# Commissioning Site Electrical Lead, Data Centers

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $200k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** hv electrical commissioning, mv electrical commissioning, data center commissioning, generators, switchgear, ups systems, ats/sts, pdus, epms, neta testing, ashrae guidelines, bcxa guidelines
**Posted:** 2026-07-19

> Lead HV/MV electrical commissioning for multiple large-scale AI data center sites, acting as owner's authority through all phases from testing to operational handover. Requires hands-on experience commissioning full electrical infrastructure (generators, UPS, switchgear, PDUs) on mission-critical projects.

## Job Description

## Role Scope
- Lead HV, MV, and overall electrical commissioning across all five commissioning phases on multiple concurrent data center sites.
- Act as the owner's electrical commissioning authority for general contractors, designers, and vendors.
- Own the testing and verification program: develop and review it, then drive execution across generators, switchgear, UPS, transformers, ATS/STS, PDUs, and EPMS until every system meets design intent.
- Run on-site inspections, enforce safety, track progress, and resolve issues in the field.
- Lead the final operational handover for electrical, signing off that systems are ready for service.

## Requirements
- Personally led HV/MV electrical commissioning on mission-critical data center projects through energization and owner acceptance.
- Commission the full electrical stack hands-on: generators, paralleling switchgear, UPS, battery systems, switchgear, EPMS, ATS/STS, PDUs, grounding.
- Diagnose and resolve startup failures in live environments.
- Assess and test at a high technical level without supervision.
- Hold contractors and vendors to the testing standard and document rigorously enough that the records survive an audit.

## Nice-to-Haves
- ASHRAE or BCxA commissioning guidelines.
- NETA test specifications.
- Controls and mechanical systems familiarity.
- Electrical engineering background.

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