Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Edinburgh - 55K plus Bonus

Edinburgh, UK Lorien Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Near Edinburgh - 55K plus Bonus Lorien is supporting their longstanding, highly regarded and Scottish-born client in the search for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join its product development team. This is a senior-ranking opportunity for someone who enjoys leading complex design work, shaping technical direction, and working across multidisciplinary projects in a precision-led environment. In return, you'll join a supportive organisation well versed in keeping their staff happy plus a generous bonus scheme, hybrid working model plus flexible start/finish times, annual salary reviews, plenty of opportunities to upskill and progress professionally, and a range of other benefits (that they've recently added to again) designed with employee happiness in mind. Role Outline Contribute across the spectrum including concept development, system-level design and release. Work closely with colleagues to translate technical requirements and define design solutions to engineering challenges/barriers. Create and review engineering drawings, documentation and product data in line with internal controls. Support prototype development, testing, materials selection, and product verification activities. Manage smaller projects in the team and work with colleagues of other disciplines to deliver successfully. Contribute to the reviewing of technical documentation, drawings, and engineering standards to ensure quality and compliance. Use analysis/modelling/experimental data to guide design decisions. Mentor other Engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team. Help shape future development plans by contributing ideas for new technology and product improvement.What they're looking for A strong background in mechanical design for multi-component systems within a complex precision-style engineering environment. Strong record of concept development, system-level design, prototyping, solution delivery and improvement. Degree-qualified/equivalent industry record in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline. Record of tackling technically challenging projects and guiding less senior Engineers. Strong understanding of CAD tooling, engineering drawings, materials selection, tolerance control and design for manufacture/DfX principles. Confidence in verification testing, RCA, and structured problem solving. Exposure to regulated, high-specification, or precision engineering environments would be advantageous.Conclusion This is an excellent opportunity to join an established business where you can make a genuine impact at a senior level. If you're looking for a role that combines hands-on engineering depth with cross-functional influence, we'd be keen to hear from you. In return, you'll join a supportive organisation well versed in keeping their staff happy plus a generous bonus scheme, hybrid working model plus flexible start/finish times, annual salary reviews, plenty of opportunities to upskill and progress professionally, and a range of other benefits (that they've recently added to again) designed with employee happiness in mind. Apply with your latest CV for immediate consideration. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy