Process Safety Engineer — AI Safety Red Teaming

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor in Sydney searches for professionals to craft challenging prompts across benign, dual‑use and adversarial domains for frontier AI model red‑team testing. You will write prompts and assess responses against a policy standard, ensuring safe and effective evaluation.

You will also compose the reference answers with detailed reasoning accessible to non‑specialists. Prior technical writing or expert witness experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Certified industrial hygienist with exposure assessment and control expertise.
• Experience in process hazard analysis methods (HAZOP/LOPA).
• Knowledge of toxic release and dispersion modelling and AEGL/ERPG criteria.
• Background in ventilation and PPE program design for chemical hazards.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (PSM/Seveso/COMAH/OSHA).

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories.
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard.
• Draft the reference answer and the technical reasoning for correct responses.

Skills

Certified industrial hygienist

Process hazard analysis

Toxic release and dispersion modelling

Ventilation and PPE programme design

Regulatory compliance (PSM, Seveso,COM

Job description

Mercor in Sydney searches for professionals to craft challenging prompts across benign, dual‑use and adversarial domains for frontier AI model red‑team testing. You will write prompts and assess responses against a policy standard, ensuring safe and effective evaluation.

You will also compose the reference answers with detailed reasoning accessible to non‑specialists. Prior technical writing or expert witness experience is valued.