Senior Power System Engineer

Rivan Industries; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £100k–£120k

Share options

HQ in Bermondsey

Relocation support £6,000/year

Private health insurance

Unlimited time off

Job summary

Rivan Industries seeks a Senior Power System Engineer to lead the design of a >1MW solar array and DC power distribution, integrate with a DC electrolyser and thermal reactor, and interface with a high‑power inverter for AC distribution.

Based at our Bermondsey HQ in London, the role offers £100k–£120k per year, significant share options, relocation support (£6,000/year), private health insurance and generous time off. In-person work is encouraged.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in power systems or solar design.
• Certifying solar array and combiner panels to BS & IEC standards.

Responsibilities

• Designing >1MW scale solar array and power distribution.
• Designed to integrate with a DC electrolyser and thermal reactor (heating elements).
• Integrate with a high-power inverter for downstream AC distribution.
• Combiner box design and optimisation.
• Cable layout, sizing and containment designs.
• Solar array cost optimisation.
• Modelling different configurations and assembly methods.

Skills

5+ years experience

BS & IEC standards certification

Job description

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) 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 design and manufacture modular synthetic fuel plants consisting of a DAC system, an Alkaline Electrolyser, and a Sabatier Reactor, whilst vertically integrating with off-grid DC solar and the European gas-grid. We’ve recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and are planning to 1000x this scale in the next 2 years.

Rivan runs on DC solar. We’re one of the only products that wants a DC electron as far away from an electrical grid as possible. Almost everything on our product depends on a seamless transition of electronics from a panel through to our thermal reactor and electrolyser. We’re on the lookout for a Senior Power System engineer to take the horns of our DC solar array design, remove all the entropy, and make the safety and simplest distribution of electricity possible. Make sure you’re the engineer that designs the solar power system that enables the transition of every last joule of energy away from fossil sources.

The role:

• Designing >1MW scale solar array and power distribution
• Designed to directly integrate with a DC electrolyser, and thermal reactor (heating elements)
• The array will also integrate with a high-power inverter for downstream AC distribution
• Combiner box design and optimisation
• Cable layout, sizing and containment designs
• Solar array cost optimisation
• Modelling different configurations and assembly methods

Core skills:

• 5+ years experience
• Certifying solar array and combiner panels to BS & IEC standards

Specifics:

• £100 - 120k Salary depending on experience
• Significant share options as part of the early team - flexibility considered based on personal circumstances
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South-East London
• Extensive relocation support, including £6000 per year extra to live near our HQ
• Private health insurance
• Unlimited time-off

We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.

If you don't see a current role that fits, we also welcome open applications via our website.