Nuclear Security Engineer (Remote | $65–$75/task)

Position: Nuclear Security Engineer

Type: Contract

Compensation: $65–$75 per task

Location: RemoteAbout the Opportunity

Key Responsibilities: Develop challenging, single-turn prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories. Evaluate AI-generated responses against established safety and policy standards. Identify whether models appropriately answer legitimate questions or refuse potentially dangerous requests. Write reference answers with clear technical reasoning and evaluation criteria. Provide detailed written justifications that non-specialists can understand. Assess AI responses involving nuclear materials security, safeguards, and physical protection.

Required Qualifications: Professional experience in nuclear materials security, safeguards, or related fields. Expertise in at least one of the following: Material Control and Accountability (MC&A).Physical protection system engineering. Nuclear facility vulnerability assessments and adversary path analysis. Insider threat and human reliability programmes. Nuclear security policy, training, or international assistance programmes. Strong technical writing and communication skills. Ability to distinguish legitimate technical work from potentially harmful applications. Ability to evaluate complex scenarios and explain technical judgments clearly.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous AI red-teaming or model evaluation experience. Experience at a national laboratory, nuclear licensee, or relevant security programme. Published research, technical writing, or expert witness experience. Ability to provide a writing sample or relevant publication.

Compensation: Earn $65–$75 per completed task, depending on the project requirements.

Application Process: Submit your application with relevant professional experience and a writing sample or publication, if available. Applicants must disclose any classified, export-controlled, NDA-covered, or prepublication-review obligations so that project work can be appropriately scoped.

Important: Work must not involve or rely on classified, export-controlled, NDA-protected, or prepublication-review information. Experts will receive advance guidance on the subject matter and may pause or step away from the work at any time without penalty.