# Senior Staff Quality Control Engineer

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** Abilene, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** mep systems, electrical distribution, mechanical systems, cooling systems, controls, commissioning, inspection test plans, Root Cause Analysis, non-conformance reports, punch lists, procore, bim 360, autodesk build, bluebeam, lean six sigma
**Posted:** 2026-08-12

> Provides senior technical leadership for quality across mission-critical data center construction, focusing on MEP installation, commissioning readiness, defect prevention, and turnover integrity. Requires 10+ years of construction QA/QC or related experience and strong expertise in electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning processes.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior technical QC leader across large-scale, mission-critical data center construction projects.
- Define and improve program-level quality engineering standards, inspection methods, and acceptance criteria.
- Reconcile differing tenant quality program specifications and flow-down requirements.
- Develop and govern Inspection Test Plans (ITPs), checklists, inspection workflows, and quality documentation standards across civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning scopes.
- Ensure critical MEP systems—including electrical distribution, mechanical and cooling systems, controls, and related infrastructure—are installed according to design intent, specifications, submittals, code requirements, and performance expectations.
- Partner with Construction, Design, Commissioning, Operations, general contractors, subcontractors, OEMs, authorities having jurisdiction, and third-party inspectors.
- Review drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, and construction execution plans for quality and constructability.
- Lead root cause analysis for recurring defects, non-conformances, rework drivers, and system-level quality failures.
- Establish defect taxonomies, trend reporting, and quality metrics to identify systemic risk and performance.
- Drive pre-functional and functional readiness standards with commissioning teams.
- Provide technical quality sign-off recommendations before commissioning, energization, turnover, and operational handoff.
- Review non-conformance reports, corrective action plans, punch lists, inspection results, test reports, as-builts, redlines, O&M manuals, and turnover packages.
- Identify quality risks early and drive corrective action before impacts to schedule, commissioning, cost, or reliability.
- Translate field lessons learned into scalable standards, playbooks, and repeatable quality practices.
- Mentor QC Engineers, QC Managers, construction teams, and trade partners.
- Support audit readiness and maintain quality documentation and reporting standards.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in construction QA/QC, quality engineering, field engineering, commissioning support, or related technical construction roles.
- Deep technical understanding of MEP systems in mission-critical, industrial, or large-scale infrastructure environments.
- Experience with electrical distribution, mechanical and cooling systems, controls, system integration, and construction-to-commissioning handoff.
- Experience developing or improving ITPs, inspection plans, quality standards, checklists, NCR processes, punch management, and turnover documentation.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, technical submittals, test reports, commissioning documents, and code requirements.
- Experience with defect tracking, trend analysis, root cause methodology, and corrective action frameworks.
- Ability to influence contractors, subcontractors, engineering teams, commissioning teams, and internal stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong field presence and ability to identify installation risks, technical issues, and quality gaps before downstream failures.
- Systems-thinking perspective on how construction quality affects commissioning, operations, uptime, and long-term asset performance.
- Highly organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and able to communicate and document effectively.
- Willingness to work on-site full-time and travel to other construction sites as needed.
- Ability to hold contractors and internal stakeholders accountable to quality standards.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Data center or hyperscale experience with AWS, Meta, Google, Microsoft, or similar companies.
- Experience in healthcare, semiconductor, refinery, central plant, power, or industrial infrastructure construction.
- Experience with pre-functional, functional, and integrated systems testing.
- Familiarity with Procore, BIM 360, Autodesk Build, Bluebeam, commissioning platforms, or similar construction and quality tools.
- Certifications such as CQM, CQI, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, ASQ, or similar.
- Experience creating quality standards, inspection libraries, lessons-learned programs, or quality playbooks at scale.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity packages.
- Restricted Stock Units.
- Paid time off, paid holidays, and leave of absence programs.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employer HSA contributions.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement.
- Mental health and wellness support.
- Commuter benefits, including parking and transit.
- Cell phone stipend.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary.
- Volunteer time off.
- Global travel insurance and emergency assistance.
- Daily meals allowance.
- Additional location-specific perks and programs.

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