Federal Certified Materials Specialist / Incident Analyst

In short

Mercor is hiring 1000 remote freelancers as Federal Certified Materials Specialists and Incident Analysts. If you have expert experience with energetic materials, you will test frontier AI models to ensure they safely handle sensitive technical requests.

What you will do

• Write challenging prompts across three levels: benign, dual-use, and adversarial
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard
• Judge whether each response was handled correctly
• Write the reference answer and technical reasoning

What you need to apply

• National certification and casework experience in scene and materials analysis
• Prior technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience
• Ability to write clear written rationales for non-specialists
• No use of classified or export-controlled information

Who can apply

This freelance role is open worldwide with no country restrictions stated. You can apply if you meet the professional background requirements.