QA/QC Program Engineer

Prime-Data-Centers; Tolleson (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Data Centers seeks a seasoned QA/QC Program Engineer to own the verification chain for OFCI equipment, from factory testing to field turnover. This role partners with procurement, engineering, commissioning, and construction to ensure 100% conformance to submittals and drawings.

You will manage factory witness testing, drive RCA, document findings with an objective evidence trail, and coordinate with site teams to close issues on time.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field.
• 7+ years QA/QC in mission-critical data center construction.
• Experience with equipment submittals and inspections.
• Familiarity with OQE principles and documentation standards.
• Experience witnessing FAT of electrical/mechanical gear.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Own the QA/QC verification chain from factory to field turnover.
• Lead factory witness testing and FAT documentation.
• Perform audits of documentation and drive RCA.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Engineering, and GC to resolve issues.
• Maintain asset tagging, traceability, and data integrity.
• Escalate systemic documentation failures to Operations.
• Lead or support audits and lessons-learned sessions.
• Travel to domestic and international project sites as needed.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

RFP review

Equipment inspection

OQE principles

Factory acceptance testing

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelors in mechanical/electrical engineering or related field

Tools

CxAlloy

MCIM/MCAP

Job description

Prime Data Centers develops, acquires, and operates data centers for some of the world's largest enterprises. A private firm owned by a group controlling $6 billion in assets, with a 15-year tenure in technology and real estate development, Prime provides customers with ownership options and dynamic leasing models, defining a true corporate partnership.

About the role

TheQuality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) Program Engineerserves as thequality authority across the full equipment lifecycle — from factory floor through energization, integrated systems testing, and turnover to Operations. The QA Engineer role owns the verification chain that confirms every piece of Owner Furnished / Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment is built, tested, documented, tagged, installed, and turned over exactly as specified in the approved submittals and drawings.

What you'll do

Working in close partnership with Procurement, Engineering, Commissioning, Construction, the General Contractor (GC), and Site Engineering, theQEmanages the factory witness and acceptance test program, performsaudits ofdocumentation, drives Root Cause Analysisand enforces accountability against the construction and commissioning plans. The position is fundamentally an Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) role: findings must be documented, traceable, and pursued to 100% closure — notobservedand set aside.

Prime is strategically placingqualityengineeringpersonnel in each of its domestic development hubs: Denver, Phoenix, Chicago, Dallas, and Austin.

• Manage andmaintainall vendor factory visits through theFactory Witness Test/ Factory Acceptance Test (FWT/FAT)Tracker, including scheduling, scope, and assignment of responsible parties from the Procurement and Engineering teams.
• Assistin providing factories with current standard operating procedures and approved test scripts in advance of the visit, ensuring a controlled testing environment and meaningful, usable data takeaways.
• Partner with Procurement and Engineering to conduct a high-quality review of the equipment.
• Identifyand document all deficiencies discovered during onsite factory visits, propose corrective next steps
• DocumentOFCI equipment findings establishing the objective evidence trail from factory to field.
• Ensure asset tag data forOFCI gearfor traceability and verify that nomenclature matches the approved RFI drawings or the superseding approved revision.
• Verify entry of the sameassettag data intothe site equipmentmanagementsystem.
• Reconcile discrepancies between tag data, submittals, and drawing revisions before they propagate downstream into maintenance and asset management records.
• Direct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for inconsistencies and errors discovered during QAQC review of GC documentation and confirming corrective action effectiveness.
• Escalate systemic documentation failuresto Operations management with supporting data.
• Conduct areview of OFCI set-in-place equipment
• Document all field discrepancies.
• Participate in and documentpre-energization cleanliness walks.
• Attend and document the energization event for gear.
• Coordinate with Construction and Commissioning personnel to conduct thePre-IST Open Issues Review.
• Coordinate with Construction and Commissioning personnel to conduct thePost-IST Lessons Learned session
• Conduct weekly Lessons Learned Follow-Up Meetings with the project team to review the status of open follow-up actions .
• Perform a quality and accuracy review of the switch, breaker, and valveAs-Found / As-Left line-ups.
• Coordinate the turnover walk with the site operations team prior to theirassuming custody of the equipment
• Ensure material conditionismaintainedcurrent withaccurateticket numbers, status, and defined next steps.
• Coordinate with site engineers to routinematerial condition status calls addressing OFCI open issues.
• Generate material conditionreports forOperations management.
• Participate in GC meetings and calls for the project,representingthe owner'sinterests,and ensuring that every effort is made to correct outstanding issues.
• Enforce accountability for parties responsible for failures in execution of the construction and commissioning plan and for delays to schedule, supported by documented evidence rather than assertion.
• Lead or support audits, reviews, and working discussions with Site Engineers targeting the resolution of open issues.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline — or equivalent combination of military technical training (e.g., Navy Nuclear Power Program) and directly relevant field experience.
• 7+ years of QA/QC experience in mission critical, data center, industrial, or comparable high-reliability construction environments.
• Demonstrated experience in RFP review, equipment submittal review, and in-depth equipment inspection.
• Working command of Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) principles and documentation standards.
• Direct experiencewitnessingfactory acceptance testing of electrical and mechanical gear (switchgear, UPS, generators, transformers, switchboards, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, valves).
• Practical fluency with commissioning Levels 1–5, IST execution, and pre-energization safety and cleanliness protocols.
• ProficiencywithCxAlloy or an equivalent commissioning management platform; ability to become proficient in MCIM and MCAP.
• Demonstrated ability to lead formal Root Cause Analysis using structuredmethodology(5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree, or equivalent).
• Ability to read and interpret single-line diagrams, P&IDs, sequences of operation, control drawings, and submittal packages.
• Strong command of/subject matterexpertiseinmission-critical MEP systems — power distribution, UPSs, generators, switchgear/ATSs, chilled-water and air/liquid coolingsystems, controls (BMS/EPMS), and fire/life safety, etc.
• Comfort executing responsibilities in a professional leadership rolewhile acting as a representative of Prime
• Willing and able to travel to project sites (domestic; international as the portfolio requires).

Preferred

• Professional and commissioning certifications(CxA, CQM, ACGCxA,BCxP, EIT, PE,ASQ CQE/CQA,PMP,etc)
• Prior experience in an owner's representative or owner-side quality role.
• Familiarity with NETA, NFPA 70E, IEEE, and ASHRAE standards as applied to acceptance testing.
• Experience implementing asset tagging and traceability programs at scale.
• Experiencewithhyperscale andhigh-density AI/GPU data centerapplications, including air/liquid/DTCthermal managementsystems.
• Competitive salary rangeof $110-130k along with an annual performance bonus program
• 401k fully vested upon enrollment, up to a 4% employer match
• 100% employee premiums paid by employer for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability
• Paid Time Off + Sick time

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Prime is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, protected veteran or military status, disability status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.