Senior Commissioning Manager

Niron Magnetics is commercializing the first new permanent magnetic material in decades—a breakthrough Iron Nitride technology that eliminates rare earths, strengthens supply chains, and drives a more sustainable future. At Niron, we’re not improving what exists—we’re building what’s never existed before. The materials, processes, and standards are being created in real time by our team. We were named one of “America's Top Green Tech Companies” for 2024 and 2025 by TIME Magazine, Fast Company World Changing Ideas wins in 2024, 2025 and winners of the Minneapolis/ St.

Paul Business Journal Minnesota Manufacturing Awards in 2025 and 2026.

As we scale to commercial production, your impact is immediate and visible—on the plant floor, in the lab, and in the products our customers bring to life. We set a high bar because what we’re building will last—and so will the legacy of the people behind it.

The Commissioning Manager will lead the safe, orderly, and documented commissioning and startup of Plant 1 on a system-by-system basis. This leader wi

ll translate engineering, construction, and system definitions into an executable commissioning program, beginning with systemization and readiness planning and continuing through commissioning, startup, and formal handover to Process Engineering.

The Commissioning Manager will work as an embedded member of Niron’s project team, coordinating Engineering, Construction, Operations, Maintenance, EHS, Quality, Process Safety Management, vendors, the EPC partner, and startup resources. The role is accountable for commissioning and startup deliverables while operating within the site’s safety, permit, isolation, and operating-control framework.

• Build and maintain the commissioning and startup execution plan, including system boundaries, sequencing, priorities, interfaces, governance, reporting, and handover requirements.
• Convert system definitions and P&IDs into a complete systemization strategy and commissioning sequence.
• Develop and manage the integrated commissioning schedule, resource plan, vendor-support plan, work packages, procedures, check sheets, and test scripts.
• Define turnover requirements from Construction to Commissioning and establish documented stage-gate criteria for Mechanical Completion, readiness for startup, startup completion, and handover.
• Lead system walkdowns, readiness reviews, functional and operational testing, issue resolution, deficiency management, and startup-readiness reviews.
• Coordinate owner personnel, contractors, OEMs, specialist vendors, Operations, Process Engineering, Maintenance, EHS, Quality, and PSM resources.
• Confirm that procedures, permits, isolations, temporary systems, spare parts, tools, consumables, training, operating documentation, and vendor support are ready before work begins.
• Establish commissioning controls, daily and weekly reporting, risk and constraint logs, decision tracking, change control, and escalation routines.
• Prepare for system walkdowns and readiness reviews, manage punch-list status, and maintain objective evidence of completion and acceptance.
• Lead documented handover from commissioning and startup to Process Engineering, including the transfer of outstanding obligations with accountable owners and completion plans.
• Provide commissioning training, coaching, and practical knowledge transfer to the Niron team.
• Support agreed Pilot commissioning activities and coordinate with the pre-commissioning team to align system boundaries, turnover sequencing, completion criteria, documentation, testing, punch-list strategy, and schedule interfaces.
• Commissioning and startup execution plan and integrated system-by-system schedule
• System turnover dossiers, acceptance records, readiness-review…