Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer

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 now looking for an experienced Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer to join our team at our San Diego site to manage and continually improve the manufacturing processes, bring strong contribution to assembly methods, manual or automated and drive manual tool development. As our Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer you will feel equally comfortable working hands-on at the factory floor as well as in driving Design for Manufacturability in new product development projects.

You will contribute to product design through DFM work and collaborate closely with R&D Engineers, factories and external partners, like suppliers, as needed.

What you will do: 

• Support transfers of new designs from R&D to production.
•   Work closely with the manufacturing and R&D teams to incorporate DFM principles (design for manufacturability) into existing and new designs.
•   Engage with the sourcing team and suppliers to resolve pricing, delivery, and technical issues.
•   Work with the RMA group in the evaluation of field failures, support root cause analysis activities and implement corrective actions through design changes when required.
•  Evaluate requested product design changes from either internal or external customers and develop technical proposals for new designs.
•   Execute design changes while following Product Development Process from Design Requirements thru Design Verification/Validation, Customer Acceptance and Release to Production.
•   Design and build product test fixtures for manufacturing use.

Requirements

•  5+ years of related work experience, preferably in a high volume manufacturing environment or relevant design experience including conceptual design, solid modelling, 3D assembly creation, and machined part design.
•  Demonstrated proficiency with SolidWorks
•   Strong written and oral communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and a strong sense of customer satisfaction.  
•   You work collaboratively and effectively in a complex environment and with cross-functional teams, external parties, and factories.
• Systematic and organized way of working. You effectively identify and set priorities for the tasks at hand.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time

Benefits

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health and add to our benefits!

What we offer:

• 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

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• San Diego Compensation Range: $132,000 - $146,000

Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Disclaimer: Beware of Fake Job Offers!
We’ve been alerted to scammers posing as ŌURA recruiters, especially for remote roles. Please note:

• Our jobs are listed only on the ŌURA Careers page and trusted job boards.
• We will never ask for personal information like ID or payment for equipment upfront.
• Official offers are sent through Docusign after a verbal offer, not via text or email.

Stay cautious and protect your personal details.

To all recruitment agencies: Oura does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Oura employees, or any other organization's location. Oura is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.