Nuclear Engineer, Fuel Cycle
Mercor Experts · Remote · Coding / software engineering
Nuclear Engineer, Fuel Cycle is an open role at Mercor Experts, available remotely, with pay listed as $65–$75 per task.
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At a glance
- Pay
- $65–$75 per taskStated by Mercor Experts
- Location
- Remote
- Experience
- Prior hands-on work in the nuclear fuel cycle
- Work type
- Coding / software engineering
- Listed
- Since Sep 15, last confirmed Nov 3
The work
Red-team AI models on nuclear materials and safeguards topics.
What you would do
- Write test prompts at benign, dual-use and adversarial levels
- Grade model responses against a set policy to decide if each was handled properly
- Write reference answers with the technical reasoning behind them
You're a fit if you
- have worked in enrichment, reprocessing, fabrication or criticality safety
- can distinguish routine technical questions from ones aimed at misuse
- ideally have red-teaming experience
Summarised by HumanSourcer from Mercor Experts’ listing. Check the listing before you apply.
From Mercor Experts’ listing
“Mercor is assembling a panel of nuclear materials and safeguards 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.”
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply for the Nuclear Engineer, Fuel Cycle role at Mercor Experts?
Applications go through Mercor Experts's own portal - HumanSourcer links to the listing and never collects applications or handles hiring. Mercor Experts's access model is "Apply" (Profile / role application). This listing was first seen here on September 15, 2026 and was still live at the last check.
Is the Nuclear Engineer, Fuel Cycle role at Mercor Experts remote?
Yes - Mercor Experts lists this role as remote.
What does the Nuclear Engineer, Fuel Cycle role at Mercor Experts pay?
Mercor Experts lists this role's pay as $65–$75 per task, quoted from the listing rather than estimated.
What kind of work is Nuclear Engineer, Fuel Cycle?
Coding / software engineering. Law, medicine, finance, engineering, operations and AI evaluation
Is Mercor Experts a legitimate AI-training platform?
Direct expert network - and that relationship is rated "Confirmed" here because it can be checked against www.mercor.com rather than taken on Mercor Experts's word. Confidence describes how well the ownership is evidenced. It is not a rating of how the platform treats the people who work for it, which no public source covers reliably.
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