Mechanical Commissioning Lead
SpaceXAI builds frontier AI models and products including the Grok conversational assistant and a multimodal developer API.
Funding history
About SpaceXAI
SpaceXAI is a US-based AI company focused on accelerating scientific discovery and understanding the universe through reasoning, voice, image, video, and generative AI systems. Formerly xAI, it was acquired by SpaceX effective February 2, 2026, while continuing to operate the x.ai site and services.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, startup, and handover for mechanical data center systems. You will direct technicians, contractors, and vendors; develop test procedures; enforce safety protocols; manage schedules and punch lists; maintain commissioning records; and train operations and maintenance personnel.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive hands-on mechanical commissioning experience in mission-critical industrial environments
- At least 3 years in a lead or supervisory capacity
- Expertise in data center cooling systems
- Knowledge of commissioning test equipment
- Familiarity with ASHRAE, SMACNA, NFPA, ASME, IMC, LEED, and Uptime Institute standards
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs, control schematics, and sequences of operation
- Leadership experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing contractors and vendors
- Current OSHA 30 certification or equivalent
- Willingness to travel extensively and work extended hours, nights, and weekends
- Valid driver's license
Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical commissioning for HVAC, cooling, air handling, fluid distribution, and associated controls
- Direct functional testing, flow verification, system balancing, integrated testing, and turnover
- Resolve mechanical, controls, and process issues during commissioning and startup
- Develop, review, and approve commissioning test procedures and documentation
- Coordinate system energization, startup sequences, and integrated validation with contractors, vendors, and engineers
- Mentor and supervise commissioning technicians and field personnel
- Enforce LOTO, NFPA, OSHA, and safety protocols
- Maintain as-built documentation, test records, issue logs, and commissioning reports
- Deliver training for operations and maintenance teams
- Participate in constructability reviews and design feedback
- Manage commissioning schedules, resources, and punch-list resolution