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Commissioning Engineer job simulation

Join a commissioning contractor on a dairy skid: insulation tests, loop checks, I/O checkout, a safety stop that fails, a punch list and the handover dossier.

Commissioning Engineer job simulation
  • Free: days 1 to 5, about 10 h 5 min of tickets
  • Premium: days 1 to 20
  • Checked as you go
  • Reviewed 19 Oct 2026

The project

You join Ashdown Commissioning Ltd (simulated company)

Ashdown Commissioning Ltd (simulated company) is a commissioning contractor in Bristol. You help its team deliver a project for Fenwick Dairy Products Ltd (simulated company), at Milk reception, balance tank skid U-1 (project MRS-300).

You are the junior commissioning engineer on a new milk balance tank skid. The electrical contractor says it is nearly finished. Your job is to prove it: insulation tests before anything is switched on, loop checks of every instrument, an I/O checkout, functional and site acceptance tests, and a punch list, with a hold point at each step where somebody must sign before the work goes on. Along the way somebody is working on a live panel without a permit, the client wants the pump started early, and an emergency stop test fails. The skill is to be calm, exact and impossible to hurry past a hold point.

The people in the story are roles, such as Lead Engineer, not real people.

What you will do

By the end you will have

  • Turn raw test results into pass, fail or invalid with the right acceptance criteria
  • Run loop checks and read the pattern of errors to find the fault
  • Stop an unsafe act and refuse to start a plant with category A items open
  • Raise a management of change request instead of patching a live plant
  • Assemble a handover dossier a client's quality manager would accept

Day by day

The plan, ticket by ticket

Self-paced. A day opens when you hand in the previous day's tickets.
Commissioning Engineer job simulation plan
DayTicketKindTimeEdition
1Site induction: permits, isolation and hold pointsQuiz50 minFree
1Review the commissioning plan Rev 1Document review1 h 15 minFree
2Insulation resistance results: pass, fail or invalidTable1 h 20 minFree
2Is the P-101 motor winding fit to run?Calculation50 minFree
3Loop check a level loop in the process lab3D lab1 h 20 minFree
3Loop check sheet for the three analogue loopsTable1 h 25 minFree
4Live work without a permitDecision35 minFree
4Write today's daily commissioning reportWriting1 hFree
5Commission the transfer pump starter3D lab1 h 30 minFree
6Calibrate a pressure transmitter3D lab1 h 40 minPremium
7I/O checkout: what is wrong at each point?Table1 h 25 minPremium
8Start the plant before the category A items are closed?Decision35 minPremium
9Raise a management of change request for the low-low interlockWriting1 h 20 minPremium
10Stroke the control valve and set the controller action3D lab1 h 40 minPremium
11Hand, Off, Auto and floats without bypassing the E-stop3D lab1 h 30 minPremium
12The emergency stop runs on for four secondsDecision35 minPremium
13Site acceptance test and two hidden faults3D lab1 h 40 minPremium
14Categorise the punch listTable1 h 30 minPremium
15Re-plan after the crane delay and the vendor leaveWriting1 h 10 minPremium
16Check the draft handover dossier indexDocument review1 h 10 minPremium
17Check the first pump run readingsCalculation55 minPremium
18Capstone: the commissioning handover dossierHand-in3 h 40 minPremium
19Handover note to the Operations ManagerWriting1 hPremium
20A conversation about your own workViva45 minPremium

Real documents

The documents you will work with

Project documents
NumberDocumentRevEdition
MRS300-PTW-001Site rules, permit to work and hold points2Free
MRS300-INS-001Instrument index and equipment list, skid U-12Free
MRS300-PRE-001Pre-commissioning checks and acceptance criteria1Free
MRS300-COM-PLN-001Commissioning plan and procedure1Free
MRS300-LCS-001Loop check sheet template and acceptance rule1Free
MRS300-LOG-004Raw site notes, day 41Free
MRS300-IOC-001I/O point-to-point test record, day 7APremium
MRS300-FTS-001Functional test procedure and recordAPremium
MRS300-MOC-001Management of change form and rulesAPremium
MRS300-FTS-001Functional test procedure and record, after MOC-01BPremium
MRS300-SCH-001Remaining activities and resources2Premium
MRS300-PCH-001Punch list, raw findingsAPremium
MRS300-HOV-002Handover dossier index, draftAPremium
MRS300-HOV-001Handover requirements (taking over)APremium

Tools

In the industry, and here

In the industryHere
Insulation tester, multimeter, loop calibratorThe process lab and panel lab, with injected signals, meters and a calibrator
Loop check sheets, punch list, daily report in spreadsheetsTables and documents you fill in and have checked
Permit to work and lock-out recordsSite rules, hold points and permit register as documents
Completion dossier in a document systemA pack you assemble and upload for review

Standards

The standards the work follows

  • IEC 60364-6
  • IEC 60204-1
  • ISA-5.1
  • NFPA 70E (safe work practice)

Prepare

Labs and study materials

Free, and linked where a ticket needs them.

3D labs used

Study before you start

What you get

Free, certificate and Premium

Free

Days 1 to 5, every ticket checked, model answers, the 3D lab and a profile entry.

Free

Certificate (optional)

  • A graded, verifiable certificate with your score and band
  • A public verification page and QR code
  • One-click add to LinkedIn as a licence or certification
  • A Verified mark on your profile entry

₹499

Premium

Premium job simulation

  • The full four-week project: change requests, site work, faults and handover
  • A capstone deliverable reviewed by an engineer
  • An AI viva on your own work
  • The graded certificate and a work record PDF with your skill scores
  • Priority help from our team
₹1,499The certificate is included. If you bought it, its price is credited.

On your profile

How it shows on your profile

It shows on your EDWartens profile under Work experience, marked as a job simulation.

Work experience

Commissioning Engineer (job simulation)

Ashdown Commissioning Ltd (simulated company)

10 h 5 min active hours logged · Your dates

Verified, with the certificate

A job simulation is a realistic training project at a simulated company. It is not employment, an internship or a work placement. Hours are active hours the learner logged on EDWartens.

Questions

Quick answers

Do I need site experience first?

No. The simulation teaches the order of work, the paperwork and the safety rules as you go. Some electrical knowledge helps.

Is the dairy or the contractor real?

No. Ashdown Commissioning and Fenwick Dairy are made-up companies and the project is simulated. The tests, forms and situations follow what a junior commissioning engineer meets.

How long does it take?

The free week is about ten hours over five days. The full Premium edition runs over twenty working days and about thirty to forty hours, at your own pace.

Which equipment brands does it use?

None. The content is vendor-neutral, so it applies to any plant that follows the same standards.

What do I get at the end?

A work record with scores by task and skill, which shows on your EDWartens profile under Work experience, marked as a job simulation.

Is the Commissioning Engineer job simulation free?

Yes, to start. Days 1 to 5 are free. The certificate and the Premium edition are optional and are priced on this page in your currency.

Does it count as work experience?

It shows on your EDWartens profile under Work experience, marked as a job simulation. It is not employment. A job simulation is a realistic training project at a simulated company. It is not employment, an internship or a work placement. Hours are active hours the learner logged on EDWartens.

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Last reviewed 19 October 2026.