Senior Data Center Commissioning Engineer

Overview

Senior Data Center Commissioning Engineer to build and own Armada's commissioning program for the Galleon, Leviathan, and Orion modular data center product lines, from factory acceptance testing through site start-up, functional testing, Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and handover to operations.

What you'll do

• Build and own Armada's commissioning program to ASHRAE Guideline 0 and Standard 202 and the Level 1 through Level 5 testing framework, including the commissioning plan, OPR/BOD alignment, pre-functional checklists, functional performance test scripts, IST procedures, and turnover requirements.
• Define and lead factory acceptance testing (FAT and integrated FAT of complete modules) at integrator and vendor facilities for modules, e-houses, skids, and major equipment (switchgear, UPS, BESS, CDUs, chillers, controls).
• Lead receipt inspection, pre-functional checks, start-up, functional performance testing, and Integrated Systems Testing on active sites, including load bank testing, failure-mode and transfer scenarios, liquid-cooling flushing and fluid quality verification, and GPU load step and ramp-rate behavior.
• Own the issues log through closure.
• Personally write test procedures, witness and run tests, analyze trend and power quality data, and troubleshoot failures across electrical, mechanical, and controls systems, particularly on first-of-a-kind products and sites.
• Act as the commissioning point of contact for customers, third-party commissioning agents, general contractors, and OEM vendors; coordinate witness schedules and readiness reviews, direct vendor start-up activities, and align commissioning scope with the Armada/customer responsibility matrix.
• Own turnover packages (test records, as-builts, O&M manuals, warranties, training) and the final commissioning sign-off for operational handoff.
• Feed failures, lessons learned, and test data back into product engineering.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or related field), or equivalent hands-on commissioning experience.
• 8+ years of commissioning experience on mission-critical facilities, including at least 5 years on data center projects and hands-on leadership of Level 4 and Level 5 commissioning (functional performance testing and IST).
• Deep, hands-on commissioning expertise in either electrical systems (MV/LV switchgear, UPS, BESS, transfer schemes, generators, protective relaying) or mechanical and controls systems (chillers, air handling, liquid cooling and CDUs, BMS/EPMS sequences), with strong working knowledge of the other.
• Working knowledge of ASHRAE Guideline 0 and Standard 202, NETA ATS, NFPA 70/70E, NFPA 72, and Uptime Institute methodologies.
• Experience writing commissioning plans, test scripts, and turnover documentation, not only executing them.
• Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 40–50% to project sites, factory/integrator facilities, and vendor locations.

Nice to have

• Commissioning certification such as CxA (ACG), BCxP (ASHRAE), CCP (BCA), or CBCP (AEE); a Professional Engineer (PE) license is a plus.
• Prior commissioning experience with modular, prefabricated, or containerized data centers, including factory acceptance testing at integrator facilities.
• Experience commissioning high-density, liquid-cooled AI/GPU deployments (direct-to-chip, CDUs, technology cooling systems), including flushing, filtration, and fluid quality programs.
• Experience with battery energy storage (BESS), GPU power stabilization, load step and ramp-rate testing, and utility interconnection requirements (e.g., ERCOT).
• Experience on the hyperscale owner, colocation, or commissioning agent side, leading IST on large-scale (10 MW+) facilities.
• Experience with commissioning management platforms (CxAlloy, CxPlanner, Facility Grid, or equivalent), Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud, and test equipment (load banks, power quality analyzers, thermal imaging).
• Experience standing up commissioning standards, templates, or governance processes for a growing team or product portfolio.
• NFPA 70E qualified person training and OSHA 30.

Details

• Location: Remote, USA.
• Travel: approximately 40–50% to domestic and international project sites, factory/integrator facilities, and vendor locations.
• Base salary range varies by geographic tier: Tier 1 (e.g., SF Bay Area, NYC, Seattle) $157,596–$196,995; Tier 2 (most U.S. metro areas) $137,040–$171,300; Tier 3 (other cities) $130,188–$162,735.