Nuclear Engineer - Fully Remote​/Task Task

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

• 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.

• 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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