Sr. Data Center Commissioning Engineer

About the role

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Hyperscale Data Center Delivery organization is searching for a Senior Data Center Commissioning Engineer to support commissioning, startup, testing, turnover, and operational readiness for OCI's Abilene AI Data and OCI's AI Data Center in Shackelford, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning, startup, testing, and turnover activities for assigned data center systems for hyperscale, cloud, colocation, or mission critical data center projects.
• Aid with functional testing, integrated systems testing, energization readiness, and operational readiness activities.
• Review commissioning plans, test scripts, schedules, turnover packages, and system readiness documentation.
• Coordinate with construction teams, vendors, controls teams, commissioning agents, and operations personnel.
• Maintain oversight of field progress and verify systems are ready for commissioning and turnover.
• Identify commissioning risks, system readiness gaps, deficiencies, and documentation issues.
• Track commissioning issues through resolution and support timely closure.
• Participate in commissioning coordination meetings, readiness reviews, and startup planning discussions.
• Support validation of electrical, mechanical, controls, fire/life safety, and integrated data center systems.
• Aid with reviewing Maintenance of Operations Procedures (MOPs), test procedures, equipment startup documentation, and vendor reports.
• Ensure commissioning activities are performed safely and in accordance with approved procedures.
• Support turnover documentation, test records, deficiency logs, and operational handoff packages.
• Communicate status, risks, blockers, and field issues clearly to commissioning leadership.
• Capture lessons learned and help improve commissioning execution across future projects.

Requirements

• 5 years' experience supporting commissioning, startup, testing, and turnover activities for assigned data center systems for hyperscale, cloud, colocation, or mission critical data center projects.
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, controls, fire/life safety, or integrated building systems.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify readiness gaps, field issues, and documentation errors.
• Ability to coordinate across contractors, vendors, commissioning teams, engineering teams, and operations stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced construction and startup environment.
• Commitment to safety, quality, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Ability to travel between project sites as needed, including up to up to 50% travel for eligible remote candidates based in the DFW area.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting hyperscale, cloud, colocation, or mission critical data center projects.
• Experience with large-scale data center campuses or multi-building delivery programs.
• Familiarity with commissioning levels, startup sequencing, integrated systems testing, and operational turnover.
• Experience with major electrical systems such as switchgear, UPS, generators, PDUs, transformers, and EPMS.
• Experience with mechanical systems such as chillers, CRAHs/CRACs, pumps, cooling towers, air handling systems, and BMS.
• Familiarity with controls systems, sequence of operations, alarm validation, trend reviews, and systems integration.
• Experience supporting energization planning, LOTO coordination, MOP review, or commissioning safety procedures.
• Experience using commissioning management platforms, issue tracking tools, document control systems, or project management tools.
• Prior experience working with general contractors, trade partners, OEM vendors, commissioning agents, and operations teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, construction management, facilities management, or a related technical field is preferred but not required with equivalent experience.