About the position
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're seeking a skilled and detail-oriented PCB Designer to join our Hardware Engineering team. You will play a crucial role in translating electrical designs into high-quality printed circuit boards for our cutting-edge wearable devices. You will work closely with electrical engineers to ensure that our PCBs meet the demanding requirements of performance, reliability, and miniaturization.
Responsibilities
- Create detailed PCB layouts from schematics, considering signal integrity, power distribution, thermal management, and manufacturability.
- Assist electrical engineers in schematic capture and component selection.
- Optimize component placement for density, signal routing, and thermal performance.
- Perform complex routing of high-speed digital and analog signals.
- Ensure designs adhere to DFM guidelines and work closely with manufacturing partners to refine your designs.
- Define PCB stack-up to meet impedance control and signal integrity requirements.
- Generate and review Gerber files and other manufacturing documentation.
- Participate in design reviews to ensure quality and identify potential issues.
- Work closely with electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and firmware engineers.
- Maintain and organize PCB component libraries.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a PCB Designer, preferably in consumer electronics or wearable devices.
- Proficiency in PCB layout tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or similar.
- Strong understanding of state of the art PCB fabrication processes, design rules, and materials.
- Knowledge of signal integrity principles and techniques.
- Experience with high-density, multi-layer PCB and flex design.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with rigid-flex PCB design.
- Experience with HDI (High-Density Interconnect) technology.
- Experience with component library management systems.
- Experience working with PDM/PLM systems (ie. Teamcenter, Agile).
- Familiarity with IPC standards.
Benefits
- 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.
