Propulsion Red-Teaming & Prompting Engineer

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models, testing whether a model can judge misuse potential while answering legitimate questions. You will craft prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels and evaluate responses to a policy standard.

The role centers on rigorous written rationale and clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. This writing-intensive work requires experience in propulsion domains and the ability to

Qualifications

• Ability to craft clear written rationales for complex safety-sensitive prompts.
• Experience reading and writing about misuse scenarios in a technical field.
• Comfort communicating with experts and non-specialists alike.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging prompts at benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels.
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard.
• Draft reference answers and technical reasoning for correct handling.

Skills

Red-teaming

Technical writing

Prompt engineering

Domain knowledge in propulsion

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models, testing whether a model can judge misuse potential while answering legitimate questions. You will craft prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels and evaluate responses to a policy standard.

The role centers on rigorous written rationale and clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. This writing-intensive work requires experience in propulsion domains and the ability to