Senior Mechanical Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading synthetic fuel company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the design and integration of a major sub-system. The role involves developing technical requirements, conducting design reviews, and designing test rigs. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience, a degree in a relevant field, and competencies in thermofluids and simulation. This position offers a salary range of £70,000 to £90,000 and extensive relocation support.

Benefits

Significant share options

Extensive relocation support

GBP6000 per year for living close to HQ

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in mechanical engineering.
• Understanding of heat and mass transfer, chemical kinetics.
• Experience with simulation and analytical modelling.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and manufacture of a Rivan sub–system.
• Conduct design reviews and iterate on original concepts.
• Develop technical requirements, P&IDs, PFDs, and test plans.

Skills

Professional experience

Thermofluids understanding

Simulation/analytical modelling

Test setup design

Education

Bachelor's or Masters 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.

Distilled down, the Rivan system is a large amount of stainless steel with a crazy amount of entropy. We must fight that entropy with great design and integration to drive down the costs and increase our ability to manufacture at scale. We’re looking for a talented Senior Mechanical Engineer to come and own one of our sub–systems to drive that forward, tasked with uncovering new ways of thinking about our system integration, performance and longevity. If you thrive on a lot of responsibility and tight deadlines, come and build!

The role:

• Own the design and manufacture of an entire Rivan sub‑system
• Iterate on original concept and own design reviews
• Own technical requirements, P&ID's, PFDs and test plans
• Design test–rigs to validate underlying hypothesis quickly and cheaply
• Own the assembly, integration and commissioning of that sub‑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
• Extensive relocation support, including GBP6000 per year extra to live close to our HQ