01 · The role
What you would do
- Turn supplied CAD geometry into working fluid simulations and run them
- Build reference solutions and confirm they are accurate
- Write Python checks that score an AI agent's simulation output
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
- Sound verification and validation practice, such as mesh-independence studies and checks against experiments or benchmarks
- Comfort with Python and GitHub
- English at B2 level or higher
Helpful, not required
- A PhD
- A background in aerospace, automotive, offshore or turbomachinery work
- Experience with multiphase or particle-laden flows
- CFD
- OpenFOAM
- ANSYS Fluent
- Meshing
- Python
- GitHub
03 · Eligibility
Who can apply
Remote, posted for the United States. The listing does not say whether people living elsewhere can apply, and Mindrift's postings of this kind of role for South Africa and Egypt have ended.
Countries named in the listing: United States.
Not in Africa
- NigeriaCannot apply
- KenyaCannot apply
- GhanaCannot apply
- South AfricaCannot 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 11, 2026, and it was posted on Oct 12, 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)