Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer

About Skyven

At Skyven Technologies, we have developed a revolutionary high-temperature heat pump that produces industrial steam at a lower cost than traditional fuel-fired boilers. We give our customers two options to deploy the heat pump: (A) a traditional CAPEX purchase, and (B) an innovative Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model with zero CAPEX and savings from day one. Either way, customers save money andreduce emissions while minimizing risk.

Skyven is an industry-leading high-growth company with a high-performance team. This is a role for someone who wants to do serious engineering in a startup environment: move quickly, think deeply, work with strong people, and help turn ambitious concepts into equipment that works in the field.

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer who exemplifies strong engineering judgement combined with strong practical mechanical engineering capability. We especially value engineers who have spent time close to real hardware in the fieldand know the difference between what looks good on paper and what really works.

You willwork closely with the CTO and the rest of the technical team to complement strong system-level and conceptual thinking with deep practical mechanical judgment. That means helping translate ambitious product concepts into designs that can actually be built, commissioned,operated, and maintained. This role is an individual contributor role, but we are looking for someone with the maturity and breadth to become a technical leadin the future.

This role is for someone who is energized by understanding how an entire system works, not just producing drawings or sourcing parts. You shouldbethe kind of engineer who wants to understand the “why” behind requirements, spot weaknesses in a design, askhard questions early, and improve a system’s performance, operability, reliability, and cost.

So,you should be comfortable moving between first-principles thinking and practical design decisions.

One day that may mean digging into system architecture, operability, or failure modes. Another day it may mean reviewing a P&, building CAD, tightening a spec, challenging avendordesign, or catching issues in a drawing package before they become field problems.

• Help develop and refine industrial thermal-fluid systems with a strong eye toward buildability, operability, maintainability, and cost
• Contribute to and improve P&IDs, system layouts, piping concepts, mechanical arrangements, and equipment designs
• Create CAD models, assemblies, and drawings where needed, not just review them
• Critically review prints, layouts, and design packages and catch issues before they reach fabrication or the field

• Work across process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and field considerations rather than staying narrowly inside one discipline
• Develop technical specifications for major mechanical equipment and supporting components
• Drive portions of the design from concept through vendor engagement, detailed design, fabrication, and field feedback
• Work directly with suppliers and fabricators to clarify requirements, review designs, answer RFIs, and make sound judgements on open-ended engineering questions
• Identify opportunities to standardize or automate parts of the design process, including engineering tools, design workflows, drawing generation, or CAD workflows
• Help raise the technical level of the team through strong review, clear reasoning, and high standards while keeping an eye on speed and pragmatism

This role is a strong fit for someone who:

• Thinks from first principles and wants to understand how the system really works
• Has strong intuition for mechanical design, field realities, and failure modes
• Can move between concept-level system thinking and detailed execution
• Likes startup speed, but still cares deeply about engineering rigor
• Takes ownership, notices what others miss, and is comfortable speaking up

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of relevant experience in industrial equipment, process equipment, thermal-fluid systems, energy systems, rotating equipment,…