Senior Mechanical Engineer - Hydration & Powder-Handling

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

Benefits offered by this job

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Relocation support

Private health insurance

Unlimited time-off

Job summary

Rivan Industries in London is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our hydration hardware within the Direct Air Capture team. You will drive from concept through manufacture, build and commissioning, focusing on reliability, maintainability, and scale-up of our equipment.

In-person work at our Bermondsey HQ with extensive relocation support (£6,000/year) and private health insurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in mechanical engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in mechanical/aero or related field.
• Experience designing bulk solids or powder-handling equipment.
• Experience with industrial mixers and solids-processing equipment.
• Strong SOLIDWORKS capability for structures and assemblies.
• Experience integrating mechanical equipment with sensors, actuators and automated control systems.
• Experience taking industrial equipment from concept through detailed design, manufacture, assembly and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design and delivery of our hydration equipment.
• Design bulk solids handling equipment including powder feeding, conveying, mixing and discharge.
• Design industrial mixers and rotating machinery.
• Design spray and liquid dosing systems integrated with powder processing equipment.
• Consider wear, abrasion, sealing, fouling and powder containment in designs.
• Collaborate with controls engineers on sensing, actuation and automation requirements.
• Design test rigs and experiments to validate mixing, dosing, agglomeration and solids-handling performance.
• Own design iteration with fabrication workshop and external suppliers.
• Support assembly, commissioning, troubleshooting and scale-up of the equipment.

Skills

5+ years experience

Mechanical design

Bulk solids handling

Powder processing equipment

Rotating equipment

Wear/sealing/abrasion knowledge

Sensors & controls integration

DFM/DFA

Data analysis

Education

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

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

Job description

Rivan Industries in London is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our hydration hardware within the Direct Air Capture team. You will drive from concept through manufacture, build and commissioning, focusing on reliability, maintainability, and scale-up of our equipment.

In-person work at our Bermondsey HQ with extensive relocation support (£6,000/year) and private health insurance.