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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 Supplier Development Engineer, Brittles based in the San Francisco Bay Area who will provide concepting and end-to-end manufacturing and process solutions for the key design features in Oura's new hardware products.. This includes close collaboration with industrial designers on achieving design intent, scoping manufacturing process development and capability, new supplier bring-up, automation development, and process technology R&D across our mechanical components.\nThis is a hybrid role; the candidate should be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to come into the San Francisco office 2+ days per week.\nWhat you will do:\nDefine best-in-class processes for ceramic, sapphire crystal, glass, and other brittle components that meet all Oura design and operational requirements\nPartner with Quality Engineers, Material Engineers, and Product/Industrial Designers to optimize brittle-material component design and manufacturing for cost, cosmetics, reliability, and fracture resistance\nUse data (Cpk, GD&T, strength/fracture testing) to drive process decisions and influence product and industrial design, including part tolerances and specifications for brittle substrates\nDrive suppliers globally to establish and optimize manufacturing processes for Oura's ceramic, sapphire crystal, and glass components - including CIM, sintering, precision CNC grinding, lapping/polishing, edge chamfering, laser cutting/drilling, and coating adhesion on brittle substrates - ensuring best-in-class quality and resolving production issues\nLead Design for Manufacturing (DFM) reviews and set acceptance criteria specific to brittle materials (chip/crack defects, edge integrity, cosmetic standards) for tooling and processes entering development builds and production ramp\nDevelop and document processes, parameters, consumables, and secondary-operation requirements (grinding, polishing, coating, laser marking) to meet defined specifications\nProvide leadership and support at manufacturing sites during development and production ramp, driving brittle-material-specific issues (cracking, chipping, warpage, thermal shock failures) to resolution with cross-functional teams\nRequirements\nWe would love to consider you for this role if you have:\n4+ years of direct experience in a mechanical manufacturing environment as a Supplier Development Engineer, Supply Base Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Design Engineer, Supplier Industrialization Engineer, or equivalent role with 2 or more years focused on brittle materials \nExperience driving global suppliers to establish and qualify brittle-material manufacturing processes from NPI to mass production, including DFM reviews that surface brittle-specific risks (cracking, chipping, thermal shock) before build start\nHands-on knowledge of ceramic, sapphire crystal, and glass manufacturing processes (e.g., ceramic injection molding (CIM), sintering, CNC grinding, lapping/polishing, edge chamfering, laser cutting/drilling, PVD/coating adhesion on brittle substrates) plus failure analysis (fractography), design of experiments (DOE), and dimensional capability (Cpk, GD&T)\nWorking understanding of brittle fracture mechanics and relevant strength/reliability testing (e.g., 4-point bend, ring-on-ring, thermal shock/cycling) and cosmetic defect standards for ceramics, sapphire crystal, or glass\nAbility to travel internationally, up to ~15% of the time\nExcellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate challenges clearly to leadership and cross-functional partners\nA positive, high-urgency mindset with a willingness to learn and challenge the status quo; direct experience with ceramics, sapphire crystal, or glass on highly cosmetic parts or health wearable devices strongly preferred\nBenefits\nAt 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.\nWhat we offer:\nCompetitive salary and equity packages\nHealth, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources\nAn Oura 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\nAmazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers\nOura 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 $151,300 - $203,000\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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