Physical Chemist

The company

The Swatch Group is the world first watch manufacturer. Its well-known watch brands cover all price segments all over the world. Its strength is the vertical integration and its ability to do all key fabrication steps in-house from raw materials to finalized mechanical and electronic watches.

As the central corporate research laboratory our mission is always to be at the forefront of the technology evolutions. We achieve this by in-house R&D activities in various domains, as well as collaborations with external research institutions and universities.

Job description

For our growing surface engineering activities in 2074 Marin-Epagnier in Switzerland, we are looking for a

Physical Chemist

You will be an active and initiative part of a small and motivated team developing innovative surface and interface enhancement processes for new products and applications.

As main tasks you will:

• Design and develop robust surface cleaning and coating processes mainly on vacuum based equipment.
• Analyze samples by phenomenological testing. Perform in-depth defect analyses and propose and demonstrate improved processes.
• Document and promote your solution.
• Realize prototypes and small series.
• Upscale and transfer your processes to mass production.
• Independently define and manage R&D projects internally as well as with external partners to achieve fixed objectives.
• Perform technology scouting and early state identification of the latest trends in surface treatment and coating technologies.
• Provide expertise on demand in above-mentioned domains.

Profile

• University level engineering education in physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry or solid-state physics.

Professional requirements

• Proficiency in surface and interface chemical and physical phenomena, including adhesion and corrosion.
• Practical experience in ALD process engineering is an important asset.
• Habitude of taking initiative and of working independently.
• Analytical thinking and capacity of oral and written synthesis.
• Strong motivation to take an active part in a multidisciplinary and international team for continuous improvement and innovation in products as well as technologies.

Languages

• You should be, or willing to become fluent in oral French as the main social language at work.
• Good oral and written English is a must for our scientific and engineering environment.