DESIGN ENGINEER

The design engineer combines a dual culture, scientific and creative: he or she possesses both technical and human skills as well as mastery of the fields of conception and design. At the crossroads of engineering and aesthetics, this professional designs products that must be both functional, manufacturable and desirable. In the watchmaking industry, they get involved very early in the development of a Timepiece: defining the concept, choosing the Materials, ergonomics, product architecture, all while ensuring industrial feasibility and compliance with cost and production constraints. He or she interacts with movement manufacturers, specialists in External parts (case, dial, hands) and marketing teams to translate a stylistic intention into a coherent object. This hybrid profession meets the contemporary requirement of combining technical innovation with a strong visual identity, in an industry where the value of a watch lies as much in its mechanics as in its design and the emotion it evokes.