Crusoe
Principal NPI Engineering Manager - Spark
$225K–$255K
Denver, CO - US · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 10 to 15 years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Systems Engineering, or a related physical engineering discipline.
About the job
Leads the NPI process for Spark’s physical infrastructure modules, ensuring designs are verified, documented, and ready for manufacturing and downstream deployment.
What you'll do
- Own the Spark hardware phase-gate framework and release readiness, including design baselines, change control, and readiness scorecards.
- Coordinate prototype validation and align Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Construction on documentation, schedules, and subsystem integration.
- Support production ramps and lead post-launch reviews to resolve issues and improve future release standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Systems Engineering, or a related physical engineering discipline.
- 10 to 15 years in hardware NPI, technical program management, or systems engineering within a physical hardware organization.
- Direct experience holding release authority and guiding complex hardware programs from concept through transfer-to-manufacturing.
- Expertise in PLM and configuration management, phase-gate and hardware verification processes, DFX, and quality and validation practices.
Nice to have
- Experience with modular, containerized, or prefabricated infrastructure product lines.
- Familiarity with high-density data center physical requirements.
Pay
up to $225,000 - $255,000 + Bonus (base salary; RSUs included in all offers)
Tools
PLM, ECO/ECN, FMEA, First Article Inspection (FAI), hydrostatic leak testing, electrical high-pot testing
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