Senior Embedded Systems Engineer + Equity at Rivan Industries

Job Title: Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

Salary: £80-100k + Equity

Company

Description:

Rivan Industries - Decarbonising heavy industry through modular synthetic fuel plants.

Location: London, UK

You will architect and scale the embedded systems powering the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant. By bringing hardware and software ownership in-house, you will design, test, and deploy thousands of industrial machines. This role sits at the critical intersection of electronics and firmware, directly impacting the global transition from fossil fuels.

• Work at the forefront of climate tech with a company that recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and is scaling 1000x.
• Exceptional benefits including significant early-team share options and a £6,000 annual subsidy specifically to help you live close to the London HQ.
• Full end‑to‑end ownership of hardware and software, moving rapidly from architectural prototypes to thousands of deployed industrial machines.

• Architect and design scalable system architectures and PCBAs involving mixed‑signal industrial I/O and communications.
• Develop and ship robust firmware using Embedded C/C++, RTOS, and Embedded Linux (Yocto) for fleet‑wide deployment.
• Integrate end‑products with production tools, factory acceptance rigs, and fleet management systems to ensure seamless industrial scaling.

• Expert in PCB design (Altium/KiCAD) and firmware development using Embedded C/C++ and RTOS environments.
• Experienced with Embedded Linux, Yocto Project, and industrial communication protocols like Modbus, CAN bus, and OPC UA.
• Hands‑on engineer familiar with functional safety standards (IEC 61508) and designing for manufacturing and test (DfMA/DfT).