Mechanical Engineer: Sub-System Lead (Equity, Unlimited PTO)

Rivan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited time-off

Significant share options

Extensive relocation support

Job summary

Rivan is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to own a sub-system and lead design, integration, and testing at our Bermondsey HQ in South-East London. You will drive performance, longevity, and manufacturability while meeting tight deadlines.

You will own concept generation, design drawings, test rigs, and the assembly/commissioning plans, coordinating with our fabrication team and external vendors for a streamlined production line.

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years professional experience.
• Bachelor's or Masters in mechanical/aero or related field.
• System design experience including CAD (SolidWorks), design for manufacture/assembly, and part specification and procurement.
• Hands on workshop fabrication and build experience.
• Fundamental thermofluids understanding, including pressure loss, heat and mass transfer.
• Simulation/analytical modelling competency (e.g. python, FEA, CFD).
• Test setup design, running of experiments, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and manufacture of an entire sub-system.
• Design test-rigs to validate underlying hypothesis quickly and cheaply.
• Own and iterate the design drawings with our fabrication workshop.
• Own the assembly, integration, commissioning and test plans of that sub-system.
• Liaise with external vendors to support our production line.

Education

Bachelor's or Masters in mechanical/aero or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Python

FEA

CFD

Job description

Rivan is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to own a sub-system and lead design, integration, and testing at our Bermondsey HQ in South-East London. You will drive performance, longevity, and manufacturability while meeting tight deadlines.

You will own concept generation, design drawings, test rigs, and the assembly/commissioning plans, coordinating with our fabrication team and external vendors for a streamlined production line.