Senior Staff Commissioning Engineer, Mechanical

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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.

About This Role

As a Senior Staff Commissioning Engineer, you will serve as a campus and multi-campus technical authority for commissioning across Crusoe's data center portfolio. You own outcomes across projects — setting technical direction for the mechanical discipline, governing the commissioning program itself, and serving as the trusted resource for the highest-impact, most technically complex decisions that shape site outcomes. You operate as a "Master of Discipline": the escalation point of last resort, the standard-setter for trade partner and CxA performance, and a force multiplier who elevates every engineer around you. This role blends deep technical mastery with programmatic ownership, commercial fluency, and executive-level communication that builds client and stakeholder confidence in Crusoe.

What You'll Be Working On

Multi-Campus Strategic Leadership

• Provide high-level commissioning oversight and direction across multiple campuses, ensuring operational alignment, cohesive strategy, and exceptional client relations across the portfolio.

• Drive consistency in commissioning execution across sites, identifying cross-project patterns, recurring issues, and systemic risks, and translating lessons learned into program-level change.

• Represent Crusoe Commissioning (CCx) in cross-functional governance forums, leadership reviews, and client-facing engagements, translating technical complexity into clear business impact.

Technical Authority & Decision-Making

• Serve as the "Master of Discipline" for mechanical systems — responsible for high-impact, technically complex decisions that shape site outcomes, including system readiness, test acceptance, and risk-based deviations.

• Act as the recognized escalation authority for complex technical issues across all project phases, rapidly resolving problems that span disciplines, vendors, and project boundaries.

• Own technical sign-offs that cross project boundaries, and maintain exceptional customer communication that builds confidence in Crusoe's delivery.

• Maintain comprehensive understanding of building systems — cooling and heat rejection, hydronics, BMS/controls, and electrical interfaces —including how mechanical plant performance impacts data center availability and thermal reliability.

Programmatic Process Ownership

• Own the development and continuous improvement of the commissioning program: create, pilot, deploy, and validate new and improved processes, standards, and governance documents (e.g., FWT program, deficiency management, script library governance).

• Conduct QA audits and drive root cause analysis on systemic issues; establish the frameworks by which program quality is measured and improved.

• Define what "good" looks like across the L0–L6 lifecycle and drive adoption of improvements across Crusoe portfolio.

Quoting & Financial Oversight

• Support CCx with all quoting activities, taking a lead role in financial accuracy, bid leveling, and the strategic pursuit of new business.

• Manage program-level CxA and vendor commercial outcomes — scope development, change order review, and performance-based accountability.

• Bring deep contractual and risk understanding to protect the business in vendor negotiations and commissioning scope decisions.

Trade Partner & CxA Performance

• Manage and analyze trade partner and third-party commissioning agent execution to ensure high standards, accountability, and continuous improvement in external collaborations.

• Set the performance bar for CxAs across the program, driving accountability across vendors through structured performance management, deliverable tracking, and data-driven scorecards.

• Build long-term, trust-based partnerships with key external partners (clients, vendors, OEMs) at senior level.

Mentorship & Team Elevation

• Actively coach and develop team members across the organization, bridging the gap between current performance and exceptional.

• Mentor engineers across all levels, develop next-level talent, and elevate the team around you to your own performance standard.

• Anchor calibration and growth conversations in specific, observable behaviors, building the technical bench that scales with Crusoe's growth.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of experience in data center commissioning, construction, or critical infrastructure delivery, including demonstrated ownership at the campus, region, and program level.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field; equivalent commissioning experience considered (CxA certification a plus).

• Mastery of the full commissioning lifecycle (L0 through L6), including the documentation, testing, and governance requirements at each phase.

• Recognized subject matter expertise in mechanical systems — chilled water and heat rejection plants, liquid cooling (CDU/direct-to-chip), air-side systems, and BMS/controls integration — with complete understanding of design, construction, and testing principles within the discipline, including central plant and heat rejection systems and how they interact with the data center's critical IT loads.

• Proven track record developing, deploying, and governing commissioning programs, standards, and processes adopted across multiple projects or an organization.

• Demonstrated commercial and contractual fluency: quoting, bid leveling, vendor scope and change order management, and program-level CxA performance management.

• Experience managing and holding trade partners, CxAs, OEMs, and general/electrical/mechanical contractors accountable to scope, schedule, and quality across concurrent projects.

• Strong executive communication skills — able to present independently to senior leadership and clients, and translate technical complexity into clear, data-driven business narratives.

• A track record of mentoring and developing engineers, with measurable elevation of team performance.

• Solid understanding of safety, compliance, and regulatory requirements within active construction and commissioning environments.

• Willingness to travel to project sites as required (50% travel).

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 $175,000 -$215,000 + 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.