Senior Controls Engineer
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Salary
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£46,100
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2129 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 45% sure that is the right code. Rivan Industries is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
About the role
About Rivan
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.
We need robust, scalable control systems that can be deployed across a growing fleet of synthetic fuel plants. We are looking for someone who can manage our existing pilot deployments and operations, and grow our control systems to deploy 1000s of synthetic fuel plants ASAP.
The role:
- Own functional safety for our systems – ensuring compliance with existing risk controls (HAZOP/HAZID, Cause & Effect, Fault Tree)
- Manage the performance and reliability of deployed control systems
- Design control architectures that can scale from pilot to thousands of deployments
- Standardise PLC, SCADA, and telemetry patterns across sites
- Develop remote diagnostics and fleet-wide monitoring capability
Core skills:
- Lead the design, commissioning, and lifecycle ownership of distributed control systems in hazardous or high-energy process environments
- Experience implementing safety functions under IEC 61508 (or related standards), including SRS development, SIL verification, and change management
- Delivered systems compliant with LVD, Machinery Directive, and CE/UKCA
- IEC 61131-3 (ST/LD/FBD, Codesys), HMI design and development
- Integration and troubleshooting of industrial communications (Modbus TCP/RTU, CANbus, OPC-UA) in multi-device, multi-site systems
- Hands-on commissioning and fault-finding experience on complex industrial systems
Preferred skills:
- Factory automation experience
- Python 3
- Hardware-In-Loop testing
- SolidWorks Electrical / ECAD tools
Specifics:
- £70 - 100k salary depending on experience
- Significant share options as part of the early team
- In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South London – flexibility considered based on personal circumstances
- Extensive relocation support, including £6,000 per year extra to live close to our HQ
- Visa sponsorship available
- 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.
Apply at Rivan.com
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Where this offer sits in the market
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