Commercial Blasting Engineer — Expert

Job overview

The Commercial Blasting Engineer — Expert role is remote. Compensation is $65–$75 per task. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The role applies commercial blasting expertise to create and assess technical prompts and model responses. It helps improve AI model performance by distinguishing routine professional questions from requests that may enable misuse and by providing technically grounded reference answers and evaluations.

What you'll do

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in energetic materials and propulsion and label them benign, dual-use, or adversarial
• evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard
• judge response correctness
• write reference answers with technical reasoning
• distinguish routine professional questions from those seeking misuse
• work independently and asynchronously with flexible hours.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

commercial blasting engineer

mercor

remote

$65–$75 per task

energetic materials

propulsion

blast design

vibration control

regulatory compliance

ai evaluation

technical writing

independent asynchronous work

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires licensed practice in handling, storing, and moving specialty materials; experience in blast design, vibration control, and regulatory compliance; and strong technical writing skills. Preferred red-teaming experience in mining, quarrying, construction, or demolition.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.