Research, Innovation & Product Development Luxury Jobs
There are 136 research, innovation & product development luxury positions currently open.
Swiss Timing
Data Scientist
Swiss Timing, a global leader in precision timing and sports performance analytics, seeks a Data Scientist to transform raw sports data into actionable insights that drive performance analysis across elite-level sporting events. This on-site position requires developing advanced machine learning models, agentic AI systems, and self-service analytics platforms in collaboration with data engineers, software developers, and sports domain experts. The successful candidate will combine scientific rigor with practical deployment expertise to deliver sport-specific performance metrics that support athletes, federations, and media stakeholders.
Swiss Timing seeks Data Scientist for on-site role in Corgémont, Switzerland. Develop ML models and AI-powered analytics for elite sports performance.
Audemars Piguet
Project Manager, Watch Development
Responsible for organizing and overseeing the development of new watch calibres with complications, from conception through launch production quantities. This role encompasses coordinating across multiple departments—including Product & Design, Technical Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Production, Customer Service, and Brand—while managing projects according to established development processes and risk analyses to ensure successful delivery of innovations to commercial teams.
Audemars Piguet seeks a Project Manager for Watch Development in Le Locle, Switzerland. Lead calibre innovation from conception to launch.
Hermès
Development Assistant, Printed Textiles & Collections
A six-month internship position based in Pantin, commencing mid-January 2027, within the Women's Ready-to-Wear Development team at Hermès. The intern will support the development of printed textiles and screenprints, working alongside the Head of Printed Textile Development and the Materials Sourcing Officer. Responsibilities encompass sample management, collection tool maintenance, color palette coordination, and PLM (Centric) system administration, with emphasis on precision, organization, and attention to material detail.
Hermès internship: 6-month Development Assistant role in Pantin, France supporting printed textile and collection development for women's ready-to-wear.
Swiss Timing
Data Scientist
Swiss Timing seeks a Data Scientist to transform raw sports data into actionable insights supporting performance analysis and data-driven decision-making across high-level sporting events. Working within an interdisciplinary tech team, the successful candidate will develop advanced machine learning models, agentic systems, and AI-powered analytics solutions for live and post-processing systems. This role requires strong scientific thinking, hands-on ML development, and collaboration with data engineers, software developers, and sports domain experts to deliver reliable, sport-specific performance metrics.
Swiss Timing seeks a Data Scientist in Leipzig to develop ML models and AI systems for sports performance analysis. On-site role.
Hermès
Digital Transformation & Data Project Assistant
Hermès Manufacture de Métaux seeks a 6-month full-time internship (starting late March 2026) to support the deployment of a technical data centralization and artificial intelligence solution. The intern will assist in structuring databases for optimal accessibility, configuring Asana workflows, ensuring data quality through quality controls, developing Power BI dashboards and reporting, and training production teams across eight European manufacturing sites. This role bridges digital transformation initiatives with the company's exceptional artisanal craftsmanship traditions.
Hermès Manufacture de Métaux, Fontenay-sous-Bois: 6-month internship as Digital Transformation & Data Project Assistant, supporting AI-enhanced data systems and manufacturing innovation.
Richemont
Research & Innovation Intern – Advanced Materials Manufacturing
Richemont, a global leader in luxury watches, jewelry, and high-end accessories, seeks a six-month research and innovation intern to optimize reliability in metal additive manufacturing technologies. Based primarily in Glovelier at the Ateliers de Métallurgie Suisse, this position offers exposure to alternative manufacturing processes impacting jewelry and watch components across the Group's prestigious Maisons. The intern will design experimental protocols, conduct microstructural analyses, and evaluate innovative powder metallurgy solutions tailored to luxury industry standards of excellence and aesthetics.
Richemont R&D Intern – Advanced Materials Manufacturing in Glovelier, Switzerland. Six-month internship in additive metallurgy for luxury innovation.
Chanel
Cosmetic Microbiology Technician Intern
Chanel's R&D Microbiology Laboratory seeks an intern to develop expertise in cosmetic-specific microbiology techniques, with particular focus on product development phases. The candidate will collaborate with laboratory staff on contamination enumeration, enrichment methods, product stability evaluation, and quality assurance protocols.
Chanel Cosmetic Microbiology Technician internship in Pantin, France. Develop expertise in product stability testing and microbial analysis.
Richemont
Research & Innovation Intern – Digital Optimization
Richemont seeks a Master's-level engineering intern to develop advanced digital optimization methodologies for horological and jewelry component design, preserving mechanical integrity and performance. Working within the Quality, Performance & Reliability team at the Microcity hub in Neuchâtel, the intern will synthesize existing knowledge, develop novel computational models, standardize processing workflows, and communicate findings across the Richemont group of Houses.
Richemont Research & Innovation Intern – Digital Optimization in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Develop computational design methodologies for luxury watchmaking and jewelry.
Richemont
Research & Innovation Intern – Watchmaking Process Data Collection
Richemont seeks a 6-month intern (February–August 2027) to lead data collection and optimization initiatives for a chemical decoration process used in watchmaking. The intern will work within the Materials, Chemistry and Surfaces team at Manufacture ProCadrans in La Chaux-de-Fonds, conducting bibliographic research, experimental design, data analysis, and process improvement recommendations in the horological sector.
Richemont internship in La Chaux-de-Fonds: 6-month R&D role in watchmaking process data collection and optimization.
Richemont
Internship – Industrial Vision and AI
Richemont seeks a Master's-level engineering student to design and implement an automated quality control solution for horological and jewelry components using industrial computer vision and artificial intelligence. Working within the Automation and Machine Vision team of Research & Innovation, the intern will analyze requirements, develop image processing and computer vision algorithms, prototype the complete system, validate performance under real-world conditions, and collaborate across R&I and Richemont group entities to deliver a production-ready solution.
Richemont internship: AI-assisted industrial vision for jewelry and watch quality control in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Master's level engineering student.
Richemont
Research & Development Intern – Water-Resistant Watches
Richemont seeks a Master's-level mechanics or micromechanics student to develop an innovative aging methodology for water-resistant watches, identifying and testing failure modes across a multidisciplinary team. The intern will conduct bibliographic research, execute unit testing, correlate experimental results with theory, and propose an optimized aging protocol alongside custom tooling design.
Richemont internship in Buttes, Switzerland: develop water-resistant watch aging methodology as a mechanics Master's student in R&D.
Richemont
R&D Intern – Quartz Movement Kinematics & Mechanical Decoupling
Richemont seeks a final-year engineering student to undertake a comprehensive internship in research and development focused on optimizing the kinematics and mechanical decoupling of quartz watch movements. The intern will collaborate with specialists across mechanical construction, microtechnology, and electromagnetics to conduct state-of-the-art research, design three-dimensional CAD models, perform kinematic simulations, oversee component fabrication, assemble micromechanical prototypes, and deliver technical characterization and performance reporting to the broader R&I team.
Richemont R&D Internship in Buttes, Switzerland – optimize quartz movement kinematics through advanced mechanical design.