Neuchâtel
Methods Engineer (m/f)
- 14 February 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Neuchâtel
Job summary
Passionate about excellence in prestige watch design? Join Auctae!
Tasks
- Define geometric tolerances and ISO GPS specifications.
- Design tools for machining, assembly, and polishing.
- Conduct technical analysis of designs from creation departments.
Skills
- Mechanical engineer with 3-5 years in watch project management.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Proficient in CAD software like PTC CREO or Solidworks.
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About the job
Are you passionate about excellence in the design of prestigious watches?
Skills to join Auctae in Switzerland as a methods engineer (m/f)
An excellent communicator, you are rigorous, organised, pragmatic and autonomous. With a positive character, solution-oriented technically and possessing a good aesthetic sensitivity, you have a very good ability to synthesise and analyse, and know how to collaborate across departments.
With a background as a Mechanical Engineer, micromechanics, generalist or technician, you have at least 3-5 years of project management experience in watch design, associated components or tooling, preferably with PTC CREO / Pro-Engineer software (or Solidworks, Catia, Inventor, etc.).
Join the Auctae team as a methods engineer
As a methods engineer at Auctae in Switzerland, within the BE – design and methods office – and supporting production and methods and industrialisation, you:
- precisely define geometric, shape, orientation and position tolerances: ISO GPS dimensioning (Geometrical Product Specification);
- design tooling, machining clamps, fixtures, assembly, polishing, etc.
- and take over the files;
- analyse drawings, sketches, concepts from the creation and product marketing departments by integrating technical, functional (feasibility, dimensional, ...) and aesthetic constraints (respect for rendering and perceived quality);
- are responsible for the 3D design (CAD) of the Watch product and its associated casing components up to the production of drawings;
- are in charge of the entire technical file;
- present design reviews and justify your choices;
- manage and monitor the production of prototypes and support the industrialisation of watches from prototyping to pre-series and series, planning and respecting business milestones according to the project, anticipating and alerting on deviations;
- are a driving force in the continuous improvement of the design of new watches and their manufacturing by ensuring the updating of plans and technical data, and by creating new models according to needs.
Are you Swiss nationality, holding a valid work permit (B, C or G) or a European Union citizen?
Position open to all persons matching the profile. Permanent contract (CDI).
We are Auctae, a Swiss company based on the Lake Geneva arc, driven by augmented innovation: engineering, advanced technologies and the industry of the future.
