Ordinary HES Professor (100%) head of the Machine and Product Design competence group

For 20 years, the Haute École Arc (HE-Arc), a member of the Haute École spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO), has been training talent and putting its expertise at the service of the cantons of Neuchâtel, Jura, and French-speaking Bern. With more than 3’000 students and nearly 500 employees, it constitutes a major academic and institutional player in the Jura Arc. Its departments in management, health, engineering, and conservation-restoration, established on several sites, reinforce its central role in regional development. Driven by its missions of training, continuing education, applied research, and service provision, the HE-Arc distinguishes itself by its territorial anchoring, its dynamism, and its desire to contribute to innovation and sustainability.

La Haute École Arc Ingénierie
is announcing a competition for a position as

Ordinary HES Professor (100%)
head of the Machine and Product Design competence group

Your mission
You assume responsibility for the Machine and Product Design group within the HE Arc Ingénierie, while actively contributing to partnership, scientific, and pedagogical development. The position involves conducting research and innovation activities in direct link with the needs of the industrial fabric of the Jura Arc, contributing to teaching support, as well as participating in the institution's influence at regional and national levels.

Your functions
The selected person supervises, manages, and unites the resources of an R&D competence group, ensuring the sustainability and evolution of skills in the themes related to their group and around a coherent strategic vision. They also ensure the prospecting, acquisition, and monitoring of innovation projects as well as R&D mandates, in direct interaction with our industrial and academic partners.
The function includes rigorous budget management; the results and activities carried out are promoted both at the scientific level and to the general public, notably through networking actions within the regional industrial ecosystem.
The position also includes teaching activities in our Industrial Design Engineering and Microtechniques departments, as well as the supervision of other related teachings, notably the Master MSE. Close collaboration with the other competence groups of the HE Arc and other academic institutions is expected.

Your profile
The position requires higher education in engineering sciences, preferably in mechanical engineering, with confirmed experience in the design and/or eco-design of production machines (machining, assembly, additive, etc.) and mastery of different technologies and processes (milling, turning, laser, additive, etc.). Skills in the design of technical consumer products is a plus. At least five years of professional experience in an industrial environment are expected as well as confirmed skills in team management.
A Master's or equivalent degree is required, while additional training in management constitutes an asset. The function requires a proven ability to coordinate and unite multidisciplinary teams, to pilot R&D projects, and to master the setup of such projects as well as the search for funding.
An analytical, creative, and rigorous approach is indispensable, as well as excellent communication skills and a strong aptitude for collaborative work. Mastery of French and English is required, while knowledge of German represents an additional advantage.

Place of work: Saint-Imier and Neuchâtel
Application deadline: 25 October 2026
Start date: 1 April 2027 or to be agreed

Do these challenges excite you? We look forward to receiving your applications.

The HE-Arc guarantees an equitable recruitment process.
Additional information can be obtained from Prof. Nabil Ouerhani, deputy director R&D
We invite you to send your application file to Nicolas Romy, HR respondent, at the address
indicating the job title as well as the reference PO-IDE27.

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