Senior Mechanical Engineer (Preconstruction)

Candid is building the AI layer for EPCs.

We use AI to reduce the manual effort behind preconstruction engineering by automating document understanding, consistency checks, and repetitive workflow steps across major disciplines. Our goal is to make preconstruction 10x faster without sacrificing engineering quality.

We recently raised $6.5M from top AI and industrial investors (including Schneider Electric and Meta’s Chief AI Scientist). Our team includes engineers from MIT, Carnegie Mellon, major LNG and power projects, and leading EPCs. What You Will Do

You will help us translate real mechanical workflows into product requirements and validation checks:

Define how equipment scope is developed and validated during FEED

Review and validate mechanical content across datasheets, vendor packages, and discipline handoffs

Create repeatable checks that catch scope gaps and inconsistencies early

Map where mechanical rework happens and what typically causes it

Clarify interfaces with Process, Piping, I&C, and Electrical

Identify which steps are repetitive vs which require real engineering judgement

Your experience will help define the checks, workflows, and product requirements that let software take on the repetitive parts, with engineers in control.

7+ years at an EPC, PMC, or owner operator

Strong understanding of FEED and early detailed design mechanical workflows

Experience creating and reviewing equipment datasheets and vendor packages

Familiarity with ASME code driven equipment practices and common downstream equipment types

Ability to spot inconsistencies across datasheets, P&IDs, and vendor packages

Clear understanding of cross discipline dependencies

Experience with turbomachinery heavy scopes or packaged systems

Experience taking equipment from FEED into procurement and detailed engineering

Interest in AI or automation