Field Mechanical Engineer

Rivan Industries; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A synthetic fuel company is seeking a Field Mechanical Engineer to oversee the operation of its pilot plant in rural Wiltshire. The role involves maintaining safe plant operations, assisting in hardware assembly, diagnosing equipment issues, and analyzing performance data. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in chemical plants or large systems, with strong communication skills. The position offers a salary of £40-50K depending on experience and includes options for share ownership.

Benefits

Share options as part of the early team

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in a relevant field.
• Experience in running chemical plants or large-scale systems.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe operation of the plant.
• Assist in assembly and commissioning of new hardware.
• Diagnose routine equipment issues.
• Execute cleaning or inspection procedures.
• Track and report key operational parameters.

Skills

Operational safety

Equipment diagnostics

Performance analysis

Communication

Analytical skills

Job description

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise heavy industry. We’ve developed a unique power-to-fuel machine built for low-capex deployment powered entirely by utility-scale solar.Here’s our entire business plan . We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO2 locked underground.

We already have individual operating modules of our machine, we’re funded, and we’re now building out the team to bring the vision together and deploy at scale.

We’re looking for a Field Mechanical Engineer to help run our 1MW pilot plant in rural Wiltshire, that consists of an alkaline electrolyser, direct-air-capture system, and sabatier reactor. The day to day of this role is to maintain safe operation of the plant, assist assembly and system commissioning, maintain equipment, and analyse performance data.

This pilot plant provides a blueprint for the UK to produce vast amounts of synthetic fuels and decarbonise heavy industry. If you want to work on a high-impact technology that you’ll see the impact of in the world surrounded by smart people working with a sense of urgency and intensity – this is for you.

The role:

• Safe operation of plant
  • Safe start-up, operation & shutdown
  • Execute standard operating procedures (SOPs) to bring the reactor & electrolyser on-line, achieve target temperature/pressure/flow, and shut down safely
  • Conduct pre-start checks (interlocks, alarms, safety valves, gas detectors)
• Assist with assembly and commissioning of new hardware arriving on site
• Diagnose routine equipment issues—plugged filters, seal leaks, pump cavitation, etc.
• Execute cleaning or inspection procedures
• Process monitoring and control
  • Track key parameters—temperature profiles, pressure drops, residence time, feed ratios, pH, conversion.
  • Calculate simple performance metrics (yield, carbon balance, specific energy) for daily reports

Core skills:

• 3+ year professional experience
• Experience running chemical plants or large-scale systems
• Great communication and analytical skills

The things we don’t care about very much:

• Where you went to school / education
• Where you have worked previously

Specifics:

• £40-50K Salary depending on experience
• Share options as part of the early team
• In-person work mostly at our pilot plant, or HQ in London