First seen by our source: 21 days ago
Hazardous Device Expert - Red Team
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a remote contract Hazardous Device Specialist to write and evaluate single-turn prompts in energetic materials and propulsion for AI model safety work. The role pays $65 to $75 per task and asks for certified bomb technician, EOD, bomb squad or CBRNE experience.
Responsibilities:
- Write challenging single-turn prompts on energetic materials and propulsion
- Evaluate AI responses against a defined policy standard
- Write reference answers with technical reasoning
- Ensure models refuse dangerous questions and answer legitimate ones
Requirements summary:
- Certified bomb technician or hazardous device operator experience
- Military EOD with public-safety, training, or instruction experience
- Bomb squad commander or training officer experience
- Post-blast investigation and device reconstruction experience
- CBRNE technical response experience
- Preferred: technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience
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- 2026-10-17
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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 |
| Licences & certifications | Certified bomb technician |
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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)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
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: Hazardous Device Specialist / Public Safety Professional
Type: Contract
Compensation: $65–$75 per task
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 responses against a defined policy standard. Judge whether each response was handled correctly.
- Write reference answers with technical reasoning for correct responses.
- Ensure models refuse genuinely dangerous questions while answering legitimate ones fully.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Certified bomb technician or hazardous device operator experience.
- Military EOD with civilian public-safety, training, or instruction experience.
- Bomb squad commander or training officer experience.
- Experience in post-blast investigation and device reconstruction.
- CBRNE technical response experience.
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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