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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. \nOura is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Data Science & Machine Learning Engineer to build an intelligence layer for global manufacturing. In this hands-on, supplier-facing role, you will integrate factory images, deploy ML models, equipment signals, MES data, test results, and material genealogy into reliable production capabilities.You will deploy machine-vision and machine-learning solutions to enhance inspection, yield, process control, root-cause analysis, and traceability across contract manufacturers and suppliers. This role suits an engineer capable of working across factory floors, Python notebooks, and production data pipelines to deliver practical, robust analytics.\nWhat You Will Do:\nBuild manufacturing data foundations\nArchitect and integrate end-to-end manufacturing data systems (MES, testers, cloud) across the supplier network to capture accurate production data.\nStandardize data models and improve traceability to ensure data integrity from raw components through to final product shipment.\nEstablish robust data-quality checks, validation rules, and monitoring frameworks to drive reliable operational decision-making.\nDevelop machine-vision systems for the factory\nIdentify and implement high-value machine vision and image-based inspection opportunities across factory operations.\nDesign and deploy end-to-end vision systems, covering hardware specifications (optics, cameras, lighting) and the development of robust classical and deep-learning algorithms.\nEstablish data-labeling workflows and model validation frameworks to translate vision insights into actionable manufacturing decisions that optimize yield and quality.\nAutomate manufacturing analysis\nBuild and deploy automated analysis engines and ML/Vision models to detect process drift, defects, and anomalies directly in the production environment.\nImplement automated dashboards and alerts, correlating images with process parameters and test data to accelerate root-cause analysis and prevent yield loss.\nDevelop reusable analytics libraries and tools to scale data-driven insights across Oura’s manufacturing programs and partner network.\nExplore digital-twin and simulation approaches to model manufacturing scenarios, line capacity, and process flows to optimize production before hardware availability.\nDrive deployment and strategy\nLead the technical execution of data, machine-vision, and analytics workstreams through all NPI phases, from EVT and DVT to mass production and sustaining.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams, contract manufacturers, and equipment vendors to define technical requirements, acceptance criteria, and robust deployment/maintenance standards for production systems.\nIdentify and prioritize high-impact opportunities in industrial AI, vision, and connected manufacturing to address production pain points and optimize quality, yield, and cycle time.\nDefine and communicate the long-term manufacturing intelligence roadmap, establishing reusable data/vision standards and effectively influencing leadership and stakeholders on technical investments.\nThis is a hybrid role out of our San Francisco office.\nWhat you'll bring\n5 to 8 years of relevant experience in manufacturing software, industrial data science, machine learning, automation, test engineering, supplier development, or an equivalent combination of experience.\nBachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, robotics, data science, or a related field.\nExperience deploying software, analytics, or machine-learning solutions in a factory, lab, warehouse, or other production environment.\nStrong Python programming skills and experience with data-processing and machine-learning libraries such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.\nExperience with computer vision and image-processing techniques, such as OpenCV, image classification, object detection, segmentation, OCR/OCV, anomaly detection, or metrology.\nUnderstanding of MES, manufacturing test systems, equipment interfaces, PLC or industrial-control data, and unit-level traceability concepts.\nExperience with statistical methods, design of experiments, process capability, SPC, measurement-system analysis, or manufacturing-quality analysis.\nDemonstrated ability to work directly with contract manufacturers, suppliers, equipment vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams.\nWillingness and ability to travel regularly to manufacturing sites in Asia and other supplier locations.\nNice to have:\nExperience integrating cameras, lighting, lenses, barcode readers, robots, PLCs, motion systems, or automated inspection equipment.\nExperience with digital manufacturing, discrete-event simulation, digital twins, or factory capacity modeling.\nExperience with electronics, battery, precision assembly, SMT, molding, coatings, laser processing, or other high-volume consumer-electronics manufacturing processes.\nStrong technical writing and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority.\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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