Crusoe's mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. We’re crafting the engine that powers a world where people can create ambitiously with AI — without sacrificing scale, speed, or sustainability.

Be a part of the AI revolution with sustainable technology at Crusoe. Here, you'll drive meaningful innovation, make a tangible impact, and join a team that’s setting the pace for responsible, transformative cloud infrastructure.

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

Crusoe is expanding our hyperscale AI and high-performance computing (HPC) data center portfolio across the U.S. and internationally. As our footprint grows, engineering excellence and system reliability are fundamental to ensuring world-class uptime, performance, and scalability for AI workloads.

The Director of Engineering & Reliability will lead the standards, frameworks, and technical governance behind Crusoe’s mechanical, electrical, and critical infrastructure systems. This leader owns engineering design standards, reliability strategy, system performance modeling, and asset lifecycle programs across our 50–400 MW hyperscale campuses.

This is a high-impact role partnering closely with Construction, Facility Operations, Commissioning, Design/Engineering, and Executive Leadership to ensure Crusoe’s data centers achieve world-class reliability, efficiency, and operational readiness. (#INDDIG)

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON:

• Build and govern Crusoe’s enterprise engineering design standards for mechanical, electrical, and critical infrastructure systems

• Lead reliability engineering programs including FMEA, RCM, RCA, uptime strategy, and risk modeling

• Develop asset lifecycle strategies, predictive maintenance programs, and long-term capital planning

• Model power, cooling, airflow, and liquid-loop performance to optimize system capacity and readiness

• Serve as L3 escalation for complex MEP issues and major incidents

• Lead technical audits, quality assurance programs, and engineering evaluations across all campuses

• Partner with Construction, Commissioning, and Operations to enable scalable, high-density AI workloads

• Build and lead a team of MEP and reliability engineers

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• 10+ years of engineering experience in mission-critical facilities or hyperscale data centers

• Strong technical expertise in mechanical and electrical systems (MV distribution, UPS, generators, cooling plants, CRAC/CRAH, liquid cooling)

• Experience implementing RCM, FMEA, RCA, and reliability engineering programs

• Ability to govern engineering standards across multi-site portfolios

• Strong analytical, modeling, and systems-thinking capabilities

Preferred: PE license (Mechanical or Electrical), CMRP/CRE certification, experience with >50 MW data centers, familiarity with AI/HPC cooling and electrical challenges, experience in high-growth environments.

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

• Met Life Legal

• Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month

COMPENSATION RANGE:

Compensation will be paid in the range of $216,000 – $260,000. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Final compensation is based on experience, education, skills, and internal alignment.

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.