Manufacturing Engineer

Rivan; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant share options

Relocation assistance

Private health insurance

Unlimited time-off

Job summary

Rivan Industries in London is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design production lines for our 60,000 sq ft facility in Bermondsey. You will work closely with R&D on DFMA and drive improvements across welding, machining and assembly.

This in-person role offers £50k–£70k, significant share options, relocation support (£6,000 annually to live near HQ), private health insurance and unlimited time off. You’ll report to the Production Team Lead and help scale our modular plants.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a production engineer or similar role.
• Deep understanding of industrial manufacturing processes (welding, machining, laser cutting, assembly).
• Ability and proven experience designing manufacturing lines.
• Excels at working throughout the product lifecycle to help steer design for manufacture and assembly.
• Proven track record of manufacturing process improvement.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems operation and development.

Responsibilities

• Design production stations and high level factory material flow for efficient operation.
• Flag and propose better alternatives when configurations are not optimal.
• Provide DFMA input to R&D engineers to optimise cost and manufacturability.
• Collaborate across the product lifecycle from R&D to field deployment.
• Perform Value Engineering to reduce costs of synthetic gas production.
• Monitor equipment OEE and address bottlenecks as production scales up.

Skills

Production engineering

Industrial manufacturing

DFMA

Product lifecycle

Process improvement

MRP/ERP

Line design

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 CO2 locked underground.

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

We’re looking for a Manufacturing Engineer as we continue to expand into our new 60,000 sq ft manufacturing and R&D facility in London, and simultaneously deploy our hardware at project sites. This is someone who understands how complex electro-mechanical systems are manufactured, from raw material, to finished systems. You’ll be responsible for designing production lines, providing DFMA input, managing day to day manufacturing operational issues, and continually improving manufacturing output.

The role:

Designing of Manufacturing Production Lines

• Our systems are always being improved. We need a Production Engineer who can design production stations, and high level factory material flow for efficient operation.
• We operate with high flexibility. If an existing configuration is not optimal, we need someone with agency who will flag, and provide a better alternative.

Working with R&D Teams on Design for Manufacture & Assembly

• It’s critical that design input and feedback is provided to R&D engineers via DFMA, to ensure that designs can be manufactured, and that they are optimised for cost.
• Collaboration throughout the product lifecycle, from R&D design, all of the way through to field deployment.
• Value Engineering will be a core part of these assessments, to ensure that we can provide the cheapest synthetic gas in the world.

Equipment/Workstation Monitoring and OEE

• As we ramp up production, bottlenecks and constraints will appear.
• An important part of this role is that workstation, and equipment overall equipment effectiveness is assessed, and implemented.

The role will report directly to the Production Team Lead.

Core skills:

• 3+ years of experience as a production engineer or similar role
• Deep understanding of industrial manufacturing processes (welding, machining, laser cutting, assembly)
• Ability and proven experience designing manufacturing lines
• Excels at working throughout the product lifecycle to help steer design for manufacture and assembly
• Proven track record of manufacturing process improvement
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems operation and development

Specifics:

• £50 - 70k salary depending on experience
• Significant share options as part of the early team
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South 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.