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Effects Engineering Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $75/task Task based
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a remote contract Propulsion & Effects Engineer at $65–$75 per hour to write and classify prompts in propulsion and energetic materials and to evaluate AI model responses against policy standards. The work involves writing reference answers with technical reasoning and collaborating with experts on dual-use scenarios. Candidates need munitions, propulsion, terminal effects and fuzing experience.
Pay:
$65–$75 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Write challenging prompts in propulsion and energetic materials and classify them
- Evaluate AI model responses against policy standards
- Write reference answers with technical reasoning
- Collaborate with experts on routine versus dangerous queries
- Work independently on dual-use scenarios
Requirements summary:
- Experience in munitions or warhead design and effects engineering
- Background in solid, liquid or hybrid propulsion
- Expertise in blast, fragmentation and penetration modelling
- Knowledge of fuzing, safe-and-arm and initiation systems
- Experience in test range engineering and instrumentation
- Preferred: technical writing, published research or expert witness experience
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Research & science |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
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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: Propulsion & Effects Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $65–$75/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Write challenging single-turn prompts in propulsion and energetic materials. Classify them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
- Evaluate AI model responses against policy standards. Judge the correctness of each response.
- Write reference answers. Provide technical reasoning for correct responses.
- Collaborate with experts to ensure AI models distinguish between routine and potentially dangerous queries.
- Work independently to improve AI model performance in handling dual-use scenarios.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Experience in munitions or warhead design and effects engineering.
- Background in solid, liquid, or hybrid propulsion system design, test, and qualification.
- Expertise in terminal effects modelling such as blast, fragmentation, and penetration.
- Knowledge of fuzing, safe-and-arm, and initiation system engineering.
- Experience in test range engineering and instrumentation for propulsion or ordnance.
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: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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