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Explosives Specialist - Fully Remote

$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: Energetic Materials Expert for Redteaming

Type: Contract

Compensation: $65–$75/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Write challenging single-turn prompts in the domain of explosives and energetic materials. Label them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
  • Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard. Judge the correctness of each response.
  • Write reference answers that include correct responses and the technical reasoning behind them.
  • Identify misuse potential in technical requests. Ensure models refuse dangerous queries while answering legitimate ones.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Hazardous Device Specialist / Public Safety Professional experience with render-safe procedures and device assessment.
  • Specialty Materials Chemist expertise in pyrotechnics or propulsion.
  • Federal Certified Materials Specialist / Incident Analyst with forensic identification skills.
  • Propulsion & Effects Engineer background in munitions and propulsion system design.
  • Commercial Blasting Engineer experience in specialty materials handling.

Preferred

  • Prior AI evaluation or red-teaming experience.
  • Technical writing, incident or post-blast reporting, published research, or expert witness experience.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Vacancy posted 21 hours ago
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