Senior Staff Controls Engineer, Platform

Crusoe•Denver, CO

2d•$180,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Sr Staff Controls Engineer, Platform, you will be a driving visionary force and primary governance authority for the software and data architecture of Crusoe's control systems. This role is fundamental to Crusoe’s mission: by owning the overall strategy and technical makeup of our telemetry evolution, development standards, and facility systems compute deployment, you will ensure our AI-optimized infrastructure scales seamlessly and reliably across the enterprise. Working closely with cross-functional technical leadership and managing enterprise-focused vendors, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the technical strategy that directly supports our rapidly expanding greenfield projects and campuses. You won't just be managing systems; you will be defining the standards and deployment blueprints that govern our global footprint. This is a Full-Time position based in Denver, CO.

Requirements

At least 10+ years of technically applicable, hands-on professional experience in complex engineering or critical infrastructure environments.
Recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least two of the following three domains: Inductive Automation Ignition infrastructure, DevOps practices, or containerization / orchestration technologies.
Demonstrated track record of rapidly mastering emerging enterprise tech stacks, with the expectation to achieve SME status across all three core domains (Ignition, DevOps, and containerization).
Direct professional experience in data centers (highly preferred) or similar mission-critical environments such as Oil & Gas, semiconductor manufacturing, or energy generation.
Proven ability to translate business goals into an actionable enterprise scaling plan and robust technical architecture.
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Nice To Haves

Expertise with Postgres, MSSQL, or other relational databases in high-availability environments.
Proficiency with industry-standard control platforms such as Rockwell, Siemens, or Codesys, etc.
Experience with low voltage electrical systems, controls I/O, and industrial networking design and/or configuration w/ systems such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, etc.

Responsibilities

Serve as a lead architect and collaborative driver for the enterprise scaling plan and compute deployment strategy for all facility control systems and servers.
Work directly with technical peers and enterprise partners to architect and develop our global controls strategy, acting as a defining technical authority.
Maintain and govern our git repositories, ensuring the integrity and standardization of enterprise-level templates for Ignition UDT primitives and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions.
Develop and own a comprehensive documentation strategy to enable ongoing maintenance, seamless operations, and rapid enterprise scaling.
Coordinate extensively with the broader controls team to ensure strict compliance and standardization with ongoing greenfield projects and campus build-outs.
Lead the evolution of our telemetry architecture, establishing robust development and standardization strategies for critical facility data.
Mentor and elevate the technical capabilities of surrounding engineers and controls team members on best practices for software, data architecture, and enterprise standards.