Specialty Energetic Materials Chemist & Risk Evaluator

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

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write challenging prompts and judge model responses for safety and misuse potential, then craft reference answers and technical reasoning.

This role blends chemistry expertise with rigorous technical writing to set safe boundaries in high-sensitivity domains. The team seeks professionals with hands-on formulation, synthesis, and testing experience in licensed or government

Qualifications

• Experience formulating, synthesising and testing energetic materials.
• Red-team or misuse assessment experience is a strong signal.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Write prompts spanning benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels.
• Evaluate model responses against policy standards.
• Draft reference answers and technical reasoning for complex prompts.
• Provide clear, non-technical rationales for judgments.

Skills

Formulation chemist

Energetic materials synthesis

Safety testing

Scale-up safety

Propellant development

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write challenging prompts and judge model responses for safety and misuse potential, then craft reference answers and technical reasoning.

This role blends chemistry expertise with rigorous technical writing to set safe boundaries in high-sensitivity domains. The team seeks professionals with hands-on formulation, synthesis, and testing experience in licensed or government