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: Commercial Blasting Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $65–$75/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

- Write challenging single-turn prompts in energetic materials and propulsion . Label them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
- Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard. Judge the correctness of each response.
- Write reference answers, explaining correct responses and technical reasoning.
- Distinguish between routine professional questions and those fishing for misuse. Ensure model responses align with this distinction.
- Work independently and asynchronously .



Maintain flexible hours while improving model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- Licensed practitioner in handling, storing, and moving specialty materials.
- Experience in blast design , vibration control , and regulatory compliance.
- Solid technical writing skills with prior experience or published research.
- Ability to write clear rationales for non-specialists.

Preferred

- Red-teaming experience in mining , quarrying , construction , or demolition .
- Background in magazine management and inventory reconciliation .

Compensation & Legal

- Hourly contractor
- Work must not involve classified or export-controlled information.

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📌 Blasting Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $75/Task Task Based (Sydney)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Sydney