Role: Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Livingston
Type: Permanent
Reports To: Project Manager / Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Techcomp Europe Group holds an exciting portfolio of rapidly growing technology businesses that operate globally. Our brands include Edinburgh Instruments, Edinburgh Sensors, Scion, Froilabo, Precisa, Isotopx & Sercon. As a result of our continued investment in R&D, based in our Headquarter office in Livingston, Scotland, Techcomp has an exciting product pipeline to add to its existing portfolio and create fantastic opportunities for global market development through our global network of businesses and sales channels.
Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.
We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team.
What You’ll Be Doing
The Mechanical Design Engineer supports the Project Manager and Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in delivering mechanical engineering activities across new product development, bespoke customer projects, sustainability initiatives, and product improvement programmes. The role is responsible for designing and developing mechanical products and systems, ensuring they meet required performance, safety standards, and specified technical requirements.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Present mechanical design concepts and solutions.
- Produce product designs, detailed component drawings, and assembly drawings using 3D and 2D CAD tools.
- Implement improvements and modifications to existing products.
- Provide technical support to the Production department.
- Build, test, and evaluate prototypes and pre‑production units.
- Support the transfer of new products into production.
- Generate and maintain design data, including models, drawings, and parts lists.
- Maintain accurate records of prototype builds and test results.
- Undertake travel or other business‑related support activities as required.
- Perform any additional tasks aligned with the needs of the business.
What You’ll Need to Bring
Essential:
- A qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline (minimum HNC).
- Experience working in low‑volume or bespoke manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of DFM/DFA principles, particularly relating to CNC machining, sheet‑metal fabrication, and optics handling.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks (2018 or later) for assembly modelling and detailed component/part drafting.
Desirable:
- Experience in optomechanical design or work in related sectors such as dimensional metrology, avionics, robotics, or machine tool design.
- Recent hands‑on experience with SolidWorks PDM Professional.
- Familiarity with accessing or operating modules within ERP/MRP systems.
Why Us?
This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, group income protection, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work and employee discount scheme.
As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
