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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.\nEmpowering 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. \nWe are looking for a collaborative, impact-driven Photonics Sensing Engineer who will help engineer, evaluate, and design new optical technologies. You will be working closely with our Director of Hardware Sensing out of the San Francisco office to help define, validate, and translate requirements alongside hardware and cross-functional stakeholders. \nWhat You Will Do:\nSensor Architecture & Design\nDefine, prototype and validate new sensors (optical like raman, spectroscopy, photoacoustic, QCL etc) for low-power wearable platforms.\nTranslate sensing requirements into robust hardware specifications aligned with product goals.\nDevelopment & Integration\nLead integration of optical sensors into Oura hardware, ensuring calibration, noise management, power efficiency, and high-quality signal acquisition.\nDesign and execute sensor characterization and validation tests from prototype through production.\nCross-Functional Leadership\nCollaborate with firmware, algorithm, and systems teams to ensure accurate motion data feeds into Oura’s signal processing and machine learning stacks.\nContribute to product planning and sensor roadmap discussions based on performance feedback and technology advances.\nTesting & Validation\nDevelop and maintain rigorous test methodologies, metrics, and automation frameworks for motion sensor performance evaluation.\nAnalyze sensor data to diagnose edge cases and performance bottlenecks and define corrective actions.\nSupplier & Partner Coordination\nEngage with sensor vendors, partners, and manufacturers to assess technology options, secure components, and optimize integration into mass-production workflows.\nDocumentation & Communication\nProduce clear technical documentation of sensor designs, trade studies, test plans, and performance metrics.\nPresent findings and recommendations to engineering leadership and cross-disciplinary stakeholders.\nThis is a hybrid role out of our San Francisco office.\nWhat you'll bring\n5+ years of optical and electrode sensor or similar sensor design and integration roles.\nExperience with optical and electrode sensors, and low-power embedded sensor interfaces.\nStrong background in sensor characterization, signal quality analysis, embedded systems, and data integrity practices.\nExcellent analytical problem-solving and written/verbal communication skills.\nCollaborative mindset with experience working across hardware, firmware, and analytics teams.\nBenefits\nAt Ōura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Ōura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.\nWhat we offer:\nCompetitive salary and equity packages\nHealth, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources\nAn Ōura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family\n20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off\nPaid sick leave and parental leave\nŌura 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.\nRegion 1: $216,000 - $255,000 \nWe are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI).\nOura 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.\nWe 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.\nDisclaimer: Beware of fake job offers!\nWe’ve been alerted to scammers posing as ŌURA recruiters, especially for remote roles. Please note:\nOur jobs are listed only on the ŌURA Careers page and trusted job boards.\nWe will never ask for personal information like ID or payment for equipment upfront.\nOfficial offers are sent through Docusign after a verbal offer, not via text or email.\nStay cautious and protect your personal details.\nTo 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. 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