Hazardous Device Expert - Red Team

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Hazardous Device Specialist / Public Safety Professional
Type: Contract
Compensation: $65–$75/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities

- Write challenging single-turn prompts in the domain of energetic materials and propulsion. Label them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.

- Evaluate responses against a defined policy standard. Judge whether each response was handled correctly.

- Write reference answers with technical reasoning for correct responses.

- Ensure models refuse genuinely dangerous questions while answering legitimate ones fully.

- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- Certified bomb technician or hazardous device operator experience.

- Military EOD with civilian public-safety, training, or instruction experience.

- Bomb squad commander or training officer experience.

- Experience in post-blast investigation and device reconstruction.

- CBRNE technical response experience.

Preferred
- Prior technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

- Upload resume

- AI interview based on your resume

- Submit form

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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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