Explosives Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $75/Task Task Based

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Energetic Materials Expert for Redteaming to work on independent, asynchronous projects for AI safety and risk assessment. You will craft challenging prompts about explosives, evaluate model outputs, and write reference answers with technical reasoning.

This contract role is remote with UK focus and requires real-world hazard expertise. The ideal candidate has experience in hazardous device assessment, propulsion, and forensic incident analysis, with a track record in

Qualifications

• Hazardous Device Specialist / Public Safety Professional experience with render-safe procedures and device assessment.
• Specialty Materials Chemist expertise in pyrotechnics or propulsion.
• Federal Certified Materials Specialist / Incident Analyst with forensic identification skills.
• Propulsion & Effects Engineer background in munitions and propulsion system design.
• Commercial Blasting Engineer experience in specialty materials handling.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in the domain of explosives and label them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard. Judge the correctness of each response.
• Write reference answers that include correct responses and the technical reasoning behind them.
• Identify misuse potential in technical requests. Ensure models refuse dangerous queries while answering legitimate ones.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Hazardous Device Handling

Public Safety Expertise

Forensic Identification

Technical Writing

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Energetic Materials Expert for Redteaming
Type: Contract
Compensation: $65–$75/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in the domain of explosives and energetic materials. Label them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard. Judge the correctness of each response.
• Write reference answers that include correct responses and the technical reasoning behind them.
• Identify misuse potential in technical requests. Ensure models refuse dangerous queries while answering legitimate ones.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Hazardous Device Specialist / Public Safety Professional experience with render-safe procedures and device assessment.
• Specialty Materials Chemist expertise in pyrotechnics or propulsion.
• Federal Certified Materials Specialist / Incident Analyst with forensic identification skills.
• Propulsion & Effects Engineer background in munitions and propulsion system design.
• Commercial Blasting Engineer experience in specialty materials handling.

Preferred

• Prior AI evaluation or red‑teaming experience.
• Technical writing, incident or post‑blast reporting, published research, or expert witness experience.