- Location
- Schild Rust-Strasse 17 (View map)2540 GrenchenSwitzerland
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Oct 24, 2026
About ETA
ETA is a benchmark of Swiss horological expertise, renowned for designing and producing precision movements that power many of the world’s most respected watches. As part of the Swatch Group, the manufacture combines industrial excellence, technical innovation, and a deep respect for traditional watchmaking savoir-faire. As an employer, ETA offers a highly specialized environment where engineers, micromechanics, technicians, and operational talents contribute to products defined by reliability, accuracy, and refinement. The company values discipline, craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and collaborative expertise, providing careers at the heart of Switzerland’s watchmaking ecosystem and the future of mechanical and quartz movement technology.
ETA seeks a Tribology and Materials Engineer for its Research & Development department in Grenchen, Switzerland, on an 80–100% workload. The role leads tribology development projects and technical support, focusing on lubrication methods and instructions for quartz movements, and conducts optical profilometry and tribometry analyses.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead development projects and technical support assignments in tribology.
- Focus on lubrication methods and the preparation of lubrication instructions for quartz movements.
- Work closely with internal departments and external partners to develop optimal solutions for friction and wear engineering challenges.
- Conduct characterization analyses using optical profilometry and tribometry to assess surface and friction parameters accurately and support technical optimization.
- Provide technical support within the area of responsibility to internal departments and Swatch Group companies.
Qualifications
- Engineering degree at Master HES level or an equivalent recognized qualification.
- Ideally, several years of professional experience in tribology.
- Dynamic and creative, with an open and responsible personality and a strong commitment to constructive teamwork.
- Native French or German; good knowledge of the other language, or motivation to learn it.
- Good English skills are an advantage.
Skills
Experience
Ideally, several years of professional experience in tribology.
Education
Engineering degree at Master HES level or an equivalent recognized qualification.
Workplace
This position is based in Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland, within easy reach of Bern.
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Benefits
Further training opportunities; internal mobility with attractive career prospects; five or six weeks of annual vacation, depending on age and/or role; 40-hour workweek under the collective agreement; attractive compensation policy and good social benefits; three weeks of parental leave for fathers and up to 19 weeks for mothers; company restaurant; discounts on Swatch Group products and products from partner companies; sports activities and company events; contribution toward health insurance.
Culture
ETA offers a workplace culture rooted in Swiss precision, technical mastery, and continuous innovation within the watchmaking industry. As an employer, it fosters collaboration between engineers, artisans, and production specialists, valuing reliability, quality, and the transmission of specialized expertise across generations.
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