Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Rivan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Share options

Relocation support

Unlimited time off

Job summary

Rivan is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to own the AC power architecture for our industrial plants in London. You will shape design standards, safety philosophy, and cost optimisation as we scale modular DAC/electrolyser/Sabatier systems.

Based at our Bermondsey HQ, this in-person role offers £100–£140k, substantial share options, health insurance and relocation support, with flexible working considered depending on circumstances.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial electrical design experience.
• Experience with electrical CAD tools (Solidworks Electrical, EPLAN, AutoCAD).
• Experience contributing to safety instrumented systems (e.g. SIL/PL determination, SIF design).
• Experience with functional safety standards and tools (IEC 61508).
• Experience with industrial power conversion (rectifiers, inverters, VFDs).
• Experience with high-power DC systems or HV equipment.
• ATEX or hazardous area classification exposure.
• Experience designing for manufacture and cost reduction at scale.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of AC power system architecture for plants and optimise power distribution and BoP.
• Produce and maintain power schematics, protection strategies, cable sizing, and panel design.
• Contribute to safety system architecture and design (HAZOPs/HAZIDS, FMEAs).
• Design electrical systems (3-phase, motors, pumps, heaters, I/Os) for reactor/electrolyser/DC systems.
• Lead panel certification activities under Machinery Directive and Low Voltage Directive (CE/UKCA).
• Improve and iterate on existing pilot plants.
• Upskill and mentor mid-career and junior engineers.

Skills

Industrial electrical design

Electrical CAD tools

Safety instrumented systems

Functional safety standards

Power conversion systems

High-power DC systems

ATEX hazardous areas

Design for manufacture & cost

Tools

Solidworks Electrical

EPLAN

AutoCAD

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.

One of the key limiting factors of our iteration and development speed is building the power and control systems to bring our designs to life. We're looking for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to take ownership of our industrial AC power architecture and translate system requirements into robust, certifiable electrical designs. If you're looking for a place to work that truly cares about the engineering, and has a shot at making life sustainable on earth – Rivan is the place.

This is a senior technical role with ownership of power system architecture across our deployed and upcoming plants. You will have significant influence over design standards, safety philosophy, and cost optimisation as we scale. It's a chance to work with a talented team and massive support to bring your ideas to life.

The role

• Take ownership of our AC power system architecture - optimise power conversion, power distribution, and BoP for cost, manufacturability, and reliability
• Produce and maintain full power architecture schematics, protection strategies, cable sizing calculations, and panel design.
• Contribute to safety system architecture and design via HAZOPS/HAZIDS, FMEAs
• Design electrical systems (3-phase, Motors, Pumps, Heaters, I/Os) to run our reactor, electrolyser and direct-air-capture systems
• Lead panel certification activities under the Machinery Directive and Low Voltage Directive (CE/UKCA)
• Improve and iterate on our existing pilot plants
• Upskill and mentor mid-career and junior engineers

Core skills

• 5+ years of industrial electrical design experience (power systems, industrial machinery, or process environments)
• Electrical CAD tools (Solidworks Electrical, EPLAN, AutoCAD)
• Experience contributing to safety instrumented systems (e.g. SIL/PL determination, SIF design)
• Experience with functional safety standards and tools (IEC 61508 and related)
• Experience with industrial power conversion (rectifiers, inverters, VFDs)
• Experience working with high-power DC systems
• ATEX or hazardous area classification exposure
• Experience designing for manufacture and cost reduction at scale

Specifics

• £100 - 140k Salary depending on experience
• Significant share options as part of the early team
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South-East London - flexibility considered based on personal circumstances
• Health insurance
• Extensive relocation support, including £6000 per year extra to live close to our HQ
• 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.