Staff Modular Data Center Engineer at Crusoe (Denver, CO / United States)
Crusoe· Denver, CO / United States· $168k–$192k·
Role details
Competitive Compensation · Restricted Stock Units · Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays · Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision Insurance · Employer Contributions To HSA Account · Paid Parental Leave · Paid Life Insurance · Short-Term And Long-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
The Staff Modular Data Center Electrical Engineer leads electrical design and optimization for Crusoe Spark, a prefabricated modular AI factory. This role involves partnering with R&D, construction, and customers to standardize modular electrical systems, integrate renewable power sources, and drive continuous impro...
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.
About the Role: Crusoe is seeking a Staff Modular Data Center Electrical Engineer to support electrical design and continuous innovation of Crusoe Spark, our turnkey, prefabricated modular AI factory.
The role is on the Crusoe Electrical Engineering team and will be responsible for electrical design for Crusoe Spark. The role will partner with Crusoe Industries, Research and Development, Construction, and Customers.
This position requires an electrical professional who thrives at the intersection of facility engineering and product design. You will push the norms of traditional data center design to solve the unique challenges of edge deployments - while integrating diverse and renewable power sources.
The role is in-office and must be located in Denver. Travel will vary, but is anticipated to be 10-20%
What You'll Be Working On:
- Owner of electrical design and optimizations for Crusoe Spark
- Support to the Research and Development team as new technologies are explored
- Standardization and templating of design blocks for modular electrical systems
- Act as a technical subject matter expert during customer meetings, translating complex requirements into actionable modular design strategies.
- Key support and stakeholder to Crusoe Industries - who manufactures Crusoe Spark
- Cross-Functional Support: Pivot dynamically to support the broader design engineering group on fast-track projects, value engineering exercises, or unexpected scope changes.
- Research and test new, cutting-edge electrical technologies to incorporate into future prefab design iterations.
- Electrical design road map owner for Crusoe Spark in partnership with R&D
What You'll Bring to the Team:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in prefabricated building electrical design and application
- Experience designing and iterating for modular data centers. Emphasis on Electrical and compute rack design.
- Product Management experience supporting a product road map and driving improvements via continuous improvement
- Field application experience installing and commissioning modular assets
- High adaptability and the ability to manage ambiguity, smoothly shifting focus between high-level customer discussions and granular engineering templating.
- Deep understanding of how AI compute loads impact power distribution, from the utility transformer down to the server rack.
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate highly technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills to conduct rapid feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses.
Bonus Points
- AI modular data center design and field installation experience
- Professional engineering license
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off & paid holidays
- 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
Compensation Range
Compensation will be paid in the range of $168,000 - $192,000 + 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.
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.