Oura is seeking a Director of Product Design Engineering to lead the product design team in creating the next generation of wearable devices, driving innovation and excellence across the product portfolio.
Requirements
- Materials and Manufacturing Expertise: Knowledgeable about a wide variety of materials, mechanical design principles, and scalable manufacturing processes. A deep technical foundation in mechanics of materials.
- High Volume and High Touch Design Ability: Strong understanding of design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA).
- 3D Modeling Skills: Skilled in CAD software (Siemens NX or Solidworks).
- Experience with the design of wearable devices or other small, complex electronic products.
- Familiarity with sensor integration and packaging.
- Experience with FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and simulation tools.
- Experience working with global manufacturing partners.
Responsibilities
- Lead and Inspire: Manage and mentor a team of product design engineers, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing environment.
- Drive Product Vision: Partner closely with Product Management, Industrial Design, and Hardware Engineering leadership to define and execute the product design strategy, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
- Own the Design Process: Oversee the entire product design lifecycle, from concept generation and prototyping to detailed design, validation, and mass production.
- Champion User Experience: Ensure that product designs prioritize user comfort, ergonomics, and intuitive interaction, working closely with user research teams.
- Focus on Manufacturability: Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) principles to optimize production efficiency, quality, and cost.
- Technical Expertise: Provide deep technical guidance and expertise in areas such as materials selection, mechanical engineering, and integration of electrical components.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work seamlessly with Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Software, Operations, and Quality teams to ensure cohesive product development.
Other
- 10+ years of experience as a consumer product design engineer who loves working on highly creative, fast-paced, and collaborative teams alongside Industrial Designers, Hardware Engineers, and UX Designers.
- Flexible to travel 15-20% to Finland and international manufacturing locations.
- US onsite role, candidates must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area or San Diego region for this opportunity.
- Communication and Collaboration Skills: Effective communication and collaboration skills are important. Able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, work with other engineers and designers, and contribute to project planning and documentation.
- Strategic decision making: You are a strategic thinker with a strong bias for action and a results-oriented mindset.
