Senior Mechanical Engineer (£70k-90k + Equity) at Rivan Industries

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Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Salary: £70k-90k + Equity

Company Description: Rivan Industries – Decarbonising heavy industry through synthetic fuels

Job Description:
You will own the end-to-end design and manufacture of a critical Rivan sub-system, such as a reactor or electrolyser. This role involves rethinking conventional high-cost hardware from first principles to enable mass manufacturing. You'll drive everything from initial concept and CAD modeling to hands-on workshop fabrication, testing, and vendor management.

Location: London, UK

Why this role is remarkable:

• Full ownership of a major hardware module (Reactor, Electrolyser, or DAC) with the freedom to challenge every design assumption and manufacturing step.

• Join an elite seed-stage team of ~20 engineers from Imperial, Cambridge, and high-performance backgrounds like rocketry and motorsports.

• Exceptional relocation and local living support, including an extra £6,000 per year specifically to help you live close to the Bermondsey HQ.

What you will do:

• Lead concept generation, architecting, and technical requirements capture for next-generation synthetic fuel plant modules using SolidWorks.

• Design and commission bespoke test-rigs to rapidly validate underlying thermofluid hypotheses and iterate on hardware performance.

• Manage the entire production lifecycle, from generating fabrication drawings to hands-on assembly and integration within the onsite workshop.

The ideal candidate:

• 5+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering with a proven track record of designing and building complex systems.

• Advanced competency in first-principles engineering, including thermofluids (heat/mass transfer), FEA, CFD, and analytical modeling using Python.

• Extensive hands-on workshop experience with a DFM/DFA mindset, capable of bridging the gap between digital CAD design and physical hardware fabrication.

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