Principal Mechanical Commissioning Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of Volta's global mechanical commissioning standards, encompassing L1 to L5 off-site commissioning and integrated system testing.

• Establish the sequence of operations (SOO) for all mechanical commissioning activities from L1 to L5.

• Develop testing strategies for cooling plants, pumps, hydronics, air systems, water treatment, and the facility aspects of liquid cooling.

• Outline cooling failure, redundancy, and recovery scenarios under representative AI loads.

• Serve as the escalation point for thermal, flow, and controls issues, as well as disputed evidence across all sites.

• Set the criteria for selecting and evaluating commissioning agents and contractors.

• Integrate mechanical testing with CDU, electrical, BMS/PMS, and startup requirements.

• Advance standards and reference design by utilizing test results and operational data.

• Develop mechanical commissioning capabilities across Volta and its partners.

• Make definitive technical decisions regarding mechanical acceptance issues across sites.

⛳️ Requirements

• Recognized as a senior authority in mechanical commissioning for hyperscale or mission-critical data centers, typically with over 10 years of experience.

• Proven experience in writing and managing mechanical commissioning standards across a diverse portfolio.

• Extensive knowledge of cooling systems, hydronics, water quality, balancing, and mechanical controls.

• Experience in leading integrated systems testing and evaluating thermal and hydraulic performance evidence.

• Capability to make high-stakes acceptance decisions in collaboration with designers, vendors, and contractors.

• Experience in influencing across functions and regions without direct authority.

• Familiarity with high-density AI infrastructure and liquid cooling (preferred).

• Experience in dynamic load testing and cooling failure recovery (preferred).

• Background in mechanical commissioning on international programs (preferred).

• Must possess the right to work in the country where the role is located.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity in Volta, providing an opportunity to participate in the company's long-term success.

• Contributions towards retirement/pension plans.

• Comprehensive health, wellness, and insurance benefits.

• Generous vacation days each year.

• Discretionary bonuses.

• Comprehensive benefits package.