About this role
Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence . As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.
We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.
We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.
If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.
About This Role
Crusoe's Spark Business Unit is scaling deployment of the company's modular power and
compute infrastructure across multiple sites through 2030. This role sits within the Digital
Infrastructure Group's Engineering Design Management team and owns the mechanical,
thermal, and fluid architecture of the Spark Modular Data Center (MDC) platform. You'll sit at the
intersection of hardware, software, and physical infrastructure, translating next-generation GPU
compute workloads, cluster topologies, power envelopes, and cooling requirements into robust,
high-performance liquid-cooled MDC system designs. This is an in-office role, five days a week,
based out of one of Crusoe's office locations.
What You'll Be Working On
Design for mechanical systems and controls systems serving data center projects
Site layout and planning for small- to medium-scale data center projects
Own system-level design for direct-to-chip (DLC) and hydronic liquid cooling
infrastructure, including CDUs, primary/secondary loops, flow distribution
Own system-level design for air cooling infrastructure, including fan wall units, make up
air units, and humidification systems
Manage a team of external design partners to execute projects, and coordinate with
internal stakeholders
Drive the mechanical and thermal roadmap as Spark evolves from air-cooled baselines
to next-generation high-density liquid-cooled architectures
What You'll Bring to the Team
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
5+ years of mechanical engineering experience with expertise in chilled water systems
and equipment, air cooling and HVAC.
Industrial or mission critical experience is required
Data Center experience is preferred, but not required
Direct experience designing chilled water systems, and specifying central equipment
(chillers, pumps, etc)
Proficiency with CAD tools (revit, navisworks, bluebeam)
Working knowledge of relevant mechanical codes and standards (ASME B31.x,
ASHRAE guidelines, NFPA standards)
Comfortable partnering across hardware, software, and infrastructure teams to translate
compute and power requirements into mechanical system designs
Bonus Points
Direct experience in modular building design design
Familiarity with BIM workflows and full-lifecycle drawing packages (30/60/90/100%)
Professional Engineer (PE) license
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health & wellness support
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
- Additional perks & programs specific to location
Compensation Range
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $145,000 -$200,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.