Remote Propulsion & Effects Engineer (Contract)

mercor; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 68,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Propulsion & Effects Engineer for a remote contract role. You will write prompts on propulsion and energetic materials, evaluate AI model responses, and develop reference answers with technical reasoning to guide safe and effective AI behavior.

Applicants should have hands-on experience in munitions or warhead design, propulsion system testing, and terminal effects modelling, with familiarity in fuzing and initiation system engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience in munitions or warhead design and effects engineering.
• Background in propulsion system design, test, and qualification.
• Expertise in terminal effects modelling such as blast, fragmentation, and penetration.
• Knowledge of fuzing, safe-and-arm, and initiation system engineering.
• Experience in test range engineering and instrumentation for propulsion or ordnance.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in propulsion and energetic materials. Classify them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate AI model responses against policy standards. Judge the correctness of each response.
• Write reference answers. Provide technical reasoning for correct responses.
• Collaborate with experts to ensure AI models distinguish between routine and potentially dangerous queries.
• Work independently to improve AI model performance in handling dual-use scenarios.

Skills

Propulsion system design

Test & qualification

Fuzing & arming systems

Terminal effects modelling

Ordnance test range instrumentation

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Propulsion & Effects Engineer for a remote contract role. You will write prompts on propulsion and energetic materials, evaluate AI model responses, and develop reference answers with technical reasoning to guide safe and effective AI behavior.

Applicants should have hands-on experience in munitions or warhead design, propulsion system testing, and terminal effects modelling, with familiarity in fuzing and initiation system engineering.