01 · The role
What you would do
- Set up and run fluid simulations starting from supplied CAD geometry
- Produce reference solutions whose accuracy you have verified
- Write Python checks that score an AI agent's simulation results
02 · Requirements
What they ask for
- A degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or a related field such as energy or oil and gas
- Several years of hands-on CFD in industry or research with OpenFOAM, ANSYS Fluent or CFX, or STAR-CCM+, meshing included
- Solid verification and validation habits, such as mesh-independence studies and comparison with experiments or benchmarks
- Comfort with Python and GitHub
- English at B2 level or higher
Helpful, not required
- A PhD
- Aerospace, automotive, offshore or turbomachinery experience
- Work on multiphase or particle-laden flows
- CFD
- OpenFOAM
- STAR-CCM+
- Meshing
- Python
- GitHub
03 · Eligibility
Who can apply
Remote, posted for South Africa; Mindrift runs the same role for Egypt in a separate posting. The listing does not say whether people living elsewhere can apply.
Countries named in the listing: South Africa.
Some African countriesOpen in South Africa
- NigeriaCannot apply
- KenyaCannot apply
- GhanaCannot apply
- South AfricaCan apply
- EgyptCannot apply
That is as far as the listing and Mindrift's country rules show: the listing has the last word, and rules change. Mindrift in Africa
Apply from where you live, as yourself. Using a VPN or someone else's identity to get around a country rule breaks these platforms' terms, and it is the quickest way to lose an account and any unpaid earnings.
04 · Applying
How to get in
You apply through Mindrift's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.
- How to pass AI training assessments: what the assessment checks, and how to prepare.
- Getting paid from Africa: PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, Wise and more. It covers which of Mindrift's payout routes work where you live, and what they cost.
05 · Source
About this listing
We last confirmed this opening on Nov 6, 2026, and it was posted on Nov 5, 2026. Rates and hours come from the listing unless the note beside the rate says otherwise. Where the listing names no countries, the Africa status is our reading of it and of what is known of Mindrift's country rules, set out on its profile, and never marks a role more open than they show. The listing itself has the final word.
The listing on jobs.workable.com(opens in a new tab)