Director of Hardware Systems Engineering, Crusoe Energy Systems

• The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with a deep technical background in hardware development, a passion for sustainable innovation, and the ability to inspire and guide multidisciplinary teams toward impactful outcomes
• Proven technical expertise in hardware development, including digital and analog systems design
• Strong experience with PCB layout, signal integrity simulation, and circuit schematic capture tools
• Experience with industry standard EDA tools for developing and reviewing PCB designs. Experience interfacing with thermal, mechanical, management firmware, system firmware, and software teams during product development
• Demonstrated ability to lead hardware teams and manage complex projects with a focus on quality and timely delivery
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Desirable

• The Hardware Systems Engineering team at Crusoe is at the forefront of innovating hardware solutions that drive our cutting-edge computing platforms. As the Director of Hardware Systems Engineering, you will lead a talented team responsible for designing, validating, and deploying high-performance hardware solutions that support Crusoe’s mission of enabling sustainable computing
• In this role, you’ll collaborate across teams and with external partners to drive the entire lifecycle of hardware product development—from feasibility studies and component evaluation to manufacturing and deployment
• Your contributions will directly shape Crusoe’s ability to expand its capabilities, bringing creative hardware solutions to market that align with our commitment to efficiency and sustainability
• Provide Technical Leadership, manage a small team of Hardware Engineers and lead the end-to-end hardware development process, from feasibility studies to product validation and deployment
• Lead GPU-to-GPU Communication Design: Design and implement high-performance GPU-to-GPU communication architectures, ensuring low-latency, high-throughput interconnects that meet the demands of AI/ML workloads
• Hardware Specifications and Performance Benchmarks: Define and deliver hardware specifications, performance benchmarks, and validation plans for GPU hardware in cloud environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive system architecture decisions, define the right product fit for Crusoe and ensure alignment with broader company goals
• Manage partnerships with internal teams and external vendors to facilitate prototyping, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing. Collaboratively define the product roadmap and program
• Drive the adoption of industry-leading practices in PCB design using CAD tools such as Cadence Allegro or similar platforms
• Ensure hardware systems are rigorously tested for performance, reliability, and scalability through lab-level bring-up and validation
• Support E2E integration and solution testing to meet the performance, reliability and scalability needs for Crusoe Cloud products