Radiological Safety Red-Team Lead

Neon; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of radiological safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write prompts on the line between legitimate questions and potentially dangerous requests, then evaluate model responses and craft reference answers with clear rationales for non-specialists.

Applicants should have background in security of licensed sources, shielding concepts, and regulatory compliance, with strong technical writing skills for sustained misuse-scenario analysis.

Qualifications

• Background in security or vulnerability assessment of licensed facilities holding Category 1 and 2 sources.
• Experience with physical protection design, review, and incident response concepts.
• Regulatory inspection and compliance understanding (e.g., 10 CFR 37 or national equivalents).

Responsibilities

• Write challenging domain prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories.
• Evaluate model responses against a policy standard and judge correctness.
• Draft reference answers with rationale suitable for non-specialists; work on misuse scenarios over sustained periods.

Skills

Security assessment

Vulnerability analysis

Physical protection design

Regulatory familiarity

Technical writing

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of radiological safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write prompts on the line between legitimate questions and potentially dangerous requests, then evaluate model responses and craft reference answers with clear rationales for non-specialists.

Applicants should have background in security of licensed sources, shielding concepts, and regulatory compliance, with strong technical writing skills for sustained misuse-scenario analysis.