Explosives Forensic Expert & AI Red-Teaming Analyst

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks specialists to assemble a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts for red-teaming frontier AI models. You will craft prompts across three levels and judge model outputs against policy standards, then draft the reference answers with clear technical justification.

This role emphasizes rigorous, writing-intensive work and the ability to explain judgments to non-specialists. Prior experience in regulated fields and expert testimony is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Must communicate complex material accurately to non-specialists.
• Experience in writing and evaluating misuse scenarios in a technical field.
• Prior expert-writing or witness testimony is a strong signal.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels.
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard.
• Create reference answers with technical reasoning.

Skills

Technical writing

Forensic analysis

Red-team experience

Education

National certification

Job description

Mercor seeks specialists to assemble a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts for red-teaming frontier AI models. You will craft prompts across three levels and judge model outputs against policy standards, then draft the reference answers with clear technical justification.

This role emphasizes rigorous, writing-intensive work and the ability to explain judgments to non-specialists. Prior experience in regulated fields and expert testimony is highly valued.