Staff Commissioning Engineer, Electrical

Crusoe
Denver +1 more
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior-level electrical engineers who own commissioning programs and thrive in cross-functional, high-travel environments.

Best fit for

  • Mid-to-senior electrical engineers with experience leading commissioning programs across multiple projects
    — “5-7+ years in data center commissioning, construction, or critical infrastructure delivery, including ownership of commissioning programs across multiple projects.”
  • Candidates with hands-on experience testing modular data center infrastructure and managing third-party vendors
    — “Experience developing and running factory acceptance or factory witness testing for prefabricated, skid-mounted, or modular equipment.”
  • Individuals who can act as a technical escalation point and enforce safety and compliance standards
    — “Serve as the primary escalation point for electrical issues in the factory and in the field, from troubleshooting through formal closure.”

Things to consider

  • Up to 75% travel required, including time at the Brighton factory and deployment sites
    — “Willingness to travel to the Brighton factory and deployment sites as required (up to 75%).”
  • The role demands a high level of technical documentation review and interpretation skills
    — “Ability to review and interpret construction drawings, P&IDs, single-line diagrams, sequences of operation, submittals, and test procedures.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in defining and scaling commissioning programs from initial to volume production
    — “Experience scaling a commissioning process from first article to volume production.”
  • Emphasize your ability to enforce quality gates and ensure compliance during testing and deployment
    — “Set first-article inspection, in-process quality checks, and ship-readiness criteria with manufacturing and quality teams.”
  • Demonstrate your technical authority in electrical systems and your ability to lead cross-functional teams
    — “Technical authority for Electrical and controls commissioning across the Spark fleet.”
  • Showcase your ability to turn commissioning lessons into design and manufacturing improvements
    — “Turn lessons from each deployment into improvements in module design, manufacturing, and the commissioning program itself.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Own the Spark commissioning program end to end
  • Lead factory acceptance and integration testing
  • Set first-article inspection and in-process quality checks
Typical background
Experience in commissioning and testing of electrical and controls systems

Skills & requirements

Required

CommissioningFactory TestingQuality GatesSite IntegrationDesign FeedbackVendor ManagementTechnical EscalationCross-functional LeadershipOperations Handover

Preferred

Electrical EngineeringData Center Construction

Stack & domain

CommissioningElectrical SystemsControlsQuality AssuranceProblem-solvingTeamworkCommunicationAIInfrastructureEnergy

About the role

Original posting from Crusoe via Ashby

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.

We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.

We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.

If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.

As a Staff Commissioning Engineer on the Spark team, you will own commissioning for these modules. That covers factory testing in Brighton, integrated systems testing, and formal turnover to operations. You will build the test standards, procedures, and quality gates that let every module ship ready to energize and come online quickly at the site. You will be the technical authority for Electrical and controls commissioning across the Spark fleet, and you will turn lessons from each deployment into improvements in module design, manufacturing, and the commissioning program itself. This is a full-time role.

What You'll Be Working On

  • Commissioning Program Ownership: Own the Spark commissioning program end to end. Define how L1–L5 activities split between the factory and the site, and build standardized Cx plans, test scripts, and turnover packages that scale across a fleet of modules.
  • Factory Testing: Lead factory acceptance and integration testing of electrical and controls systems at the Brighton factory so every module meets specification before it ships.
  • Quality Gates: Set first-article inspection, in-process quality checks, and ship-readiness criteria with manufacturing and quality teams. Hold shipment when a module does not meet them.
  • Site Integration and IST: Oversee installation validation, startup, and integrated systems testing at deployment sites. Verify that modules connect correctly to site power, cooling, and network infrastructure.
  • Design and Manufacturing Feedback: Track commissioning issues across builds, identify root causes, and drive fixes into module design, supplier quality, and factory processes.
  • Vendor and CxA Management: Manage third-party commissioning agents and equipment suppliers, including scope, schedule, deliverables, and factory witness testing of purchased components.
  • Technical Escalation: Serve as the primary escalation point for electrical issues in the factory and in the field, from troubleshooting through formal closure.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Align engineering, manufacturing, construction, controls, and operations teams on commissioning scope, roles, and readiness milestones.
  • Operations Handover: Deliver complete, accurate turnover documentation. Support the transition to operations through training coordination and post-handover support.
  • Safety and Compliance: Enforce safety, compliance, and regulatory requirements across factory and site commissioning activities.

What You'll Bring to the Team

  • Experience: 5-7+ years in data center commissioning, construction, or critical infrastructure delivery, including ownership of commissioning programs across multiple projects.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; equivalent commissioning experience considered.
  • Commissioning Depth: Expert knowledge of L1–L5 commissioning and the documentation and testing requirements at each level.
  • Working knowledge of electrical distribution (switchgear, UPS, PDUs)
  • Hands-on commissioning experience with data center infrastructure.
  • Factory Testing: Experience developing and running factory acceptance or factory witness testing for prefabricated, skid-mounted, or modular equipment.
  • Technical Documentation: Ability to review and interpret construction drawings, P&IDs, single-line diagrams, sequences of operation, submittals, and test procedures.
  • Vendor Accountability: Track record managing third-party commissioning agents and holding suppliers accountable to scope, schedule, and quality.
  • Travel: Willingness to travel to the Brighton factory and deployment sites as required (up to 75%).

Bonus Points

  • CxA, CCP, or equivalent commissioning certification.
  • Experience commissioning in a manufacturing or production-line environment, or scaling a commissioning process from first article to volume production.
  • Experience with high-density AI and GPU compute deployments.
  • Experience building digital commissioning tools, test automation, or systems for tracking test results across a fleet.

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation and equity packages
  • Restricted Stock Units
  • Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
  • Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
  • Employer contributions to HSA account
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
  • Professional development & tuition reimbursement
  • Mental health & wellness support
  • Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
  • Cell phone stipend
  • 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
  • Volunteer time off
  • Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
  • Daily meals allowance
  • Additional perks & programs specific to location

Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $140,000 -$170,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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.

Source: Crusoe careers (Ashby)

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