Software Engineer, Commissioning Automation
The Software Engineer for Commissioning Automation at Confidential Client is responsible for developing software that automates the commissioning process, including test orchestration, data capture, and analysis for advanced levels (L4 and L5). This role involves integrating software with building management and power systems, ensuring traceable and auditable results, and delivering fast, production-quality tooling to support large-scale AI infrastructure deployment.
About Careertakes
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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
You will join a Confidential Client engineering team in New York, NY building commissioning automation software that turns manual commissioning work into repeatable, auditable, production-grade tooling.
- Build and maintain commissioning automation: test orchestration, data capture, pass/fail evaluation and reporting for L4/L5 systems across sites.
- Turn commissioning scripts and checklists into executable, repeatable code and reusable test suites.
- Integrate software with building management systems (BMS), electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS), instrumentation and test equipment so evidence is captured automatically.
- Design data pipelines and storage so every test result is traceable to raw measurement data for auditability.
- Ship production-grade services and UIs that show live commissioning status and results (not paper binders).
- Collaborate with commissioning engineers, controls experts, and site operations to replace manual expert processes with trusted software.
- Own components end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support.
Qualifications & Experience
The list below reflects the baseline we use for searches. Exceptional candidates who don’t match every bullet are still encouraged to apply.
- Experience building test automation or orchestration systems for hardware, industrial, or infrastructure contexts (data centers, manufacturing, controls, etc.).
- Hands-on integration with control systems, instrumentation, or device telemetry (BMS, Modbus, BACnet, SNMP, EPMS integrations, or similar).
- Strong software engineering fundamentals: production discipline, automated tests, CI/CD, observability.
- Track record of replacing a manual expert process with reliable software that domain experts trust.
- Design-for-auditability mindset: every result and pass/fail decision should be traceable to raw inputs.
- Comfortable shipping quickly while maintaining production quality.
- Preferred (bonus) skills: commissioning domain knowledge, familiarity with data center MEP, Python, Go, or TypeScript.
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation range: $224,000 — $279,000 (USD annual).
- The Confidential Client is committed to pay equity and transparency. Total compensation may vary based on experience, location, and other factors.
- Typical benefits (subject to client policy): medical/dental/vision, 401(k) or retirement plan, paid time off, professional development, and flexible working arrangements.
How We Work / Culture
- Extreme ownership and autonomy — teams take features from design to production and operate them.
- Velocity and first-principles thinking — we move quickly, challenge assumptions, and favor the best idea.
- Collaboration with site operations and commissioning subject-matter experts; you’ll translate field knowledge into robust software.
- High-impact mission: building the tools that enable safe, repeatable commissioning at scale.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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