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: Federal Certified Materials Specialist / Incident Analyst

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 model responses against a defined policy standard. Judge whether each response was handled correctly.
- Write reference answers, providing correct responses and technical reasoning.
- Analyze dual-use scenarios where residue analysis and diversion indicators are critical.
- Ensure models refuse dangerous questions while answering legitimate ones accurately.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance .

Qualifications





Must-Have

- 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.
- Solid technical writing or published research experience.

Compensation & Legal

- Hourly contractor
- Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

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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