Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

Rivan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Relocation support £6,000/year

Significant share options

Job summary

Rivan Industries in London is seeking a senior embedded systems engineer to architect, ship, and scale industrial hardware and firmware. You will design embedded C/C++ software (RTOS, embedded Linux) and integrate with production tools and procurement systems.

Based at our Bermondsey HQ, the role offers relocation support (£6,000/year), private health insurance, and significant share options for early team members.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in embedded C/C++ with RTOS and embedded Linux.
• Experience with Yocto project and embedded design.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git and automated testing.
• Familiarity with Modbus, CAN, OPC UA and TCP/IP.
• Hands-on hardware troubleshooting and repair.
• Knowledge of IEC 61508 or related safety standards.
• Regulatory compliance (CE/UKCA).
• IEC 61131-3 (ST/LD/FBD).
• Proficiency in Python 3.
• Experience with fleet management and electrical CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• System architecture design that scales.
• Requirements capture, risk analysis, design reviews.
• Firmware design/test/deploy (embedded C/C++, RTOS, embedded Linux).
• Wiring harness design for data and power distribution.
• DfMA, DfT considerations.
• Integrating end-product with production tools, supply chain and procurement systems.
• Hardware and software test and deployment (factory rigs, fleet integrations).

Skills

Embedded-C/C++

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Yocto

CI/CD

Git

Automated testing

Industrial protocols

Python 3

Fleet management

SCADA/Solidworks Electrical

Tools

Solidworks Electrical / ECAD

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’ve 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. 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.

To make the cheapest synthetic fuels on earth we need to have our electrical systems efficient, cheap, and scaleable. That means having end-to-end ownership of hardware and software, both in our deployed machines, in our factory, and everything in between. We want to bring everything in-house. To do that we need excellent software and hardware to design/test/deploy thousands of machines as soon as possible. If you want to work at the intersection of electronics, firmware, and software that makes a real difference, we want to meet you.

We are looking for a senior engineer who can architect, ship, and scale embedded systems that move from prototype to thousands of deployed industrial machines.

The role

• System architecture design that scales


• Requirements capture, risk analysis, design reviews


• Firmware design/test/deploy (embedded C/C++, RTOS, embedded Linux)


• Wiring harness design for data and power distribution


• DfMA, DfT


• Integrating end-product with production tools, supply chain, and procurement systems


• Hardware and software test and deployment (factory acceptance rigs, fleet management integrations)

Core skills

• Embedded-C/C++, RTOS


• Embedded Linux, Yocto project


• CI/CD, Git, automated testing


• Industrial communications standards: Modbus (RTU/TCP), CAN bus, OPC UA, TCP/IP, RS-485


• Hands-on building experience, fault finding and repair


• Experience with functional safety standards (IEC 61508 or related standards)


• Regulator compliance (LVD, Machinery Directive, CE/UKCA)


• IEC 61131-3 (ST/LD/FBD)


• Python 3


• Fleet management


• Solidworks Electrical / ECAD

Specifics

• £80-120k 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.