Engineer, Load Integration & Model Development at Crusoe (San Francisco, CA / United States)
Crusoe· San Francisco, CA / United States· $120k–$150k·
Role details
Restricted Stock Units · Health Insurance (HDHP And PPO) · Vision Insurance · Dental Insurance · HSA Employer Contributions · Paid Parental Leave · Paid Life Insurance · Short-Term Disability
Crusoe at a glance
Energy-first AI infrastructure company that sources power, builds hyperscale AI data centers, and runs a GPU cloud purpose-built for AI workloads.
Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company. It finds and secures power, builds and operates hyperscale AI data centers, and offers a cloud platform purpose-built for AI training and inference, spanning the stack "from electrons to tokens."
~$3.9B raised · latest: Series E · $1.375B · 2025 (valuation above $10B) · backed by Valor Equity Partners, Mubadala Capital, NVIDIA, Founders Fund
Summary
Senior Engineer responsible for expanding energy infrastructure and integrating large-load facilities into the electric grid. Key duties include performing grid integration studies, power flow analysis, and managing interconnection applications for major ISO/RTO markets.
Job description
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.
The Role
As an Engineer for Load Integration & Model Development at Crusoe, you will play a critical role in expanding our energy infrastructure and integrating our large-load facilities into the electric grid. You will be a key individual contributor, focusing on the complex challenges of connecting and optimizing our operations within the grid, including ERCOT, SPP, MISO, PJM etc.. This position requires deep technical expertise in power systems and a proactive approach to problem-solving in a rapidly evolving industry.
This role will be onsite 5 days a week at our San Francisco office.
What You’ll Be Working On:
- Performing and supporting grid integration studies for large-loads.
- Running technical power flow studies and supporting the submission of interconnection applications for Crusoe's facilities, ensuring technical data verification and sufficiency at various stages.
- Managing transmission injection Performing load deliverability studies in ERCOT, SPP or MISO based on regional criteria.
- Working with internal teams to understand project needs, drafting technical specifications, and supporting the business development team on the technical aspects of proposals related to grid integration.
- Staying abreast of industry trends, attending conferences, and supporting other travel as required for projects and professional development.
What You’ll Bring to the Team:
- Master's degree in Power Systems with 2+ years of experience or Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of experience in Power Systems.
- Strong working knowledge of ERCOT or SPP or MISO interconnection procedures and transmission planning.
- Working knowledge of TARA, PSS/e, Sugar.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and report writing skills.
Bonus Points:
- Experience with other ISO/RTO markets
Benefits:
- Industry competitive pay
- Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company
- Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
- Employer contributions to HSA accounts
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Teladoc
- 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary
- Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Subscription to the Calm app
- MetLife Legal
- Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month
Compensation: Compensation will be paid in the range of $125,000 - $145,000. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, 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.
Why work at Crusoe
- Mission-Driven: The company is united by a tangible mission: "Accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence." Employees report high levels of engagement (92% proud to work there per internal survey).
- Massive Growth Trajectory: Crusoe is at the center of the AI infrastructure boom, building some of the world's most powerful AI factories. For job seekers, this means exposure to cutting-edge technology and the opportunity to scale a company from a startup to an industry leader.
- Culture: The company values "moving fast and making things," continuous learning, and collective genius. It describes itself as an "AI factory company" that values velocity and impact.
- Work Policy: Hybrid/Office presence required in most roles. Office locations include: Denver (HQ), San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bellevue, Tulsa, Dublin (Ireland), and Tel Aviv (Israel).
- Benefits: Competitive compensation & equity, comprehensive health & wellness, mental health resources, retirement plans, paid time off, leave of absence programs, learning & development, volunteer time off, daily meals allowance, and other location-specific perks.
- Engineering Culture: Strong emphasis on technical excellence, working with large-scale systems, and pioneering new approaches to energy and infrastructure. The company values candidates' "AI fluency" in its hiring process.