Senior Mechanical Engineer – Hydration Systems

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

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Job summary

Rivan Industries, a pioneering synthetic fuel company in the UK, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our hydration hardware within the Direct Air Capture team. You will drive design from concept through manufacture, build and commissioning, focusing on reliability and scalability.

Applicants should have strong SOLIDWORKS skills, bulk solids handling experience, and a track record of delivering rotating equipment and dosing systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of 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, agglomeration, granulation or similar solids-processing equipment.
• Strong mechanical design capability for rotating equipment and machinery.
• Experience designing spray, liquid dosing or fluid addition systems.
• Strong understanding of wear, abrasion, sealing, fouling and maintainability in solids-processing equipment.
• Experience integrating mechanical equipment with sensors, actuators and automated control systems.
• Experience taking industrial equipment from concept through detailed design, manufacture, assembly and commissioning.
• Strong SOLIDWORKS capability, including fabricated structures, sheet metal and assemblies.
• Strong understanding of DFM/DFA and practical workshop fabrication.
• Test setup design, experimental testing and data analysis.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

5+ years exp

Mechanical degree

Bulk solids design

Mixers & agglomeration

Rotating equipment

Liquid dosing systems

Wear & sealing

Sensors & controls

Concept through commissioning

SOLIDWORKS

DFM/DFMA

Test setup & data

Education

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

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

Job description

Rivan Industries, a pioneering synthetic fuel company in the UK, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our hydration hardware within the Direct Air Capture team. You will drive design from concept through manufacture, build and commissioning, focusing on reliability and scalability.

Applicants should have strong SOLIDWORKS skills, bulk solids handling experience, and a track record of delivering rotating equipment and dosing systems.