Data Center Commissioning Engineer — IST & GPU Burn-In

Decima-International; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International is seeking an experienced Commissioning Engineer to support commissioning, IST, and operational readiness for a large-scale data center project in KSA. This site-based role requires hands-on coordination across electrical, mechanical, ICT, and compute systems.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in commissioning/IST for mission-critical facilities, strong testing discipline, and familiarity with GPU burn-in, thermal soak, and test documentation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in commissioning, IST execution, data center operations, or mission-critical infrastructure delivery.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Computer or Telecommunications Engineering or related field.
• Experience coordinating GPU/accelerator burn-in and thermal-soak testing, with validation of compute-fabric performance.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning and IST execution across data center systems, ensuring testing is safe, accurate, and compliant with procedures.
• Coordinate with commissioning managers, contractors, vendors, OEMs, MEP/ICT/operations teams and client representatives during testing.
• Review and support commissioning plans, method statements, test scripts, IST procedures, checklists, risk assessments, and schedules.
• Support Integrated Systems Testing for electrical, mechanical, controls, ICT, and computer-related systems.
• Assist in validating system readiness including documentation review, installation verification, and issue closeout.
• Coordinate GPU/accelerator burn-in testing and thermal-soak testing activities.
• Validate compute-fabric connections, performance, and system integration with ICT and network teams.
• Monitor, document test results, deficiencies, and corrective actions during commissioning and IST.
• Track and close commissioning issues, punch lists, defects, and non-conformances.
• Ensure activities align with drawings, specifications, and client standards.
• Support testing of MV/LV distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, cooling systems, BMS, EPMS, fire alarm and ICT."
• Participate in commissioning meetings, readiness reviews, and lessons learned sessions.
• Produce and maintain test records, issue logs, turnover documents, and final acceptance records.

Skills

Data center commissioning

IST execution

Test coordination

Safety compliance (LOTO/PTW)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Telecommunications Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Procore

BMS/EPMS knowledge

Job description

Decima International is seeking an experienced Commissioning Engineer to support commissioning, IST, and operational readiness for a large-scale data center project in KSA. This site-based role requires hands-on coordination across electrical, mechanical, ICT, and compute systems.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in commissioning/IST for mission-critical facilities, strong testing discipline, and familiarity with GPU burn-in, thermal soak, and test documentation.