{"id":1205887,"url":"https://alion.io/job/oura-senior-cmf-quality-engineer","title":"Senior CMF Quality Engineer","company":{"id":63542,"name":"Oura","domain":"oura.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/oura","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":15,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.267,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":72,"computed_at":"2026-09-27T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["San Francisco, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":172550,"max":203000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":203000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T23:43:47Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-09-28T01:18:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"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.\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 Senior CMF Quality Engineer to join our Supply Chain team in San Francisco, California. In this role, sit at the intersection of Oura's CMF Design, R&D, and Supply Chain teams. You will partner directly with our CMF Designers to carry out their color, material, and finish direction - including coatings, platings, textures, and cosmetic standards, from concept exploration through high-volume mass production, ensuring every finish that ships matches the intended design story at scale.Job requirements include setting up quality systems at suppliers so that CMF execution - color, material, and finish - is measured, controlled, and repeatable across a complex, global supply chain. You will own the quality systems and data behind the CMF sampling process, including master color/material standards and golden samples. You will plan, develop, and implement measurement methods, control plans, and other supply quality engineering processes covering surface treatments such as PVD, anodization, electroplating, laser texturing/etching, and soft-touch coatings - from concept phase through mass production. You will be the primary quality liaison between CMF Designers, PD, Manufacturing and suppliers, championing a culture of quality and aesthetic consistency on behalf of Oura and our customers.You'll collaborate closely with our CMF Design, Industrial Design, Product Design and Operations teams, holding recurring reviews to align on color and finish targets, build units, and sample status, while also shaping and refining both the process and the product. A strong background in surface finishing processes, color science, and design for manufacturing (DFM) is essential for success in this role.\nThis is a US Hybrid role, candidates must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to come into the office 3 days per week.\nWhat You Will Do:\nSupport New Product Introduction (NPI) through development builds, ramp-up, mass production, and steady state expansion efforts, with a focus on CMF surfaces and finishes.\nPartner directly with the CMF Design team to translate color, material, and finish direction into manufacturable, scalable, and quality-controlled production processes.\nOwn and maintain master color/material standards, golden samples, and build units throughout the product development lifecycle, ensuring every physical sample and document is tracked and traceable across design, engineering, and manufacturing.\nDevelop and implement quality systems, control plans, and measurement methods - including colorimetry, spectrophotometry, and gloss/sheen measurement - for coatings and surface treatments such as PVD, anodization, electroplating, laser texturing/etching, and soft-touch coatings.\nLead build readiness reviews focused on CMF quality deliverables, including equipment readiness, process qualification, and post-build cosmetic and finish data analysis, to facilitate design and process improvements.\nIdentify and effectively communicate CMF-specific process risks - including color shift, adhesion/delamination, mura, orange peel, pinholes, and texture inconsistency - using data-driven approaches to facilitate discussions and improvements across Oura teams and suppliers.\nAnalyze and evaluate data to establish appropriate cosmetic and finish spec limits (e.g. color Delta-E, gloss units, texture roughness, adhesion/tape-pull, corrosion resistance, wear resistance) as well as corresponding process control limits.\nHold running reviews with CMF Designers and process engineers to align on color and finish targets, schedules, and sample status, translating technical findings for design, engineering, and manufacturing audiences.\nScale up suppliers and processes to meet production goals, including yield targets, line capacity (UPH), process capability (CPK), and equipment and headcount requirements for coating and finishing lines.\nConduct supplier audits and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier CMF performance, including qualification of coating, plating, texturing, and finishing processes.\nWhat you'll bring\n7+ years of experience in Supplier Manufacturing Quality Engineering, Process Engineering, or CMF/Surface Finishing Engineering, with direct exposure to coatings, platings, or surface treatment processes. Ideally seeking someone with strong mechanical process development and color/material understanding.\nExperience working with final assembly factories and mechanical enclosures and/or electronics suppliers.\nExperience in supplier quality engineering in high volume hand held / wearable and/or consumer products with high cosmetic standards.\nExperience qualifying and auditing surface finishing processes including PVD, anodization (Type II/Type III), electroplating, laser texturing/etching, soft-touch/soft-feel coatings, and painting.\nDeep, demonstrable knowledge of color science and measurement fundamentals (colorimetry, spectrophotometry, Delta-E, gloss/sheen measurement) and how they translate into repeatable production specs.\nUnderstanding of quality principles and tools such as GRR, SPC, FA/CA, 8D, FMEA, and DOEs, along with finish-specific test methods (e.g. adhesion/tape-pull testing per ASTM D3359, salt spray/corrosion resistance, abrasion and wear resistance, and thermal shock testing).\nUnderstanding of manufacturing principles and tools such as DFM, SOP, GD&T, Six Sigma, and LEAN manufacturing principles.\nSelf-driven and eager problem solver who thrives in demanding, fast-paced, iterative design environments and can pivot quickly as design direction evolves.\nSuperb organizational skills with the ability to manage large volumes of physical samples, master standards, and documentation across multiple concurrent programs and timelines.\nHighly organized with the ability to clearly and succinctly communicate complex CMF and quality concepts to diverse audiences - designers, engineers, and manufacturing partners - through presentations and written communication, such as slide decks and email.\nAble to set up systems to capture reliable and meaningful data to help drive critical process improvements and enhance product/component design.\nWillingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 40%.\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 $172,550 - $203,000\nA recruiter can determine your Region based on your US location.\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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