Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

Company: Rivan
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Location: London
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 CO 2 locked underground.


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


To make the cheapest synthetic fuels on earth we need to have our electrical systems efficient, cheap, and scaleable. That means having end-to-end ownership of hardware and software, both in our deployed machines, in our factory, and everything in between. We want to bring everything in-house. To do that we need excellent software and hardware to design/test/deploy thousands of machines as soon as possible. If you want to work at the intersection of electronics, firmware, and software that makes a real difference, we want to meet you.


We are looking for a senior engineer who can architect, ship, and scale embedded systems that move from prototype to thousands of deployed industrial machines.


The role



  • System architecture design that scales

  • Requirements capture, risk analysis, design reviews

  • Firmware design/test/deploy (embedded C/C++, RTOS, embedded Linux)

  • Wiring harness design for data and power distribution

  • DfMA, DfT

  • Integrating end-product with production tools, supply chain, and procurement systems

  • Hardware and software test and deployment (factory acceptance rigs, fleet management integrations)


Core skills



  • Embedded-C/C++, RTOS

  • Embedded Linux, Yocto project

  • CI/CD, Git, automated testing

  • Industrial communications standards: Modbus (RTU/TCP), CAN bus, OPC UA, TCP/IP, RS-485

  • Hands-on building experience, fault finding and repair

  • Experience with functional safety standards (IEC 61508 or related standards)

  • Regulator compliance (LVD, Machinery Directive, CE/UKCA)

  • IEC 61131-3 (ST/LD/FBD)

  • Python 3

  • Fleet management

  • Solidworks Electrical / ECAD


Specifics



  • £80-120k Salary depending on experience

  • Significant share options as part of the early team

  • In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South London

  • Extensive relocation support, including £6000 per year extra to live close to 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.

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Posted: August 24th, 2026