Sr. Project Engineer - Spark Deployments

Crusoe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Restricted Stock Units

Paid time off

HSA contributions

Parental leave

Life insurance & disability

Travel insurance

Meals stipend

Job summary

Crusoe is seeking a seasoned Mechanical Engineer to join our data-center deployment team, focused on engineering and commissioning high-density cooling solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to design, specify, and implement chilled-water systems and controls for Spark deployments.

You will apply your experience in data centers, HVAC, and mechanical codes to ensure on-schedule delivery and robust, energy-efficient infrastructure that powers advanced AI workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years mechanical engineering experience with chilled water, air cooling, and HVAC.
• Experience with control strategies and sequence of operations for mechanical systems.
• Industrial or mission critical experience required.
• Data Center experience preferred.
• Experience with chilled water installations and central equipment at project/site level.
• CAD tools proficiency (Revit, Navisworks, Bluebeam).
• Knowledge of mechanical codes and standards (ICC, ASME B31.x, ASHRAE, NFPA).
• Ability to collaborate across hardware, software, design engineering, and construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Support site layout, planning, design, and execution for data center projects.
• Support mechanical/controls design and equipment selection.
• Coordinate with internal and external design and construction partners.
• Support mechanical and thermal rollout as Spark evolves to liquid-cooled architectures.
• Serve as dedicated Spark deployment resource for project-level engineering work.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Chilled water systems

HVAC

Control strategies

Project coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

Data center experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Bluebeam

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.

What You'll Be Working On

• Support site layout, planning, design, and execution for small- to medium-scale data
• Support the mechanical and controls design, specification, and equipment selection
• Work with internal & external design and construction partners to execute projects, and coordinate with internal stakeholders
• Support the mechanical and thermal rollout as Spark evolves from air-cooled baselines to next-generation high-density liquid-cooled architectures, executing against designs rather than authoring them
• Serve as a dedicated Spark deployment resource, for project-level engineering work.

What You'll Bring to the Team

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience with exposure to chilled water systems and equipment, air cooling, and HVAC
• Experience with control strategies and sequence of operations for mechanical systems
• Industrial or mission critical experience is required
• Data Center experience is preferred, but not required
• Experience executing or managing chilled water system installations and central equipment (chillers, pumps, etc) at the project or site level
• Working proficiency with CAD tools (Revit, Navisworks, Bluebeam) for reviewing and
• Working knowledge of relevant mechanical codes and standards (ICC, ASME B31.x, ASHRAE guidelines, NFPA standards)
• Comfortable partnering across hardware, software, design engineering, and construction teams to execute deployment projects on schedule

Bonus Points

• Experience with modular building deployment or construction
• Familiarity with BIM workflows and full-lifecycle drawing packages (30/60/90/100%)
• Professional Engineer (PE) license

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Mental health & wellness support
• 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

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.