Staff Hardware Systems Engineer, Crusoe Energy Systems
$215-260k
+ Restricted Stock Units
Crusoe offers sponsorship
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
Posted today
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
1001+ employees
Posted today
$215-260k
+ Restricted Stock Units
Crusoe offers sponsorship
1001+ employees
Company mission
To accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- 8–10+ years of experience in hardware development, validation, sustaining engineering, or production engineering
- Strong hands-on expertise in PCIe, InfiniBand, and NVMe/storage debugging and development
- Deep proficiency in hardware bring-up, board-level debugging, and system-level validation
- Ability to design and implement automation frameworks for hardware testing (Python, Shell, or similar)
- Technical background in digital and analog design, server architecture, and high-performance compute hardware
- Experience working across thermal, mechanical, firmware, and software functions in multidisciplinary environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with internal teams and external partners
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Experience designing or optimizing GPU-to-GPU communication architectures for AI/ML workloads
- Direct experience integrating NVLink or other next-generation GPU interconnect technologies
- Familiarity with cutting-edge GPU architectures and how to leverage them in AI/HPC environments
- Expertise supporting or designing systems across both ARM and x86 server architectures
- Background in sustainable or energy-efficient hardware design practices
- Advanced certifications or coursework in AI/HPC hardware systems
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Hardware Production / Sustaining Engineer to strengthen Crusoe’s Hardware Systems Engineering team and close critical skill gaps in debugging, validation, and production support of high-performance compute systems
- In this role, you will take ownership of the full hardware lifecycle—from prototype bring-up to large-scale production—while driving automation, deep issue resolution, and reliability across Crusoe Cloud’s GPU- and CPU-based infrastructure
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams to support, debug, and improve hardware platforms at scale, with a particular focus on PCIe, InfiniBand, and NVMe/storage, which have been identified as essential areas for deeper expertise
- Your work will directly impact Crusoe’s ability to deploy and operate sustainable, AI-first compute systems with world-class performance and reliability
- Drive the full hardware development and sustaining lifecycle, including feasibility, bring-up, validation, deployment, and ongoing production support
- Develop and maintain scripting and automation frameworks for hardware testing, diagnostics, and continuous reliability improvements
- Lead deep troubleshooting and debugging across:
- PCIe (link training, topology, performance issues)
- InfiniBand (fabric debugging, throughput, connectivity issues)
- NVMe/storage (performance bottlenecks, firmware interactions, failure analysis)
- Conduct rigorous system validation and characterization for GPU, CPU, and high-performance compute platforms
- Support E2E integration and solution testing to ensure Crusoe Cloud products meet performance, reliability, and scalability expectations
- Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to resolve system-level issues and enable stable production operation
- Drive prototyping, qualification, and readiness for high-volume manufacturing with both internal teams and external vendors
- Identify opportunities for new hardware technologies, testing methods, and sustainability improvements aligned with Crusoe’s long-term objectives
- Provide data-driven insights to influence Crusoe’s hardware roadmap and reliability strategy
Our take
Crusoe is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing the digital age: the enormous energy demand of data centres and AI infrastructure. As AI models grow more powerful, they require immense computing power (and therefor electricity) to train and operate. This surge in energy use has put some pressure on power grids, driven up costs, and raised environmental concerns. Crusoe is on a mission to make this process more sustainable by finding smarter, cleaner, and more efficient ways to power the data centres that drive modern computing.
The company started out by putting wasted energy to work. Originally known as Crusoe Energy, it captured natural gas that would otherwise be burned off ("flared") at remote oil sites and used it to power modular data centres. Today, Crusoe has evolved into a major player in AI infrastructure, designing and operating large-scale data centres near renewable or stranded energy sources. It's now one of a handful of "neocloud" companies (next-generation cloud providers focused on flexible, efficient computing for AI workloads). And its facilities are helping tech giants like OpenAI handle the massive computing requirements of training advanced AI models.
Recently, Crusoe has attracted some huge investor attention, tripling its valuation to over $10B and raising almost $1.4B in its 2025 funding round. It's building OpenAI's first major US data centre campus and even experimenting with bold new frontiers. In partnership with Starcloud, Crusoe plans to deploy the world's first space-based cloud computing infrastructure, powered by solar energy and orbiting the Earth by 2027. If successful, this could redefine how and where computing happens, opening up a cleaner, virtually limitless source of energy for AI's next generation.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$1.4bn
SERIES E
Dec 2024
$600m
SERIES D
Total funding: $2.5bn
Company benefits
- Health & wellbeing: Comprehensive health benefits designed to support your overall wellness
- Time away: Paid time off for vacations, family bonding, and unexpected needs
- 401(k) match: Build your financial future with our 401(k) matching program
- Mental wellness: Resources and support for your emotional wellbeing and navigating life's challenges
Company HQ
Union Station, Denver, CO
Leadership
Cully Cavness
(Co-Founder, COO & President)Began their career as an Energy Infrastructure Research Fellow before spending 3 years as a Business Development Manager at Recurrent Engineering and serving as CFO of Sword & Plough. They left their role as VP of Highlands Natural Resources to co-found Crusoe Energy Systems.
Chase Lochmiller
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Crusoe in 2018, Chase was a General Partner at Polychain Capital, a Quantitative Trade at Jump Trading Group, and a Managing Director of Algorithmic Trading at KCG Holdings.
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