Remote Blasting Engineer for AI Safety Red Team

SaidGig; New York (NY); Remote; Part time

Job summary

SaidGig seeks a regulated blasting expert to craft prompts and evaluate frontier AI responses related to energetic materials and propulsion. You will develop reference answers, explain technical reasoning, and ensure model behavior aligns with safety policies.

The role emphasizes clear, accessible technical writing and evaluating misuse scenarios, with remote, per-task engagement and compensation per task.

Qualifications

• Licenced blaster or blasting engineer with mining, quarrying, construction, or demolition experience.
• Experience with blast design and vibration control, including timing, burden, seismograph monitoring, and regulatory limits.
• Experience managing magazines, reconciling inventory, or transporting specialty materials.
• Knowledge of storage compatibility, security, and regulatory compliance for commercial licensees.
• Experience training, certifying, or auditing blasting crews is relevant.
• Red-teaming experience is preferred.
• Strong technical writing ability, published research, or expert witness experience is valuable; include a writing sample or link with your application.

Responsibilities

• Create challenging single-turn domain prompts categorized as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate model responses against an established policy standard and determine whether each response was handled correctly.
• Develop reference answers that show the appropriate response and explain the underlying technical reasoning.
• Write clear rationales that non-specialists can understand.

Skills

Licensed blaster

Blast design

Vibration control

Inventory management

Regulatory compliance

Training / auditing

Red-teaming

Technical writing

Job description

SaidGig seeks a regulated blasting expert to craft prompts and evaluate frontier AI responses related to energetic materials and propulsion. You will develop reference answers, explain technical reasoning, and ensure model behavior aligns with safety policies.

The role emphasizes clear, accessible technical writing and evaluating misuse scenarios, with remote, per-task engagement and compensation per task.