# Principal Design Engineer
**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** Denver, CO
**Salary:** $200K-$240K
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** CAD, Bim, Electrical Single-Line Design, Thermal Simulation, Medium-Voltage Power Distribution, Structural Analysis, Direct Liquid Cooling, Cdu, Ul Compliance, Ce Compliance, Nfpa 70E, Arc Flash Analysis, Seismic Analysis, Wind Load Calculations
**Posted:** 2026-02-27
> Leads full-lifecycle engineering design of modular data centers, owning electrical, mechanical, thermal, and structural domains for AI infrastructure. Requires 10+ years in data center design, partner management expertise, and mastery of safety standards and CAD tools.
## Job Description
## What You’ll Be Working On

- **Design Ownership & First-Principles Engineering**: Drive the medium- and low-voltage electrical architecture, structural enclosure design, and thermal management for Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC/CDU).
- **Design for Manufacturing (DFM)**: Embed DFM best practices into every design revision, ensuring engineering packages are optimized for high-volume production at Crusoe Industries and external manufacturing partners.
- **Safety & Compliance**: Ensure all designs comply with applicable safety standards including UL, CE, NEC, NFPA, and OSHA for modular and containerized electrical equipment.
- **Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)**: Own the development and continuous improvement of FAT protocols to verify electrical distribution, protection, UPS performance, and structural integrity before unit release.
- **External Partner Management**: Serve as the primary engineering contact for all external design firms and specialty consultants, owning scope definition, deliverable quality, and schedule accountability.
- **Liquid Cooling Transition**: Lead systems-level engineering for the shift from air-cooled units to DLC/CDU architectures, managing integration impacts on power density and structural loads.
- **Technical Documentation**: Own the complete engineering design package for each Spark version, including drawings, specifications, BOMs, and interface control documents ready for manufacturing hand-off.

## What You’ll Bring to the Team

**Education**: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree and an active Professional Engineer (PE) license are strongly preferred.

**Experience**: 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in data center design, modular infrastructure, or industrial power systems.

**Partner Management**: 10+ years of demonstrated experience managing external design engineering partners with direct accountability for budget and schedule.

**Technical Depth**: Mastery across medium-voltage power distribution, structural analysis for containerized systems, heat transfer fundamentals, and seismic/wind load calculations.

**Safety Mastery**: Expert knowledge of electrical safety standards (NFPA 70E), arc flash hazard analysis, and UL/CE compliance.

**Software Proficiency**: Proficiency with CAD/BIM platforms, electrical single-line design tools, and/or thermal simulation software.

**Bonus Points**:
- Familiarity with the physical layer requirements of high-performance computing (HPC) and large-scale AI workloads.
- Experience with agency certification strategies for modular electrical equipment in multiple global jurisdictions.
- Track record of scaling a physical product from prototype through high-volume production.

## Benefits

- Competitive compensation
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off & paid holidays
- 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

**Compensation Range**: $200,000 – $240,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and market alignment.
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