Electrical/Controls Engineering Intern

Rivan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-person HQ Bermondsey, South London

Job summary

Rivan Industries in London is seeking a hands-on Electrical & Controls Technician to install, configure, and debug sensors and actuators for DAC, electrolyser and reactor pilots. You will build evaluation rigs, integrate cabinets, and work with process, mechanical, and EE teams to keep systems humming.

Available immediately, the role offers full-time or part-time hours at our Bermondsey HQ. You will operate in a fast-paced environment, employing 4–20 mA/0–10 V signalling, IEC 61131-3, Modbus,

Qualifications

• Experience with 4–20 mA / 0–10 V analogue signalling.
• Ability to read schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Hands-on panel wiring and field terminations.
• Familiarity with IEC 61131-3 and Modbus, CAN, OPC UA.
• Proficiency in Python 3 and basic data analysis.
• Linux basics and networking tools.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and debug sensors/actuators for DAC/Electrolyser/Reactor pilots.
• Build evaluation/test rigs.
• Integrate and commission electrical & controls cabinets.
• Work with process/mech/EE teams to quickly resolve field issues.

Skills

Analogue signalling

Electrical noise mitigation

Schematic reading

Field device debugging

Panel wiring

IEC 61131-3

Modbus/OPC UA

Python

Data visualization

Git & CI

Linux networking

Job description

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise heavy industry. We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO 2 locked underground.

We design and manufacture modular synthetic fuel plants consisting of a DAC system, an Alkaline Electrolyser, and a Sabatier Reactor, whilst vertically integrating with off-grid DC solar and the European gas-grid. Here’s our entire business plan. We’ve recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and are planning to 1000x this scale in the next 2 years.

We build almost everything in-house, meaning getting our systems up and running fast is critical to our timelines. We’re looking for someone to support the step when our hardware is ready and needs to be connected to our power system and controls to bring it to life. This will include some hardware, debugging, and general ingenuity to reduce the time our engineers are bottlenecked by not having a system humming away.

The role

• Install, configure, and debug sensors/actuators for DAC/Electrolyser/Reactor pilots
• Build evaluation/test rigs
• Integrate and commission electrical & controls cabinets
• Work with process/mech/EE teams to quickly resolve field issues

Core skills

• 4–20 mA / 0–10 V analogue signalling
• Electrical noise sources, effects, and mitigation methods
• Read, analyse, and implement schematics, wiring, and network topologies
• Field device configuration and debugging
• Hands-on panel wiring, crimping, and field terminations
• IEC 61131-3 (ST/LD/FBD)
• Modbus (RTU/TCP), CAN bus, OPC UA, TCP/IP, RS-485
• Python 3
• Data visualisation & analysis
• Version control (Git) & simple CI/issue tracking
• Linux fundamentals & networking tools (ssh/ping/traceroute)

Specifics

• £30-40k Salary depending on experience
• Available immediately on a full-time/ part-time basis
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South London