Reliability Engineer – Commissioning

About the role

The Reliability Engineer – Commissioning will act as the owner‑side commissioning representative for Rowan’s Temple data‑center portfolio, ensuring new facilities are fully commissioned, operationally ready, and meet long‑term reliability standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead operational commissioning strategy from design through handover, aligning activities with Rowan’s operational standards and risk tolerance.
• Oversee third‑party commissioning agents, witness factory and site acceptance testing, functional performance testing, integrated systems testing, and load‑bank reliability testing.
• Validate and turn over O&M manuals, SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs, and support training of site operations teams.
• Identify and mitigate commissioning and operational risks, ensuring redundancy, fail‑over, and resiliency objectives are met.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or related engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years experience in mission‑critical facilities, data‑center operations, commissioning or construction.
• Proven ability to interpret construction documents, electrical single‑line diagrams and control sequences.
• Willingness to work in Temple, TX and travel up to 50%.

Required skills

• Electrical power systems (utility, generators, UPS, switchgear, STS, PDUs).
• Mechanical and cooling systems (chillers, cooling plants, CRAH/CRAC).
• Building Management Systems (BMS), EPMS, PLCs, load banks and controls integration.
• Experience with commissioning platforms such as CxAlloy, Procore, SharePoint, Bluebeam, Smartsheet.

What we offer

• Hybrid working environment (3‑day onsite in Temple, TX).
• Competitive salary $130K‑$150K with bonus and incentive plan.
• Generous benefits package including health coverage, 401(k) company match, unlimited PTO, ECO pass or parking reimbursement.
• Team‑building and educational opportunities across a distributed U.S. team.