Explosives Forensic Analyst & AI Red Team Prompt Engineer

Obsidian; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write challenging single-turn prompts in your domain, labelled across three levels: benign, dual-use, and adversarial.

You will evaluate the responses that come back against a defined policy standard, and judge whether each was handled correctly. You will also draft the reference answers with the technical reasoning for why.

Qualifications

• Federally certified explosives specialist or national equivalent — scene and materials analysis
• Forensic laboratory identification of energetic materials and post-blast residues
• Post-incident analysis and reporting for an agency or laboratory
• Regulatory inspection of licensees and permittees — storage, records and diversion indicators
• Expert testimony or casework on energetic materials

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in your domain, labelled across three levels: benign, dual-use, and adversarial.
• Evaluate the responses that come back against a defined policy standard, and judge whether each was handled correctly.
• Write the reference answer — what a correct response looks like, and the technical reasoning for why.

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write challenging single-turn prompts in your domain, labelled across three levels: benign, dual-use, and adversarial.

You will evaluate the responses that come back against a defined policy standard, and judge whether each was handled correctly. You will also draft the reference answers with the technical reasoning for why.