Mechanical Commissioning Engineer - Data Centers

Upchurch•Atlanta, SC

About The Position

The Mechanical Commissioning Engineer oversees an assigned team maintaining, troubleshooting, pre-commissioning, and servicing mechanical and HVAC systems that support data center uptime and reliability. The position operates in high-availability environments where procedural compliance, redundancy awareness, and precise execution are essential. The role supports colocation, hyperscale, enterprise, and edge data centers, including preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance of mission-critical cooling systems. The role leads technicians in scheduling and supporting preventive and corrective maintenance and emergency response activities, in accordance with service-level agreements of 2–8 hours and strict method-of-procedure, safety, and change-management standards. The posting describes a progressive technician pathway, with training and development opportunities and potential expansion into specialist, management, director, or integrated systems operations roles.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
People management experience.
EPA Section 608 Certification (Universal or applicable type).
Ability to read P&IDs, mechanical schedules, electrical one-lines, electrical panel schedules, OEM documentation, MOPs, and SOPs.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to work in live critical environments.
Willingness to travel to support the service region.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and on-call rotations.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Technical or vocational training.
Familiarity with preventive and corrective maintenance on data center mechanical or electrical systems, with specialization in one discipline.
Experience with CRAH/CRAC units, chilled water systems, pumps, valves, strainers, heat exchangers, cooling towers, adiabatic systems, fluid loops, DX/split/supplemental cooling systems, switchgear, power distribution, battery systems, rectifiers, inverters, UPS systems, or general building mechanical and electrical systems.
OEM training and certification.
Professional development and certification assistance.

Responsibilities

Become familiar with data center mission-critical environments and cooling and power infrastructure.
Promote safety, human performance, procedural compliance, and attention to detail.
Execute work through the field management system using approved MOPs, SOPs, and change-management processes.
Drive team performance and set clear project and service-contract expectations.
Conduct regular check-ins to support performance reviews.
Maintain system redundancy awareness and understand upstream and downstream impacts.
Respond to alarms, degraded performance, and emergency service calls in accordance with SLAs.
Accurately document work, readings, inspections, and system conditions.
Follow safety protocols, including LOTO, PPE, site rules, and confined-space requirements.
Participate in on-call rotations and scheduled maintenance windows.
Complete required company and data-center-specific training through the Upchurch University LMS DC|MC program.