Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Edinburgh – 55K plus Bonus

Overview

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer sought to lead multi-component, precision-focused design across R&D and product development. You will shape technical direction, collaborate across disciplines, and drive design verification and release. This role sits in a cross-functional team within a supportive environment that values upskilling and flexible working. You’ll influence future technology and product improvements, delivering high-quality engineering outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• generous bonus scheme
• hybrid working model
• flexible start/finish times
• annual salary reviews
• plenty of upskilling opportunities
• range of other employee benefits

Responsibilities

• Contribute to concept development, system-level design and release
• Translate requirements into robust design solutions with cross-disciplinary teams
• Create and review engineering drawings and product data in line with controls
• Support prototype development, testing, materials selection and verification activities
• Manage smaller projects and collaborate with other disciplines to deliver
• Review technical documentation, drawings and standards for quality and compliance
• Use data and modelling to guide design decisions
• Mentor engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing
• Contribute ideas for new technology and product improvements

Key requirements

• Strong background in mechanical design for multi-component systems in a precision environment
• Track record in concept development, system-level design, prototyping and delivery
• Degree-qualified/equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Experience guiding less senior engineers on technically challenging projects
• Strong understanding of CAD tooling, engineering drawings, materials selection, tolerance control and DfX
• Confidence in verification testing, root cause analysis, and structured problem solving
• Exposure to regulated, high-specification environments is advantageous

• Mentoring and coaching
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Structured problem solving
• CAD tooling
• Engineering drawings
• Materials selection

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