Structured AI, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer to join its founding team. The role sits at the intersection of professional engineering and frontier AI, focusing on productizing engineering intelligence for the construction industry. Candidates will work directly with the CTO and CPO to translate HVAC systems, building codes, and MEP coordination into autonomous AI agents.

Structured AI is building AI agents that understand complex mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil drawings to perform high-precision QA/QC, code compliance, and design consistency checks. The company aims to eliminate the manual review of thousands of drawings that currently waste billions of dollars and months of human effort. Engineers will encode expertise, co-design products, lead technical delivery, join customer discovery, and scale systems across massive datasets.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years at a construction or MEP firm, experience with formal peer reviews, and a systems-thinking mindset. Compensation ranges from $80,000 to $85,000 for full-time roles, with consulting options available. The company's long-term vision is to become the go-to software platform for design engineers, evolving from quality control to generating and optimizing designs through next-generation computer vision systems and autonomous workflows.