Propulsion and Effects Engineer

Job overview

The Propulsion and Effects Engineer role is remote, with the posting identifying the work location as remote and compensation of $65–$75 per task. Mercor connects technical talent with AI research labs and describes this as contract work. The engineer contributes specialized expertise to evaluating AI responses involving propulsion and energetic materials. The work includes creating and classifying prompts, assessing model responses against policy standards, and writing technically reasoned reference answers to help models distinguish routine from potentially dangerous queries.

What you'll do

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in propulsion and energetic materials and classify them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial
• evaluate AI model responses against policy standards
• judge response correctness
• write reference answers with technical reasoning
• collaborate with experts to improve model handling of dual-use scenarios
• work independently on model performance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

propulsion and effects engineer

propulsion systems

energetic materials

effects engineering

ai model evaluation

technical writing

remote

mercor

$65–$75 per task

contract

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Task-based compensation; the listing describes contract work and a remote arrangement.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.