Senior Mechanical Engineer

Rivan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A synthetic fuel company is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to integrate reactor and electrolyser systems. The role involves overseeing the design, manufacturing, and deployment of the system, requiring a strong understanding of thermodynamics and related fields. Applicants should possess over 5 years of experience and be willing to work in person at their HQ in London. Competitive salary of GBP70–90k and significant share options are available.

Benefits

Significant share options

Work with an innovative team

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience required.
• Fundamental understanding of heat and mass transfer is essential.
• Experience in running experiments and data analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

• Condensing gas streams to reactor specifications.
• Oversee design and deployment of entire system.

Skills

Professional experience

Thermo fluids understanding

Simulation/analytical modeling

Test setup design

Education

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

Job description

Rivan Industries () 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'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.

We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to bring our designs to life and help integrate our reactor and electrolyser systems. We have large amounts of condensing, cooling, plumbing, and system integration to do and need curiosity and urgency to battle the thermodynamics that are working against us to wrestle H2 and CO2 into formation.

We have one single goal – reduce the leveralised cost of methane to the point drilling stops and companies mine the sky for carbon. If you urge to make a difference in the real–world, surrounded by people you admire doing great work with intensity, this is for you.

Responsibilities

• Condensing gas streams to reactor specifications
• Gasket and cell design
• Over–moulding and metal profiling
• Design control programs to pair production with off–grid DC solar effectively and safely
• Oversee design, manufacturing, build and deployment of entire system

Core skills

• 5+ years professional experience
• Bachelor's or Masters in mechanical/aero or related field
• Fundamental thermofluids understanding, heat and mass transfer, chemical kinetics
• Simulation/analytical modelling competency
• Test setup design, running of experiments and data analysis

Specifics

• GBP70–90k Salary depending on experience
• Significant share options as part of the early team
• In–person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South–East London