Nuclear Safeguards 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: 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.

Preferred

• Red-teaming experience.
• Experience as a Safeguards Analyst , Nuclear Engineer , or Nuclear Security Engineer .
• Background in Nuclear Forensics or Nonproliferation Analysis .

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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