Instrumentation & Controls Engineer, Crusoe Energy Systems
$204-240k
+ Bonus + Restricted Stock Units
Crusoe offers sponsorship
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
Job no longer available
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$204-240k
+ Bonus + Restricted Stock Units
Crusoe offers sponsorship
1001+ employees
Company mission
To accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- Automation Architecture Mastery: Extensive professional experience in automation system architecture, including PLC, SCADA, BMS, and EPMS platforms
- Mission-Critical Expertise: Proven ability to design scalable, maintainable automation frameworks and custom UIs in data center or high-availability environments
- Protocol Proficiency: Deep familiarity with control protocols such as BACnet, Modbus, OPC-UA, and MQTT, and integrating diverse systems into unified platforms
- Industrial Systems Literacy: Strong knowledge of HVAC, electrical systems, PLC/DDC logic, and industrial automation concepts
- Strategic Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to translate operational and business needs into robust architecture and intuitive system solutions
- Innovative Problem Solving: A track record of solving complex automation challenges with data-driven solutions that improve resiliency and user experience
- Collaborative Communication: Excellent communication skills for partnering with engineers, contractors, and leadership stakeholders
- Mandatory Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
Desirable
- Advanced Academic Credentials: A Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or technical field
- Industry Certifications: Professional certifications in specific PLC (e.g., Allen Bradley, Siemens) or SCADA platforms
- Cybersecurity Focus: Specialized experience ensuring Industrial Control Systems (ICS) comply with modern cybersecurity hardening standards
- Energy Management Experience: Prior experience specifically optimizing data center PUE through automated control sequences
What the job involves
- As the Principal Controls & Automation Architect, you will be the visionary lead for the "nervous system" of Crusoe’s hyperscale data centers
- You will architect, design, and deploy the sophisticated BMS/EPMS and SCADA solutions that allow us to monitor and control our high-performance computing environments with surgical precision
- This role is fundamental to Crusoe’s mission: by integrating HVAC, electrical, and monitoring infrastructure into a seamless, automated fabric, you ensure our AI-optimized cloud remains resilient, efficient, and scalable
- This leadership position demands a technical authority who can bridge the gap between heavy industrial hardware and modern software visualization
- You won't just be managing systems; you will be defining the standards, frameworks, and design patterns that govern our global footprint
- We are seeking a proactive builder who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about leveraging data-driven automation to reduce "alarm fatigue" and accelerate troubleshooting
- This is a full-time position
- System Architecture & Design: Lead the architecture, design, and development of automation and visualization solutions for BMS/EPMS systems, ensuring seamless integration with HVAC, electrical, and monitoring infrastructure
- Standardization & Frameworks: Define system standards, frameworks, and design patterns for controls, PLC/SCADA, BMS, and EPMS implementations across multiple projects and sites
- Intuitive UI/UX Development: Develop intuitive dashboards, HMIs, and operator workflows that make complex building and power systems easy to monitor and control
- Automation Engineering: Build and maintain automation scripts, tags, templates, and reporting modules to streamline commissioning, testing, and operations at scale
- Protocol Integration: Collaborate with engineers, contractors, and OEM partners to scope, configure, and deploy projects utilizing BACnet, Modbus, OPC-UA, and MQTT protocols
- Operational Validation: Conduct system testing, simulation, and commissioning to validate architecture, functionality, and data accuracy prior to deployment
- Performance Analytics: Leverage controls platforms to collect and visualize real-time and historical data, enabling performance insights, fault detection, and predictive maintenance
- Mentorship & Best Practices: Mentor and train technicians and engineers on best practices for controls architecture, programming standards, and UI customization
- Compliance & Sustainability: Ensure all controls implementations comply with industry standards, cybersecurity best practices, and company-wide sustainability goals
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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Insights
31% employee growth in 12 months
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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