Electrical Engineer

Rivan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Relocation support

Share options

Unlimited time-off

Job summary

Rivan Industries in London is seeking an Electrical Engineer to accelerate cabinet builds, support power system design, and own deployment of the system in the field. The role offers in-person work at HQ in Bermondsey, South-East London, with relocation help and generous share options.

We value candidates with 2+ years experience, a degree in electrical/mechatronic engineering, and hands-on panel experience across design, build, certification and deployment in industrial settings.

Qualifications

• 2+ years professional experience.
• Bachelor’s or Masters in electrical or mechatronic engineering.
• Panel experience from design to deployment in a large industrial setting.
• Solidworks Electrical or ECAD packages.
• Experience with Machinery Directive, LVD.
• Functional safety standards (IEC61508 and related).
• PLC programming (Codesys, IEC 61131-3).
• Industrial communications protocols (ModbusTCP and ModbusRTU, CANBus, OPC-UA).

Responsibilities

• Design of electrical & safety panels.
• Selection and sizing of switchgear and power systems.
• Cost optimisation of electrical systems.
• Testing and operation of pilot plants at factory (SE London) and various site locations.

Skills

2+ years experience

Electrical design

Panel fabrication

Safety compliance

PLC programming

Industrial communications

ECAD

Machinery Directive

IEC61508

Education

Electrical/mechatronic degree

Tools

Codesys

Solidworks Electrical

Job description

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise heavy industry. We’ve developed a unique power-to-fuel machine built for low-capex deployment powered entirely by utility-scale solar. Here’s our entire business plan. We already have individual operating modules of our machine, we’re funded, and we’re now building out the team to bring the vision together and deploy at scale.

We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO 2 locked underground. We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer to help accelerate our cabinet builds, support our power system design, and own deployment of our system in the wild. If you want to work on a high-impact technology that you’ll see the impact of in the world surrounded by smart people working with a sense of urgency and intensity – this is for you.

The role

• Design of electrical & safety panels
• Selection and sizing of switchgear and power systems
• Cost optimisation of electrical systems
• Testing and operation of pilot plants at factory (SE London) and various site locations

Core skills

• 2+ years professional experience.
• Bachelor’s or Masters in electrical or mechatronic engineering.
• Panel experience from design > build > certification > deployment in a large industrial setting
• Solidworks Electrical or equivalent ECAD packages
• Experience with Machinery Directive, LVD
• Functional safety standards (IEC61508 and related)
• PLC programming (Codesys, IEC 61131-3)
• Industrial communications protocols (ModbusTCP and ModbusRTU, CANBus, OPC-UA)

Specifics

• £40-60K Salary depending on experience
• Significant share options as part of the early team
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South-East London
• Extensive relocation support, including £6000 per year extra to live close to our HQ
• Private health insurance
• Unlimited time-off

We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.