Staff FEA Engineer
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 millions of 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. ŌURA is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented FEA (Finite Element Analysis) Engineer to join our product design engineering team. You will be responsible for performing structural and dynamic simulations to optimize the design and performance of our wearable devices. Your work will directly impact the reliability, durability, and user comfort of our products.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience as an FEA Engineer, preferably in consumer electronics, wearable devices, or a related industry.
- Proficiency in using FEA software such as ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar.
- Strong understanding of solid mechanics principles, including stress, strain, elasticity, and plasticity.
- Experience with linear and non-linear static and dynamic analysis.
- Experience with model validation and correlation with test data.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently
Nice To Haves
- Experience with FEA simulation of wearable devices or small, complex electronic products.
- Experience with transient thermal analyses to optimize thermal performance and manage heat dissipation.
- Deep knowledge of material properties and failure criteria.
- Experience with optimization techniques.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python.
- Experience with high-performance computing (HPC).
Responsibilities
- FEA Modeling: Develop and validate FEA models of components and assemblies using appropriate software (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus).
- Structural Analysis: Perform linear and non-linear static and dynamic analyses to evaluate stress, strain, and deformation under various loading conditions
- Drop Test Simulation: Simulate drop test scenarios to evaluate product robustness and identify potential failure points.
- Optimization: Use FEA results to guide design optimization and improve product performance, reliability, and weight.
- Correlation: Help drive correlation of FEA results with physical test data to validate models and improve accuracy.
- Documentation: Prepare clear and concise reports summarizing FEA results and recommendations.
- Collaboration: Work closely with product design engineers, mechanical engineers, and materials engineers.
- Software Development: Develop and maintain scripts and workflows to automate FEA processes.
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
- Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
