Data Center Design Manager for High-Density AI Infra

Crusoe; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

401(k) Retirement plan with company

Restricted Stock Units

Health insurance

Job summary

Crusoe is seeking a Data Center Design Manager to optimize data center designs across space, power, and cost, collaborating with Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations.

You will lead trade-off analyses, develop standard architectures, and drive cost modeling and vendor evaluations to improve density and economics. This role demands 7+ years in data center design and strong cross-functional communication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of data center design, engineering, or infrastructure planning.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Structural Engineering.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills across technical and business teams.
• Experience with high-density compute environments (AI/ML, HPC, or GPU-dense infra).

Responsibilities

• Design optimization: lead trade-off analysis across space, power density, and cost for new data center designs.
• Business partnership: translate commercial requirements into concrete design specs.
• Power & cooling strategy: evaluate power distribution and cooling architectures and their impact on rack density.
• Cost modeling: build and maintain models comparing design alternatives on installed cost, cost per kW, per rack, and per ft².
• Standardization & reuse: develop repeatable design standards and reference architectures.
• Vendor & technology evaluation: assess new data center technologies for density, cost, or deployment speed.
• Cross-functional design reviews: run design reviews with Engineering, Operations, and business stakeholders.

Skills

Data center design

Power & cooling optimization

Cost modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

High-density compute

Engineering fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Structural Engineering

Tools

Cost modeling software

Job description

Crusoe is seeking a Data Center Design Manager to optimize data center designs across space, power, and cost, collaborating with Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations.

You will lead trade-off analyses, develop standard architectures, and drive cost modeling and vendor evaluations to improve density and economics. This role demands 7+ years in data center design and strong cross-functional communication.