Field Commissioning Engineer

Join Shimmick’s Axia Electric Team as a Commissioning Field Engineer and play a key role in delivering complex electrical and process control systems for critical infrastructure projects across Southern California.  Position is based out of San Diego, CA but may require traveling to support out of area projects.

At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble and resilient. We work hard together and with our clients to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget and beyond expectations.

Axia Electric, LLC

Since the early 1990s, Shimmick has been self-performing electrical scopes for infrastructure projects. In 2025, the Electrical Division rebranded to Axia Electric, a subsidiary to Shimmick Construction. Axia offers electrical, instrumentation, and process controls expertise for water and wastewater treatment; dams and locks; mass transit and rail; alternative energy; power generation and transmission; and commercial building projects. Our ability to self-perform this specialty offers additional value and enables us to better control cost and schedule for projects with major electrical and process mechanical scopes. Our clients include municipalities, water districts, sanitation districts, transit agencies, private developers, DOTs, and USACE.

Responsibilities: include, but are not limited to the following:

• Planning & Documentation:
  • Develop, edit, and manage project commissioning and test plans.
  • Schedule and execute commissioning field activities.
  • Assist with the review of equipment submittals, package vendor submittals, and operation & maintenance submittal.
  • Support the development and distribution of commissioning documentation, test results, and close-out reports (deliverables).

• Coordination:
  • Coordinate and facilitate meeting with system integrators to align with commissioning activities.
  • Coordinate meetings with clients to communicate progress, resolve issues, and ensure alignment with commissioning objectives.
  • Coordinate with mechanical team, electrical team, client’s team, and subcontractors for in field commissioning activities.
  • Coordinate with engineering on constructability and design issues relating to the commissioning efforts. 

• Testing, Verification, & Compliance:
  • Participate and document third party vendor factory acceptance test (FAT).
  • Document and provide site acceptance testing (SAT) deliverables to client.
  • Coordinate with project design process engineers to ensure system functionality, commissioning readiness, and proper integration with design intent.
  • Support the development and distribution of commissioning documentation, test results, and close-out reports.
  • Ensure compliance with project requirements, industry standards, regulatory agencies requirements (Fire Department, DSD, DDW), and safety procedures during commissioning activities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical engineering or related field + 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of education and/or experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in commissioning, startup, or system integration for water/wastewater treatment, industrial process, or large infrastructure projects.
• Hands-on experience developing and executing commissioning plans, test procedures, and system verification documentation.
• Proficiency with construction project design documents, including but limited to: P&IDs, mechanical and electrical drawings, wiring/loop diagrams, and specifications.
• Understanding of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and PLC based automation.
• Familiarity with factory acceptance testing (FAT) and site acceptance testing (SAT).
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams including process engineers, integrators, contractors, and clients.
• Strong communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in project scheduling, commissioning tracking tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project in Southern California sites (San Diego & Orange County) as needed.

Additional Information:

• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.