Commissioning Engineer, Data Center Engineering

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world Join Apples Information Systems and Technology (ISu0026T) organization. ISu0026T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. Its Apples central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices processing billions of secure transactions and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly ISu0026T makes the impossible feel you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale Imagine what you could do Services is part of ISu0026T and the foundation of Apples global network operations managing data center equipment and systems to deliver compute storage and networking services for teams across Apple including its internal developer community. From individual facilities to a worldwide network Infrastructure Services ensures the technology underneath everything works without Data Center Commissioning team is seeking a dedicated Data Center Commissioning Engineer to anchor our field efforts at a mission-critical campus. By maintaining day-to-day firsthand oversight of the job site you will serve as the programs direct connection to physical execution. You will closely track daily construction and testing activities in real-time guaranteeing that all vendor performance strictly adheres to Apples global commissioning guidelines.n

In this role you will oversee the daily onsite activities of third-party Commissioning Agents (CxA) general contractors and equipment vendors. You will bridge the gap between global commissioning standards and physical site realitiesdriving field QA/QC managing the local testing schedule enforcing strict safety protocols during live testing and tracking issue resolution from component startup through Integrated Systems Testing (IST).

Serve as the primary onsite Apple commissioning representative for a specific data center campus driving the day-to-day execution of the commissioning lifecycle (Levels 15).nPartner continuously with the Data Center Places Operations Engineering and Commissioning teams to ensure site-specific execution strictly aligns with Apples global commissioning playbooks test procedures and pass/fail coordinate and audit the daily onsite activities of third-party Commissioning Agents (CxA) general contractors mechanical/electrical subcontractors and vendor field regular field walks and QA/QC inspections to verify equipment installation against approved Basis of Design (BOD) MEP-FP drawing packages Single-Line Diagrams and Pu0026IDs prior to energization or the daily site commissioning schedule coordinating the logistics of load bank deployments specialized testing equipment vendor visits and localized test the site-specific commissioning issue log (using tools like CxAlloy) tracking punch-list items driving root-cause analysis (RCA) in the field and ensuring timely resolution of equipment field execution of Pre-Functional Testing (PFT) and Functional Performance Testing (FPT) for both mechanical (chillers CDUs AHUs) and electrical (UPS switchgear generators) strict onsite adherence to Methods of Procedure (MOPs) mechanical Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and energized electrical work safety protocols during complex switching and live system as the immediate escalation point for field engineering challenges working collaboratively with Data Center Engineering (DCE) Data Center Operations (DCO) Data Center construction managers (Places) and third party design engineers to resolve physical integration a smooth operational turnover process ensuring field training is completed Ou0026M documentation is accurate to the physical build and the local facility operations team is fully prepared to take ownership.n

Bachelors degree in Electrical Mechanical Architectural Engineering Systems Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent practical field/job-related experience).n4 years of direct field experience executing or managing commissioning in a Hyperscale data center mission-critical facility heavy industrial environment or knowledge of large-scale electrical delivery systems (e.g. UPS switchgear generation) and mechanical cooling systems (e.g. chilled water plants hydronics CRAH/CRAC units).nExperience directing and or overseeing Level 3 (Pre-Functional) Level 4 (Functional Performance Testing) and Level 5 (Integrated Systems Testing) activities ability to read interpret and field-verify MEP drawing packages Single-Line Diagrams and Sequences of Operation (SOO). nExperience managing onsite vendors contractors or specialized testing to work onsite daily at the assigned data center location.n

Previous experience operating as a dedicated onsite Cx Engineer or Resident Engineer for a major data center build or campus -recognized commissioning certifications such as Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA) Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP) or Building Commissioning Professional (BCxP).nHands-on experience with commissioning management software platforms (such as CxAlloy Facility Grid or similar tools) for daily field tracking and issue field experience troubleshooting Building Automation Systems (BAS) Direct Digital Control (DDC) and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS).nStrong understanding of field safety standards (OSHA/NFPA 70E) MOP execution and hazardous energy track record of identifying field coordination clashes resolving complex physical engineering challenges and driving continuous improvement feedback to global engineering with AI tools to enhance daily work including AI-assisted summarization of field reports automated parsing of submittals and tracking punch-list data.