Quality Controls Specialist

At E Tech Group, joining our team means joining a group of passionate and forward-thinking experts. We’re one of the largest engineering and system integration firms in the United States providing value for our clients through IT automation and control solutions for more than 30 years to the Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Metals & Mining, Warehousing & Distribution, and CPG/Food & Beverage industries. Our national and global scale allows us to help our clients develop and implement standardized solutions at any of their facilities regardless of physical location or the local resources available at that site. 

The Quality Control & Commissioning (Cx) Engineer provides field supervision and quality oversight for control-system installation, testing, and turnover. This role verifies that work meets approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, and commissioning requirements while coordinating corrective actions with the responsible teams.

This role will report onsite in Frederick, MD.

You Will:

• Provide field quality oversight for BMS, EPMS, PLC/SCADA, and third-party control-system work.
• Review approved drawings, specifications, sequences, submittals, points list, network architecture, quality plans, and commissioning procedures.
• Verify installation and commissioning readiness through inspections, documentation reviews, and coordination with project teams.
• Lead FAI, HFAT, SFAT, site acceptance testing, and Levels 3 through 5 commissioning to confirm procedures are followed and results are properly documented.
• Monitor compliance with contractual, owner, safety, quality, availability, and resilience requirements.
• Identify nonconforming work, document deficiencies, assign corrective actions, and verify closure by the responsible parties.
• Maintain quality records, inspection reports, test evidence, redlines, issue logs, and turnover documentation using industry best practices, and organizational processes, and tools.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, commissioning teams, contractors, vendors, and site operations to resolve quality and readiness issues.
• Report quality trends, recurring defects, schedule risks, and unresolved issues to the Quality Control & Commissioning Manager.
• Support audits, root-cause reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement activities.
• Be an ambassador who embodies our Core Values, prioritizing the success of E Tech Group, our clients, and the professional development of our associates.

You Have:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, engineering technology, quality management, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Three or more years of quality control, commissioning oversight, construction supervision, systems integration, or controls experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or industrial environments.
• Working knowledge of BMS, EPMS, PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems, control networks, integration protocols, and commissioning processes.
• Ability to review control drawings, electrical one-lines, mechanical schematics, sequences of operation, network diagrams, points list, specifications, submittals, and test procedures.
• Experience conducting inspections, witnessing tests, documenting nonconformances, coordinating corrective actions, and verifying deficiency closure.
• Understanding of data center redundancy and availability architectures, including N, N+1, 2N, and 2N+1, and familiarity with NFPA 70E, ISA/IEC 62443, and applicable project requirements.
• Strong leadership, organization, documentation, and communication skills with the ability to coordinate multiple contractors and technical teams.
• Ability to travel to project sites and support off-shift, weekend, or critical testing oversight as required.
• Relevant quality, commissioning, controls, electrical, or instrumentation certifications are preferred.

Benefits & Perks: 

• 401k + match + prompt enrollment.  E Tech Group employees are 100% vested upon entry. 
• Prompt enrollment into Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits. 
• Generous paid time off that includes paid vacation, paid holidays, paid family leave and sick time off. 
• Learning and growth are key parts of the E Tech culture. We provide you with training and continuing education from day one, so you can advance your career. As an E Tech associate, you can unlock your greatest potential through challenges and opportunities. 

E Tech Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.  E Tech Group will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for religious beliefs. E Tech Group is an Affirmative Action Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.  

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