Staff Quality Control (QC) Engineer

Staff Quality Control (QC) Engineer
Company: Crusoe
Location: Childress, TX - US
Department: Digital Infrastructure Group (DIG)
Type: FullTime
Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.
We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.
We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.
If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.
OVERVIEW
Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads.
We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power and infrastructure are the bottlenecks.
As a Senior Staff Quality Control (QC) Engineer, you will be the senior technical authority for construction quality across Crusoe's mission-critical data center campus. You will own the site-level quality strategy and set the standards, processes, and expectations that general contractors, trade partners, and internal teams execute against — from design review and equipment manufacturing through installation, inspection, commissioning readiness, and final turnover.
This is a high-impact, field-based leadership role at the intersection of construction, MEP systems, engineering, supply chain, and commissioning. You will lead through influence, mentor QC engineers and inspectors, and shape how Crusoe builds quality into its programs as we scale — because at our scale, quality directly drives uptime, performance, speed to power, and long-term reliability.
What You'll Be Working On
- Own and lead the site-level QA/QC program for large-scale, mission-critical data center construction, serving as the senior technical authority on quality for the campus
- Author, implement, and continuously improve the Site-Level Quality Management Plan, ensuring alignment with Crusoe's enterprise quality standards and contractual requirements
- Define the standard for Inspection Test Plans, checklists, hold/witness points, and inspection workflows across all scopes; review and approve contractor ITPs and quality plans
- Lead and perform complex field inspections across civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning-related scopes, with deep emphasis on critical MEP systems (medium/low-voltage distribution, switchgear, UPS, generators, liquid and air cooling, and controls)
- Influence quality upstream by participating in design, constructability, and submittal reviews to identify quality and reliability risks before they reach the field
- Partner with supply chain and OEMs on equipment quality, including factory acceptance testing (FAT), factory witness tests, source inspections, and receiving inspections for long-lead and critical equipment
- Audit general contractor and subcontractor quality management systems; drive corrective action and hold partners accountable to contractual quality requirements, escalating when necessary
- Lead coordination with AHJs and third-party special inspectors on code compliance, inspection sign-offs, and documentation requirements
- Own the deficiency, punch list, and non-conformance (NCR) process through closure, including disposition of complex or high-risk NCRs in partnership with engineering
- Partner with commissioning leadership to define and drive pre-functional and functional readiness criteria (L1–L5) and ensure systems enter commissioning with minimal rework
- Lead structured root cause analysis (RCA, 5-Why, 8D, fishbone) for significant defects, failed inspections, and recurring issues, and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and sustained
- Establish quality KPIs and dashboards (first-time quality, NCR aging, rework rates, inspection pass rates) and use data and defect trends to drive measurable improvement
- Capture and share lessons learned across Crusoe's portfolio, contributing to enterprise quality standards, templates, and specifications for future sites
- Mentor and develop QC engineers, inspectors, and field teams, raising the technical bar and building a culture of quality ownership
- Ensure turnover documentation — test reports, as-builts, O&M manuals, and quality records — is complete, accurate, and audit-ready
- Communicate quality status, risks, and trends to project and executive leadership, escalating early to protect schedule, commissioning, turnover, and operations
What Success Looks Like
- The site quality program is clearly defined, consistently executed, and recognized as a model for other Crusoe sites
- Critical MEP systems enter commissioning ready, with measurable reductions in rework, failed tests, and late-stage defects
- Quality issues are caught upstream — in design review, at the factory, or at receiving — rather than in the field
- Contractors and trade partners consistently meet Crusoe's quality standards, with clear accountability and closed-loop corrective actions
- Deficiencies, punch items, and NCRs are closed promptly, with quality KPIs trending in the right direction
- Turnover documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready on first submission
- Leadership has clear, data-driven visibility into quality status, risk, and readiness
- Lessons learned are captured and adopted into enterprise standards, reducing repeat issues across the portfolio
- QC team members grow in technical capability and ownership under your mentorship
Who You Are
- 10+ years of experience in construction QA/QC, quality engineering, field engineering, or commissioning, including significant time leading quality on large-scale, mission-critical projects
- Deep technical expertise in MEP systems, including medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution, critical power, mechanical/cooling systems, and controls
- Proven track record building, owning, and improving site-level quality programs, QMPs, and ITPs on complex, multi-contractor projects
- Extensive experience with field inspections, punch walks, NCR disposition, deficiency tracking, and contractor quality audits
- Expert ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, submittals, test reports, and applicable codes and standards (e.g., NEC, NETA, NFPA, IBC)
- Demonstrated experience leading commissioning readiness, system turnover, and closeout on mission-critical facilities
- Experience leading structured root cause analysis and driving sustained corrective and preventive actions
- Ability to lead through influence and hold general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors accountable without direct authority
- Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to translate field quality data into clear risk and business impact for leadership
- Data-driven mindset with experience defining quality metrics and using trends to drive continuous improvement