Senior Mechanical Engineer - Electrolysis Sub-System Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Significant share options

Private health insurance

Unlimited time-off

Relocation support

Job summary

Rivan Industries in London is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own an electrolyser sub-system from early physics through detailed design, build and commissioning. You will drive concept generation, system architecture, and technical requirements while coordinating with process, electrical and controls engineers to deliver a complete, manufacturable system.

You will work hands-on in the workshop, iterate on stack structures, design test rigs, and liaise with external vendors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience.
• Bachelor’s or Masters in mechanical/aero or related field.
• Hands-on workshop fabrication and build experience.
• Fundamental thermofluids understanding, including pressure loss, heat and mass transfer, and two-phase flow.
• Simulation/analytical modelling using Python/FEA/CFD.
• Test setup design, running experiments and data analysis.
• Alkaline water electrolysis or related electrochemical processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and manufacture of an electrolyser sub-system from physics to factory rollout.
• Design and iterate electrolyser stack structures and sub-system balance of plant.
• Design test-rigs to validate hypotheses quickly and cheaply.
• Solve complex fluid and thermal problems including two-phase gas-liquid flow.
• Own and iterate detailed design drawings with fabrication workshop.
• Collaborate with process, electrical and controls engineers to integrate the full system.
• Liaise with external vendors to support development and production.

Skills

5+ years experience

Thermofluids knowledge

Simulation/ modelling

Test rig design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in mechanical/aero

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Rivan Industries in London is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own an electrolyser sub-system from early physics through detailed design, build and commissioning. You will drive concept generation, system architecture, and technical requirements while coordinating with process, electrical and controls engineers to deliver a complete, manufacturable system.

You will work hands-on in the workshop, iterate on stack structures, design test rigs, and liaise with external vendors.