Senior Power System Engineer (£80k-£100k + Equity) at £10M Seed synthetic fuel startup

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Job Title

Senior Power System Engineer

Salary

£80k-£100k + Equity

Company Description

£10M Seed-funded synthetic fuel startup backed by Plural, 20VC, and the founders of Stripe

Job Description

You will lead the DC electrical architecture for modular plants turning sunlight and air into carbon-neutral fuel. Owning >1MW scale solar design, you will eliminate entropy in power distribution and integrate high-power arrays directly with electrolysers. This is a hands-on design-and-build role critical to decarbonizing heavy industries like steel and cement.

Location

London, UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Work at the frontier of energy with a team of elite engineers from Oxford and Cambridge who recently deployed the UK's largest synthetic fuel plant.
• Backed by world-class investors including Plural (Taavet Hinrikus), 20VC (Harry Stebbings), and the Collison brothers, with a clear path to scale 1000x in two years.
• True ownership: you aren't just designing on screen; you are at HQ in Bermondsey building the hardware that makes synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels.

What You Will Do

• Design and optimize >1MW scale solar arrays and DC power distribution systems integrated with thermal reactors and electrolysers.
• Lead the engineering of combiner boxes, cable layouts, and containment systems while modeling configurations for maximum cost efficiency.
• Certify solar arrays and panels to BS & IEC standards, managing the entire lifecycle from circuit diagramming in SolidWorks to physical commissioning.

The ideal candidate

• Has 5+ years of experience in high-power DC system design, specifically working with MW-scale solar arrays or industrial power distribution.
• Proficient in circuit diagramming (ideally SolidWorks Electrical) and expert in certifying hardware to rigorous BS/IEC safety standards.
• Possesses a "builder" mentality—someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in personally wiring and testing their own designs.

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