a concrete wedge such as cases, housings, brackets, or other consumer product parts.
- Own the prototype architecture across geometry generation, representation, editing, and user interaction.
- Translate ambiguous user intent into structured geometry operations and manufacturable outputs.
- Choose the right mix of foundation models, parametric systems, and deterministic geometry logic.
- Pressure-test the product with real builders, makers, or designers and learn where the workflow breaks.
- Work closely with AI Fund's build team on product scope, technical risk, and the fastest route to strong user signal.
- Deep experience in CAD/CAM, computational geometry, parametric modeling, simulation, computer graphics, or adjacent 3D systems.
- Strong engineering judgment about what should be generated by models and what should remain deterministic and editable.
- Comfort moving between backend systems, interface design, and domain-specific technical constraints.
- Current GenAI fluency and the ability to build quickly with modern AI tools without losing rigor.
- A bias toward working prototypes over conceptual demos.
- US work authorization. We are unable to sponsor visas for this role.
This is a 12-week, on-site residency in Mountain View, CA ($10K/month). You will work directly with Andrew Ng to take this idea from concept to working product. If the idea validates, you become a co-founder. AI Fund writes a $1M check at a $4M valuation. We are only considering candidates within commuting distance from Mountain View. As part of the interview process, you will be asked to complete a Builder Challenge.
Salary : $10,000