Remote Forensic Materials Expert & AI Incident Analyst

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybride; GBP 67 000 - 77 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hourly contractor

Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Résumé du poste

Mercor is seeking a Federal Certified Materials Specialist / Incident Analyst for a remote hourly contract. You will write challenging single-turn prompts in energetic materials and propulsion, and evaluate model outputs against a defined policy.

You will also draft reference answers, analyze dual-use scenarios, and ensure models refuse dangerous questions while staying accurate on legitimate queries. Independence and timely delivery are essential.

Qualifications

• Federally certified explosives specialist or national equivalent.
• Experience in forensic laboratory identification of energetic materials.
• Expertise in post-incident analysis and reporting for an agency or laboratory.
• Regulatory inspection experience of licensees and permittees.
• Strong technical writing or published research experience.

Responsabilités

• Write prompts in energetic materials; label as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate model responses against policy; judge handling.
• Write reference answers with correct responses and reasoning.
• Analyze dual-use scenarios focusing on residue analysis and diversion indicators.
• Ensure models refuse dangerous questions while answering legitimate ones.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Connaissances

Explosives expertise

Forensic analysis

Technical writing

Description du poste

Mercor is seeking a Federal Certified Materials Specialist / Incident Analyst for a remote hourly contract. You will write challenging single-turn prompts in energetic materials and propulsion, and evaluate model outputs against a defined policy.

You will also draft reference answers, analyze dual-use scenarios, and ensure models refuse dangerous questions while staying accurate on legitimate queries. Independence and timely delivery are essential.