Propulsion Systems Engineer - Expert

$65 - $75 per hour

Full-time

Mercor

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Propulsion & Effects Engineer

Type: Contract

Compensation: $65–$75/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Write challenging single-turn prompts in propulsion and energetic materials . Classify them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
Evaluate AI model responses against policy standards. Judge the correctness of each response.
Write reference answers. Provide technical reasoning for correct responses.
Collaborate with experts to ensure AI models distinguish between routine and potentially dangerous queries.
Work independently to improve AI model performance in handling dual-use scenarios.

Qualifications

Must-Have

Experience in munitions or warhead design and effects engineering.
Background in solid, liquid, or hybrid propulsion system design, test, and qualification .
Expertise in terminal effects modelling such as blast, fragmentation, and penetration.
Knowledge of fuzing, safe-and-arm, and initiation system engineering .
Experience in test range engineering and instrumentation for propulsion or ordnance.

Preferred

Prior technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience.

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