Nuclear Engineer - Fully Remote in , us

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:

Nuclear Engineering & Safeguards Experts for Red Team
Type:

Contract
Compensation:

$65–$75/hour
Location:

Remote
Role Responsibilities

Write challenging single-turn prompts in the nuclear domain, labeled as benign, dual-use, and adversarial.
Evaluate AI model responses against a defined policy standard to judge correctness.
Write reference answers with technical reasoning to illustrate correct responses.
Develop prompts that test AI models' ability to discern misuse potential in technical requests.
Provide detailed written rationales for judgments to ensure clarity for non-specialists.
Work

independently

and

asynchronously

with

flexible hours

to improve AI model evaluation.
Qualifications

Must-Have

Experience in

safeguards

and

nonproliferation .
Background in

fuel-cycle

and material control.
Prior technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience.
Ability to write and evaluate misuse scenarios in the nuclear field.

Red-teaming experience.
Experience as a

Safeguards Analyst ,

Nuclear Engineer , or

Nuclear Security Engineer .
Background in

Nuclear Forensics

or

Nonproliferation Analysis .
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