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.