Hermès Development & Industrialisation Engineer (Textiles)
- Location
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Apr 17, 2026
About Hermès
Hermès is a French luxury house celebrated for its artisanal savoir‑faire, meticulous product quality and in‑house ateliers across leather, textiles and finishing operations. The maison places strong emphasis on craft, technical excellence and responsible practices while cultivating a collaborative environment between creative, development and production teams.
Hermès — Development & Industrialisation Engineer (Textiles) in Irigny, France. Lead feasibility, trials and industrial transfer for textile finishing projects.
Role & Responsibilities
- Assess technical feasibility of development requests and propose pragmatic production solutions aligned with available equipment and resources.
- Plan, execute and document laboratory and production trials (supports, colorants, products, process) to validate specifications and resolve quality issues.
- Lead project progression from conception through industrial transfer, ensuring product/process convergence and adherence to cost, quality and delivery objectives.
- Coordinate with production referents (rame and dyeing) to deploy tests, support production startups and perform on‑site troubleshooting and technical assistance.
- Produce and maintain precise project documentation: samples, physico‑chemical lab reports, test reports, factory visit reports and annotated comments.
- Register and track project status in site systems (Colormaster, Codes rames) and communicate progress to Development & Industrialisation site stakeholders.
- Conduct regulatory and supplier watch on chemical compliance (REACH, CMR) and integrate environmental and QHSE constraints into process choices.
- Propose methodological and technical improvements to increase robustness, repeatability and manufacturability of products and processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (Bac +3) in textiles, formulation chemistry or equivalent technical qualification.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in product and process development and industrialisation within textile manufacturing.
- Proven knowledge of textile materials, dyeing and finishing (ennoblissement) and transformation processes.
- Familiarity with laboratory physico‑chemical testing and interpreting test reports to inform process decisions.
- Strong aptitude for shop‑floor collaboration, autonomy, initiative and clear cross‑functional communication (production, development, support functions).
Skills
Experience
At least 3 years’ hands‑on experience in textile product and process development and industrialisation, including trial execution, production start‑ups and quality problem solving in a manufacturing environment.
Education
Bachelor’s degree (Bac+3) in textile engineering, formulation chemistry or an equivalent technical qualification.
Workplace
This position is based in Irigny, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, within easy reach of Lyon.
Culture
The employer promotes artisanal excellence and high standards of craftsmanship typical of a maison with in‑house ateliers. The workplace values technical mastery, collaboration between development and production, and a commitment to responsible practices, ethics and inclusion.
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