- Location
- Schild Rust-Strasse 17 (View map)2540 GrenchenSwitzerland
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Oct 23, 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 offers an 80%–100% position in its Research & Development department, leading tribology development projects and technical support, with a focus on lubrication methods and instructions for quartz movements. The role also covers characterization using optical profilometry and tribometry, technical optimization, and support for internal departments and Swatch Group companies.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead development projects and provide technical support in tribology.
- Focus on lubrication methods and develop lubrication instructions for quartz movements.
- Work closely with internal departments and external partners to identify optimal solutions to friction and wear engineering challenges.
- Conduct characterization analyses using optical profilometry and tribometry to assess surface and friction parameters and support technical optimization.
- Provide technical support within the area of responsibility to internal departments and Swatch Group companies.
Qualifications
- Dynamic, creative, open and responsible personality.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to constructive teamwork.
- Engineering qualification at Master's level from a University of Applied Sciences (HES) or an equivalent recognized qualification.
- French or German as a native language; 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 qualification at Master's level from a University of Applied Sciences (HES) or an equivalent recognized qualification.
Workplace
This position is based in Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland.
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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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Frequently Asked Questions
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