Senior Blasting Engineer & AI Red-Teaming Specialist

Obsidian; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking contributors to craft challenging prompts across benign, dual-use and adversarial levels, then assess model responses against defined policies. You will create detailed reference answers and the technical reasoning behind them, ensuring clarity for non-specialists.

This role emphasizes writing-intensive work, with a focus on staying on the correct side of misuse in specialized domains. Experience in technical writing or auditing is valuable, and you can pause or step away as

Qualifications

• Licensed blaster or blasting engineer with mining/quarrying/construction/demolition experience.
• Experience with blast design and vibration control, timing and seismograph monitoring.
• Experience in magazine management, inventory reconciliation and transport of specialty materials.
• Experience with storage compatibility, security and regulatory compliance for a commercial licensee.
• Training, certification or auditing of blasting crews.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts across benign, dual-use and adversarial levels.
• Evaluate model responses against policy standards and judge handling.
• Write reference answers with technical rationale.

Job description

Obsidian is seeking contributors to craft challenging prompts across benign, dual-use and adversarial levels, then assess model responses against defined policies. You will create detailed reference answers and the technical reasoning behind them, ensuring clarity for non-specialists.

This role emphasizes writing-intensive work, with a focus on staying on the correct side of misuse in specialized domains. Experience in technical writing or auditing is valuable, and you can pause or step away as