Data Center Commissioning Technician – Field Testing

Saige Partners; Marion (IA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Saige Partners in Marion, IA seeks a Data Center Commissioning Technician for hands-on testing and documentation of mission-critical systems. This contract role requires collaboration with engineers, technicians, and client teams on-site at data center facilities.

You will verify installations, perform I/O checkouts, and support calibration and flow tests. The ideal candidate brings experience in industrial maintenance or controls, is proficient with testing tools, and demonstrates precise

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial maintenance, assembly line service, controls technician roles, or controls/automation engineering preferred.
• Comfortable using testing equipment such as multimeters and basic instrumentation tools.
• Strong attention to detail with commitment to accurate documentation and organized reporting.
• Ability to adapt to evolving schedules, test plans, and site priorities while maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Demonstrated initiative in learning new technologies, tools, and system methodologies.
• Effective communicator who works well with cross‑functional technical teams.
• Strong self-management skills including planning, prioritization, and progress evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Commissioning & Testing: Assist in executing commissioning activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of data center systems.
• Commissioning & Testing: Perform I/O checkout and point‑to‑point verification to validate device operation and signal integrity.
• Commissioning & Testing: Support functional testing including start/stop operations, sequence verification, alarms, interlocks, and fail‑safe functionality.
• Commissioning & Testing: Conduct or verify calibration checks for instrumentation such as pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
• Commissioning & Testing: Perform analog gauge comparisons against digital readings and expected ranges.
• Commissioning & Testing: Support flow tests and performance verification activities; document results.
• Technical Support & Documentation: Review drawings, equipment submittals, and test scripts to understand operational intent and acceptance criteria.
• Technical Support & Documentation: Accurately document testing results, discrepancies, observations, and corrective actions using commissioning forms or project tools.
• Technical Support & Documentation: Identify issues, deficiencies, or conflicts and elevate appropriately; assist with troubleshooting and retesting after corrections.
• Collaboration & Field Execution: Work closely with commissioning leads, project managers, engineers, contractors, and client teams.
• Collaboration & Field Execution: Execute assigned onsite tasks under direction of project leadership.
• Collaboration & Field Execution: Travel to client locations and perform physical fieldwork related to testing and validation of mission‑critical systems.
• Collaboration & Field Execution: Learn and understand data center operational workflows and system interactions across mechanical, electrical, and control disciplines.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Controls technician

Tools

Multimeters

Instrumentation tools

Job description

Saige Partners in Marion, IA seeks a Data Center Commissioning Technician for hands-on testing and documentation of mission-critical systems. This contract role requires collaboration with engineers, technicians, and client teams on-site at data center facilities.

You will verify installations, perform I/O checkouts, and support calibration and flow tests. The ideal candidate brings experience in industrial maintenance or controls, is proficient with testing tools, and demonstrates precise