OpenAI
Mechanical Commissioning Project Engineer
About this role
Lead mechanical commissioning planning, quality coordination, and test execution for complex facility projects. Ensure mechanical systems are properly installed, inspected, started, and validated to support reliable integrated operations, partnering with contractors, vendors, engineering teams, and electrical stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Develop mechanical commissioning scope, readiness criteria, inspection strategy, and test execution plans
- Review design packages, specifications, submittals, and controls narratives for commissionability and risk
- Coordinate QA/QC inspections, installation checks, deficiency capture, and closeout tracking with contractors and vendors
- Develop and review mechanical commissioning procedures for startup, functional testing, controls verification, and balancing
- Coordinate with equipment vendors on factory/site acceptance, startup support, and test prerequisites
- Lead review of test results, deficiencies, corrective actions, and maintain commissioning dashboards for project leadership
What they're looking for
- Mechanical system startup and functional performance testing
- Cooling, ventilation, hydronic, and pumping systems knowledge
- Controls interface and verification
- Field coordination across contractors and vendors
- Technical writing and documentation management
- Commissioning specifications and test procedures review
- Integrated systems testing and cross-discipline coordination
- Risk assessment and escalation judgment
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OpenAI
OpenAI builds AI infrastructure and products, including large-scale data center campuses for AI computing and generative AI applications for enterprise customers. The company is hiring civil engineers, project engineers, electrical design engineers, data center R&D engineers, and AI deployment engineers to expand its infrastructure capabilities and help customers deploy AI solutions.
View all jobs at OpenAILikely interview questions
- Describe your experience managing mechanical commissioning on a complex infrastructure project—what systems were involved and what was your specific role?
- Walk us through how you've coordinated QA/QC inspections and deficiency tracking between multiple contractors and equipment vendors on a single project.