Electrical Commissioning Lead: Safe Startups & Testing

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI in San Francisco is seeking an Electrical Commissioning Lead to own planning, readiness, and testing oversight for electrical systems on critical infrastructure projects. This role ensures systems are inspectable, testable, and safe to energize.

You will coordinate with engineers, contractors, and vendors, develop procedures, review designs, and drive issue resolution through formal test evidence and closeout.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of electrical commissioning or related field experience on complex infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of electrical distribution, grounding, controls, and safe energization workflows.
• Experience reviewing commissioning specs, checklists, and test reports.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain commissioning scope, readiness criteria, and test execution plans.
• Coordinate QA/QC inspections with contractors and vendor field/test engineers.
• Lead electrical test results reviews, issue tracking, and retest planning.
• Develop and review commissioning procedures including startup and energization readiness.
• Coordinate with vendors on factory/site acceptance and test prerequisites.
• Support energization planning and safety coordination.
• Maintain dashboards for risk, resources, and test readiness.
• Turnover documentation readiness for operations.

Skills

Electrical commissioning

Field engineering

Startup and testing

Coordination across teams

Safety and risk assessment

Technical documentation

Job description

OpenAI in San Francisco is seeking an Electrical Commissioning Lead to own planning, readiness, and testing oversight for electrical systems on critical infrastructure projects. This role ensures systems are inspectable, testable, and safe to energize.

You will coordinate with engineers, contractors, and vendors, develop procedures, review designs, and drive issue resolution through formal test evidence and closeout.