Hazardous Device Red-Teaming Specialist

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels, then evaluate model responses against a policy standard. Finally, you will craft the reference answer and the accompanying technical reasoning.

This role emphasizes writing-intensive work with clear rationales for non-specialists and sustained analysis of misuse scenarios in the field.

Qualifications

• Public safety professionals with red-teaming exposure.
• Ability to write clear rationales for non-specialists.
• Experience reading and writing about misuse scenarios in relevant fields.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories.
• Evaluate model responses against defined policy standards.
• Draft reference answers and the technical rationale for correct responses.

Skills

Red-teaming experience

Public safety background

Technical writing

Policy interpretation

Education

Certified bomb technician or hazardous device operator

Military EOD training

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels, then evaluate model responses against a policy standard. Finally, you will craft the reference answer and the accompanying technical reasoning.

This role emphasizes writing-intensive work with clear rationales for non-specialists and sustained analysis of misuse scenarios in the field.