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 skilled questions and those fishing for misuse. Ensure model responses align with this distinction.

Work

independently and asynchronously . Maintain





flexible schedule

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.

Robust 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.

📌 Blasting Specialist Adelaide
🏢 Mercor
📍 Adelaide