Propulsion Systems Engineer Expert

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 DAngelo 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 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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