Hazardous Device Expert - Red Team
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Remote
Compensation: $65–$75 per task
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Job details
- Pay
- Compensation: $65–$75 per task
- Workplace
- Remote
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
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 per task
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
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The specialist will write challenging prompts on energetic materials and propulsion, judge AI responses against a policy standard, and write reference answers. They ensure models refuse dangerous questions while answering legitimate ones fully.
Requirements
Candidates need certified bomb technician or hazardous device operator experience, military EOD with public-safety or training experience, bomb squad command or training experience, post-blast investigation, or CBRNE response experience.
Skills
- Energetic materials knowledge
- Propulsion systems
- Post-blast investigation
- Device reconstruction
- CBRNE response
- Hazardous device operations
- Prompt writing
- Response evaluation against policy
- Technical writing
- Independent asynchronous work
Categories
- Security & Safety
- Technology
- Consulting
Keywords
- bomb technician
- hazardous device
- EOD
- explosive ordnance disposal
- energetic materials
- propulsion
- post-blast investigation
- device reconstruction
- CBRNE
- bomb squad
- red teaming
- AI safety
- prompt writing
- AI evaluation
- contract
- remote
- technical writing
Seniority
Senior
Licences and certifications
- Certified bomb technician
Languages
- English