Infrastructure Deployment Engineer, Crusoe Energy Systems
$120-150k
+ Restricted Stock Units + bonus
Office located in Sunnyvale, CA
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
Open for applications
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$120-150k
+ Restricted Stock Units + bonus
Office located in Sunnyvale, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in data center construction, commissioning, or deployment within hyperscale or colocation environments
- Field knowledge of power distribution paths from UPS systems to rack-level equipment
- Experience with cooling infrastructure deployment and airflow management strategies
- Expertise in structured cabling installation and fiber optic testing including OTDR and LSPM methods
- Experience using Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools
- Ability to review and redline CAD/BIM drawings using tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, or Bluebeam
- Understanding of NFPA 70 (NEC), OSHA safety requirements, and BICSI cabling standards
- Experience managing vendors, contractors, and cross-functional deployment teams
- Ability to support multiple concurrent projects in field environments
- Willingness to travel to construction sites, typically 25–50% or more
What the job involves
- The Cloud Data Center Whitespace Deployment Engineer is responsible for executing the physical deployment of data center whitespace environments, serving as the bridge between engineering design and operational implementation
- This role oversees installation of racks, power distribution systems, containment infrastructure, and structured cabling, ensuring deployments meet engineering specifications, safety standards, schedule requirements, and operational readiness criteria before handoff to Operations and Cloud Infrastructure teams
- Manage on-site deployment of whitespace infrastructure including rack positioning, floor grid layouts, and containment systems
- Direct installation of hot aisle and cold aisle containment to achieve specified airflow management and cooling performance
- Supervise deployment of structured cabling systems including fiber backbones, patch panels, and cable tray infrastructure
- Coordinate with networking teams to ensure cabinet elevations and port mapping follow established design standards
- Validate physical implementation of redundancy configurations such as N+1 and 2N to meet SLA requirements
- Serve as primary technical point of contact for electrical, mechanical, and cabling contractors during deployment phases
- Perform quality assurance inspections to verify contractor work meets engineering specifications and safety standards
- Manage hardware delivery, staging, and installation workflows to maintain deployment timelines
- Maintain accurate asset tracking, as-built documentation, and port mapping records
- Provide deployment status reporting including milestone tracking and identification of risks to Ready for Service (RFS) dates
- Partner with design engineering teams to resolve field conflicts between design intent and site conditions
- Coordinate with site operations teams to ensure smooth operational handoff including training and documentation
- Collaborate with logistics and supply chain teams to manage material flow and site readiness
- Develop and standardize deployment playbooks to reduce time-to-market for new capacity
- Ensure adherence to Method of Procedure (MOP) and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) requirements during installation activities
- Identify deployment bottlenecks and recommend modular or prefabricated solutions to improve efficiency
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 Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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