Nuclear Engineering, Safeguards Expert – Red Team

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. Write challenging single-turn prompts in the nuclear domain, labeled benign, dual-use, or adversarial .

Posted 10/31/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65 - $75 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in nuclear safeguards, nonproliferation, and fuel cycle analysis, with strong technical writing skills to articulate complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences. Capable of evaluating model responses and providing detailed rationales while focusing on misuse scenarios in the nuclear domain.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Nuclear Safeguards ExperienceNonproliferation AnalysisTechnical Writing SkillsNuclear Security EngineeringFuel Cycle Analysis

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Hard Skills

Technical WritingResearch PublicationResponse EvaluationScenario AnalysisPolicy Standard Evaluation

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationAnalytical Thinking

Industry Keywords

Nuclear ForensicsIAEA InspectionEuratom InspectionMaterial ControlMisuse Potential

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write challenging single-turn prompts in the nuclear domain, labeled benign, dual-use, or adversarial
Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard
Judge whether responses were handled correctly
Write reference answers describing correct responses and the technical reasoning behind them
Explain in writing why responses were or were not acceptable
Focus red-team scenarios on nuclear safeguards, nonproliferation, fuel cycles, nuclear security, forensics, and related misuse potential

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fuel-cycle depth plus exposure to how material is controlled, accounted for, or diverted
Safeguards and nonproliferation experience strongly preferred
Relevant backgrounds include safeguards analysis/IAEA or Euratom inspection, nuclear engineering, nuclear security engineering, nuclear forensics, or nonproliferation analysis
Technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience is a strong signal
Must be able to write clear rationales understandable to non-specialists
Must be able to read and write about misuse scenarios for sustained periods
Work must not involve or draw on classified or export-controlled information, NDA-covered information, or prepublication review obligations; applicants with such obligations must disclose them so work can be scoped accordingly

Benefits

Comp & perks

Earn up to $250 for each successful referral
Flexible participation: you can pause or step away at any point without penalty
Reasonable accommodations upon request