Commercial Blasting Engineer
Neon
$65 – $75 · as listed
Commercial Blasting Engineer – Remote AI Training
Neon is seeking an advanced-level expert in energetic materials and propulsion to contribute to AI safety testing. As part of a specialized panel, you'll write technical prompts designed to evaluate how frontier AI models handle requests in your domain. Your work involves creating single-turn scenarios that test whether AI systems can distinguish between legitimate technical questions and requests with misuse potential—approving sound inquiries while appropriately declining dangerous ones.
This remote gig suits experienced professionals with deep STEM knowledge who can articulate nuanced technical challenges. You'll work on a task-based arrangement, completing writing assignments that directly inform AI model safety. The role draws on your expertise in commercial blasting and propulsion systems to strengthen AI decision-making around sensitive technical domains.
Listed compensation is $65–$75 per hour. This is contract work with Mercor's marketplace, offering flexibility for specialists seeking AI training and evaluation opportunities.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · task-based. ## About the work Mercor is assembling a panel of energetic materials and propulsion experts to red-team frontier AI models. The goal is to test whether a model can correctly judge the misuse potential of a technical request — answering legitimate questions fully while refusing genuinely dangerous ones. You will: - Write challenging single-turn prompts in your domain, labelled across three leve
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