Forensic Energetics Red-Team Specialist

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; 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 across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels, and evaluate model responses against policy standards.

You will also draft reference answers with technical reasoning, and provide exemplars for distinguishing safe questions from dangerous ones. This role emphasizes written rationales and domain-specific writing.

Qualifications

• Experience identifying materials after the fact with national certification.
• Ability to distinguish routine professional questions from sensitive inquiries.
• Proven capability to write prompts and rationales for complex scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Write prompts across three levels: benign, dual-use, and adversarial.
• Evaluate responses against a defined policy standard.
• Draft reference answers and technical reasoning for correct responses.

Skills

Forensic analysis

Technical writing

National certification background

Red-teaming experience

Critical thinking

Education

Federally certified explosives specialist

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 across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels, and evaluate model responses against policy standards.

You will also draft reference answers with technical reasoning, and provide exemplars for distinguishing safe questions from dangerous ones. This role emphasizes written rationales and domain-specific writing.