Senior Staff Technical Project Manager - Spark Product Development and NPI
Crusoe is an active AI-infrastructure company operating an AI cloud platform, managed AI services, and AI data-center infrastructure.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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About Crusoe, Inc.
Crusoe designs, builds, and operates energy-first AI infrastructure. Its offerings include Crusoe Cloud for GPU-based training, fine-tuning, inference, and managed services, alongside AI-optimized data centers and energy infrastructure.
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About the Role
You will own the end-to-end development lifecycle for the Spark modular data center roadmap, from scoping and planning through detailed design and first-of-a-kind builds. You will manage program schedules, budgets, scope, requirements, production readiness, risks, design reviews, contractors, and executive reporting. You will work from the Denver office, travel frequently to the Brighton manufacturing facility, and make occasional trips to other sites.
Requirements
- Demonstrated expertise leading FMEA and risk tracking for complex product-development programs.
- 8–12+ years managing high-tech physical product-development programs and first-of-a-kind projects.
- Mastery of more than one new product development stage-gate process, such as LOD, APQP, or TRL.
- Expertise using scheduling software as a proactive decision-making tool.
- Technical breadth across electrical, mechanical, structural, EHS, network engineering, and manufacturing.
- Experience managing multiple third-party service providers and contract deliverables.
- Experience in manufacturing environments and with prototype and first-of-a-kind builds.
- Knowledge of manufacturing scale-up and LOD drawing stages.
- Experience managing bills of materials, product configurations, and part-numbering schemes.
- Direct experience with Product Lifecycle Management tools.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage Spark design-program schedules, budgets, and scope from concept through mass production.
- Drive the Design-to-BOM process with stakeholders.
- Synthesize cross-functional engineering and design inputs into requirements and product decisions.
- Partner with manufacturing to ensure reliable, scalable Spark production.
- Drive configuration management and revision control from CAD through the shop floor.
- Identify and mitigate product-development risks.
- Plan and host phase-gate milestone reviews.
- Record lessons learned and improve development processes.
- Connect internal and external stakeholders for first-of-a-kind designs.
- Schedule, plan, and run meetings and multi-day design reviews.
- Manage the scope of third-party firms.
- Provide executive project-status updates and help manage the Spark deployments dashboard.
Benefits
- Equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Leave of absence programs
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employer HSA contributions
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mental health and wellness support
- Commuter benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance and emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
