OpenAI
Mechanical Commissioning Lead
$177K–$285K
San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years.
About the job
Leads mechanical commissioning planning, readiness, quality coordination, and test execution oversight to support reliable integrated facility performance.
What you'll do
- Develop commissioning scope, readiness criteria, inspection strategies, test plans, and procedures.
- Coordinate mechanical inspections, vendor startup support, testing, deficiency correction, and acceptance evidence.
- Partner across disciplines and support turnover of complete mechanical documentation and test records.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in mechanical commissioning, construction, field engineering, startup, testing, balancing coordination, controls verification, or owner representation on complex technical infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical startup, functional performance testing, controls interfaces, cooling or ventilation, hydronic systems, and vendor startup workflows.
- Experience reviewing commissioning specifications, inspection checklists, test scripts, vendor procedures, test reports, and trend evidence.
- Ability to coordinate field execution across contractors, vendors, QA/QC teams, commissioning partners, and project leadership.
Nice to have
- Owner-side or commissioning agent experience on mission-critical, industrial, manufacturing, data center, or other high-reliability facilities.
- Professional engineering, commissioning, controls, balancing, or equivalent field qualification; integrated testing experience, PE license, or commissioning certification are also preferred.
Pay
$177K – $285K (base salary)
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