Senior Mechanical Engineer - Subsystem Lead, Design & Test

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

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Relocation support (£6,000/year)

Job summary

Rivan Industries seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own an entire sub-system, driving design, integration, and manufacturability. You will tackle reactors, electrolyser, or DAC modules, crafting concept generation, test rigs, and supplier coordination.

The role requires responsibility under tight deadlines and hands-on fabrication experience. Based at our Bermondsey HQ in South-East London, you’ll benefit from extensive relocation support and equity options as part of early-team compensation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical/aero or related field.
• Experience with CAD and design for manufacture/assembly, specification and procurement.
• Hands-on workshop fabrication and build experience.
• Solid understanding of thermofluids including heat and mass transfer.
• Experience with Python, FEA, CFD for modelling or analysis.
• Ability to design and run test setups, perform experiments and analyze data.

Responsibilities

• Own the concept generation, architecting and technical requirements capture.
• Design test-rigs to validate hypotheses quickly and cheaply.
• Own and iterate the design drawings with the fabrication workshop.
• Own the assembly, integration, commissioning and test plans of the sub-system.
• Liaise with external vendors to support the production line.

Skills

5+ years exp

Workshop fabrication

Thermofluids basics

Python/FEA/CFD

Test data analysis

Education

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

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Rivan Industries seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own an entire sub-system, driving design, integration, and manufacturability. You will tackle reactors, electrolyser, or DAC modules, crafting concept generation, test rigs, and supplier coordination.

The role requires responsibility under tight deadlines and hands-on fabrication experience. Based at our Bermondsey HQ in South-East London, you’ll benefit from extensive relocation support and equity options as part of early-team compensation.