Data Center Commissioning Engineer (CxE) – Infrastructure

Socket.dev; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Data Center Commissioning Engineer (CxE) to lead testing and validation of electrical and mechanical infrastructure in AWS data centers. You will review design submittals, oversee Factory Witness Testing, and manage third‑party commissioning vendors on site to ensure quality and safety standards.

You will coordinate with engineering, capacity delivery, and operations teams, own project scheduling, and document lessons learned to drive improvements across

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning education courses
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Experience with design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers

Responsibilities

• Provide testing and validation oversight of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Review design documents and equipment submittals; lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT).
• Manage third‑party commissioning vendors during onsite testing.
• Own projects' successes; resolve technical issues and address schedule impacts onsite.
• Share lessons learned to drive team growth and program improvements.
• Contribute to scheduling, test script development, and planning of projects; audit vendor activities for compliance.
• Report commissioning progress and metrics to the Regional Commissioning Manager.
• Lead multiple projects simultaneously to achieve milestones and data center capacity.

Skills

Electrical/mechanical systems

MS Office

Data center knowledge

Commissioning experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning education

Experience with mission-critical facilities

Tools

EPMS

BMS

Testing equipment

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Data Center Commissioning Engineer (CxE) to lead testing and validation of electrical and mechanical infrastructure in AWS data centers. You will review design submittals, oversee Factory Witness Testing, and manage third‑party commissioning vendors on site to ensure quality and safety standards.

You will coordinate with engineering, capacity delivery, and operations teams, own project scheduling, and document lessons learned to drive improvements across