Continuous Improvement Movement Maker (M/F)

About the job

Patek Philippe SA Geneva

Within this role, attached to our Research & Development Division, your mission will be to sustainably improve the performance and quality of our existing products. You will also oversee the redesign of watch components to ensure the repair and longevity of all our older calibres by the International Customer Service (SCI), thus contributing to the preservation of our watchmaking heritage and customer satisfaction.

• Conduct feasibility studies and construct partial mechanisms ranging from basic mechanical movements to grand complications, including automatics, quartz, calendars, and chronographs, independently.
• Lead a multidisciplinary project team, ensuring the robustness of the proposed solution within deadlines.
• Manage prototyping and qualification phases as well as monitor the deployment of improvements in partnership with various Division departments.
• Establish, manage, and track project progress reports in collaboration with the hierarchical manager.

• Bachelor’s degree in microtechnology, specialising in watch construction.
• 5 years of experience in movement construction within the high-end watchmaking sector.
• Excellent knowledge of watchmaking theory, watch construction, and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency in CAD (ideally Solidworks), NIHS standards, and GPS dimensioning.
• Rigour, precision, analytical and synthesis skills.
• Proactive, autonomous, resilient.
• Good interpersonal skills, team spirit, diplomatic sense.
• Pragmatism, results and field orientation.
• Adaptability within project teams.
• Ability to manage uncertainty.

3747