Field Commissioning Engineer - Data Centers (Southeast)

Ziggurat Automation Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ziggurat Automation Inc. is seeking an experienced Commissioning & Field Execution engineer to own L1–L5 commissioning on multi‑vendor protection systems across Southeast data center projects. You will design, verify, and execute FAT/SAT tasks, coordinate with prime contractors, and produce turnover packages.

Expect travel 40–60% regionally, hands-on testing, and close collaboration with a regional team. Relocation to the Southeast is preferred for ongoing field work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years commissioning experience on medium‑voltage critical power systems (data centers, substations, industrial)
• FAT/SAT procedure development and execution for protection relays and generator controllers
• Secondary injection testing with Omicron or Doble test sets
• Transfer testing experience: ATS open/closed transition, generator paralleling, load bank testing
• NFPA 70E compliance: arc‑flash PPE, approach boundaries, LOTO procedures on energized equipment
• Punch‑list management and turnover documentation experience

Responsibilities

• FAT/SAT/IST test procedures for protection relays, generator controllers, ATS, and SCADA systems
• Functional performance testing: protection scheme verification, trip coordination, interlock validation
• Staged commissioning planning: board‑by‑board or zone‑by‑zone cutover with deterministic rollback
• Transfer testing: open‑transition and closed‑transition sequences, retransfer with time delay
• Punch‑list management through closeout and owner acceptance
• Turnover packages: commissioning records, as‑built documentation, O&M manuals
• Travel 40–60% during commissioning with regional Southeast focus

Skills

Field commissioning

Protection relays

Testing procedures

Medium-voltage power systems

Education

NETA Level III/IV certification

SEL QuickSet/751/700G

Woodward easYgen/LS-6

Experience with AE/MEP/EPC primes

Willing to relocate to the Southeast

Tools

Omicron test sets

Doble test equipment

AcSELerator QuickSet

AcSELerator RTAC

Job description

Ziggurat Automation Inc. is seeking an experienced Commissioning & Field Execution engineer to own L1–L5 commissioning on multi‑vendor protection systems across Southeast data center projects. You will design, verify, and execute FAT/SAT tasks, coordinate with prime contractors, and produce turnover packages.

Expect travel 40–60% regionally, hands-on testing, and close collaboration with a regional team. Relocation to the Southeast is preferred for ongoing field work.