Radiological Security Red-Team Specialist

Mercor; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of radiological safety experts to red-team frontier AI models, testing whether a model can correctly judge misuse potential of technical requests while refusing dangerous ones. You will write prompts, evaluate outputs, and craft reference answers with clear rationales.

The role emphasizes rigorous written justification for each judgment, including staying within regulatory and safety boundaries while addressing dual-use challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience in security or vulnerability assessment of sensitive facilities.
• Strong technical writing ability with ability to justify complex judgments.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories.
• Evaluate model responses against a policy standard and judge handling quality.
• Draft reference answers and technical reasoning explaining correct responses.

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of radiological safety experts to red-team frontier AI models, testing whether a model can correctly judge misuse potential of technical requests while refusing dangerous ones. You will write prompts, evaluate outputs, and craft reference answers with clear rationales.

The role emphasizes rigorous written justification for each judgment, including staying within regulatory and safety boundaries while addressing dual-use challenges.