Commissioning Manager

About Mavria

Mavria’s mission is to build the industrial capacity America needs to lead in AI. We believe that sustaining America’s AI leadership requires an unprecedented expansion of power, manufacturing, supply chains and physical infrastructure.

Our founders are serial entrepreneurs who met at the U.S. Department of Energy, working on some of the country’s hardest energy and infrastructure projects. There, they saw a widening gap: AI labs and cloud providers were racing to scale compute, while the infrastructure underneath them was still built one custom project at a time, on timelines measured in years.

We founded Mavria to close that gap. We are building to industrialize intelligence: turning the physical infrastructure AI runs on into products we manufacture, deploy and improve with every build.

We’re starting with data centers. Our first product, Terrain, is a factory-built data center platform. Terrain 01 is being built in Houston now, and we’ve raised $130M as of October 2026 to accelerate our roadmap.

Terrain is our first product, not the limit of our ambition. We intend to eliminate the physical bottlenecks that constrain American AI leadership and build one of the foundational infrastructure companies of the AI era.

How we build

At Mavria, three principles guide how we work:

• Ambition: We want to build a generational company. To do that, we build capabilities, not just products. Terrain is our first product, not our last – and we seek to eliminate strategic bottlenecks across the entire AI supply chain.

• Urgency: AI moves in weeks, while infrastructure tends to move in years. We match the frontier’s pace by making decisions quickly, building in parallel and securing critical supply ahead of demand. We surface problems early and never compromise on safety or engineering rigor.

• Ownership: When we say we’ll do something, we do it. Keeping our word is how we stand apart, and taking radical ownership over our scope and our domain is how we build trust – internally and externally – while moving fast.

Role scope

• Build the commissioning program: Stand up Mavria’s L1–L5 commissioning program for Terrain from the ground up strategy, standards, procedures, quality gates and acceptance criteria that take a module from the factory floor to live, customer-ready capacity.

• Partner with engineering: Work alongside electrical, mechanical and controls engineering from early design to build commission ability into the product defining test requirements, sequences of operation, test points and acceptance criteria, and participating in design reviews.

• Oversee factory commissioning (L1–L3): Own L1–L3 in our Houston factory after module integration equipment receipt and factory acceptance testing, installation and pre-functional verification, and component and system startup so every module ships pre-tested and ready to energize.

• Oversee field commissioning (L3–L5): Direct L3–L5 at deployment sites after delivery and install, site startup, functional performance testing and integrated systems testing (IST) across power, cooling, controls and fire/life safety through to turnover and handoff to the customer.

• Own the factory-to-field handoff: Define what is proven in the factory versus re-verified in the field, maximizing testing upstream and minimizing field rework and schedule risk.

• Make commissioning repeatable: Standardize test scripts, checklists, digital tracking and reporting so commissioning is a productized, scalable process that gets faster and more reliable with every build.

• Manage partners: Coordinate third-party commissioning agents, OEM startup representatives, contractors and customer commissioning teams aligning on test plans, leading witness testing and driving issues to closure.

• Close the loop: Own commissioning issue tracking and resolution, and feed test data and failure analysis back to engineering, manufacturing, quality and supply chain to improve the product.

• Deliver turnover: Produce complete commissioning records, test reports, O&M documentation and training packages that meet customer, insurer and AHJ requirements.

• Lead on safety: Set and enforce rigorous energization and testing safety practices – LOTO, NFPA 70E/arc flash and energized work controls in the factory and the field.

• Grow the team: Hire, develop and lead commissioning engineers and technicians as the program scales across multiple builds and sites.

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of commissioning experience in mission-critical facilities, with data centers strongly preferred, including hands-on execution of L1–L5 and leading integrated systems testing.

• Deep working knowledge of data center electrical systems (MV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, ATS/STS, busway, PDUs/RPPs), mechanical systems (chillers, CRAH/CRAC, pumps, liquid cooling and CDUs) and BMS/EPMS controls.

• Proven ability to write commissioning plans, procedures and test scripts, and to partner with engineering on design reviews and sequences of operation.

• Track record managing commissioning agents, OEMs and contractors across concurrent projects, sites and schedules.

• Fluency in industry standards and practices, such as ASHRAE Guideline 0 / Standard 202, NETA ATS, NFPA 70 and 70E, and Uptime Institute tier requirements.

• Experience with factory acceptance testing, prefabricated or modular systems, or manufacturing environments is a strong plus.

• A builder’s mindset: comfortable creating process from scratch in a fast-moving startup, with a strong bias for action and ownership of outcomes.

• Clear, direct communication with engineers, technicians, executives and customers, both in writing and in the field.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or equivalent experience. Certifications such as CxA, CCP, PE or NETA are a plus, as is experience with commissioning platforms (e.g., CxAlloy, Facility Grid).

• Willingness to travel to deployment sites as needed to lead field commissioning.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance is 100% paid for the employee

• Retirement Plan with a 3.5% company match

• Flexible time off

Mavria is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Mavria will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable law.