Explosives & AI Safety Engineer — Remote Contract

AfterQuery Experts; Auckland; Remote; NZD 304,000 - 433,000; Full time

Job summary

AfterQuery Experts is seeking explosives and energetic materials experts as contractors to help make AI models safer. You will author prompts, review prompts, and provide domain analyses to delineate safe vs unsafe prompts. This role emphasizes remote, asynchronous work with a compensation model tied to approved tasks.

Ideal candidates hold a master's or higher in a relevant field, with Five Eyes citizenship and location requirements met. Experience in defense research or ordnance is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in chemical engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering, or related discipline with expertise in explosives or energetic materials.
• Experience in explosives engineering or related research is a plus, not a requirement.
• Citizenship in a Five Eyes country: US, UK, Canada, Australia, or NZ.

Responsibilities

• Author prompts and scenarios that probe safe vs unsafe requests in your field.
• Review and classify prompts written by other experts as safe or unsafe.
• Write domain analysis behind each judgment explaining acceptability and boundaries.
• Revise work based on structured reviewer feedback.

Skills

Explosives/energetic materials

Education

Master's degree or higher in chemical engineering / chemistry / mechanical engineering

Job description

AfterQuery Experts is seeking explosives and energetic materials experts as contractors to help make AI models safer. You will author prompts, review prompts, and provide domain analyses to delineate safe vs unsafe prompts. This role emphasizes remote, asynchronous work with a compensation model tied to approved tasks.

Ideal candidates hold a master's or higher in a relevant field, with Five Eyes citizenship and location requirements met. Experience in defense research or ordnance is a plus.