Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Crusoe is an AI infrastructure and cloud computing company. It provides GPU cloud capacity, managed AI services, inference, fine-tuning, data centers, and energy infrastructure for AI developers and enterprise customers.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
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About Crusoe, Inc
Crusoe designs, builds, and operates energy-first AI infrastructure, including data centers, GPU cloud computing, and modular AI factories. Crusoe Cloud provides GPU clusters, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, storage, networking, observability, managed inference, serverless fine-tuning, and model deployment through Crusoe Intelligence Foundry. Its customers include AI startups, enterprises, and organizations developing training, inference, analytics, and other compute-intensive workloads.
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About the Role
Lead the manufacturing engineering department and develop a team of manufacturing engineers. Direct plant optimization, production strategy, resource allocation, CapEx and equipment planning, Lean improvements, DFMA reviews, NPI transitions, and engineering change management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
- 7-10+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience
- Experience in heavy assembly, electromechanical, or engineered-to-order environments
- 3+ years of direct supervisory or management experience
- Experience developing technical talent
- Deep expertise in Lean manufacturing principles
- Proficiency with 2D and 3D CAD software
- Advanced knowledge of metals, materials, welding, mechanical assembly, and busbar forming
- Ability to negotiate and influence stakeholders across Sales, R&D, and Operations
- Participation in a required drug and alcohol program
- Master's degree in Engineering Management or MBA is a bonus
- Six Sigma Black Belt certification is a bonus
- Greenfield manufacturing plant startup experience is a bonus
- Professional Engineer license is a bonus
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the manufacturing engineering team
- Allocate resources across production lines and NPI projects
- Direct plant layout and assembly line optimization
- Maximize facility throughput
- Oversee manufacturing machinery and tooling procurement and commissioning
- Manage project budgets
- Champion Lean manufacturing improvements
- Lead DFMA and Design for Excellence reviews
- Own the manufacturing side of the NPI process
- Transition production-ready models to the factory floor
- Oversee Engineering Change Orders
- Assess engineering change impacts on inventory, tooling, and labor
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays and leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement
- Mental health and wellness support
- Commuter benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance and emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
- Additional location-specific perks and programs