Ōura-posted 3 months ago
$206,000 - $257,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
San Diego, CA

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped 2.5 million people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles. Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. We are seeking a curious and experienced Director of Product Design Engineering to lead our PD team in creating the next generation of our groundbreaking wearable devices. Reporting directly to the VP of Hardware Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and excellence across our product portfolio.

  • Manage and mentor a team of product design engineers, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing environment.
  • 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.
  • Oversee the entire product design lifecycle, from concept generation and prototyping to detailed design, validation, and mass production.
  • Ensure that product designs prioritize user comfort, ergonomics, and intuitive interaction, working closely with user research teams.
  • Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) principles to optimize production efficiency, quality, and cost.
  • Provide deep technical guidance and expertise in areas such as materials selection, mechanical engineering, and integration of electrical components.
  • Work seamlessly with Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Software, Operations, and Quality teams to ensure cohesive product development.
  • Identify and mitigate potential design-related risks throughout the development process.
  • Stay abreast of the latest trends in materials, manufacturing processes, and wearable technology, and champion the exploration of new concepts and technologies.
  • Collaborate with external design and manufacturing partners as needed.
  • 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. Wearables experience preferred.
  • Proven track record of successfully leading, building, and managing product design teams.
  • Knowledgeable about a wide variety of materials, mechanical design principles, and scalable manufacturing processes. A deep technical foundation in mechanics of materials.
  • Strong understanding of design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA).
  • Skilled in CAD software (Siemens NX or Solidworks).
  • 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.
  • You are a strategic thinker with a strong bias for action and a results-oriented mindset.
  • 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.
  • Competitive salary and equity packages
  • Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
  • An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
  • 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
  • Paid sick leave and parental leave
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