Licensed Blasting Engineer for AI Safety Red-Teaming

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks experts to assemble a panel for red-teaming frontier AI models. You will write categorized prompts, evaluate model responses, and craft reference answers with clear, accessible reasoning for non-specialists.

The role emphasizes sustained writing on misuse scenarios, with prior publication or expert witness experience as a strong signal. A licensed practitioner background is preferred and a strong ability to communicate complex ideas in writing is essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to distinguish routine professional questions from misuse signals.
• Experience communicating complex ideas to non-specialists through writing.
• Prior technical writing, publications, or expert witness work is a strong signal.

Responsibilities

• Compose challenging prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels.
• Evaluate model responses against policy standards and document findings.
• Create reference answers and technical reasoning for misuse scenarios.

Skills

Red-team mindset

Technical writing

Written rationale

Education

Blasting license/Certification

Tools

Inventory management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Mercor seeks experts to assemble a panel for red-teaming frontier AI models. You will write categorized prompts, evaluate model responses, and craft reference answers with clear, accessible reasoning for non-specialists.

The role emphasizes sustained writing on misuse scenarios, with prior publication or expert witness experience as a strong signal. A licensed practitioner background is preferred and a strong ability to communicate complex ideas in writing is essential.