Staff Electrical Engineer

Oura
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 216,000 - 255,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Precision","Reliability","Problem-solving","Technical leadership","Communication","Collaboration"]

Design and develop electrical architectures, schematics, and PCB/flex integrations for Oura’s next-generation wearables and accessory devices. Lead rapid prototyping, from custom quick-turn PCBs to bring-up and validation, including testing with DMMs, oscilloscopes, and power analyzers. Partner closely with mechanical, firmware, and QA teams to ensure reliable, safe performance and seamless hardware-software compatibility while contributing to roadmaps and timelines.

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Staff Electrical Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and develop electrical architectures, schematics, and PCB/flex integrations for Oura’s next-generation wearables and accessory devices. Lead rapid prototyping, from custom quick-turn PCBs to bring-up and validation, including testing with DMMs, oscilloscopes, and power analyzers. Partner closely with mechanical, firmware, and QA teams to ensure reliable, safe performance and seamless hardware-software compatibility while contributing to roadmaps and timelines.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own electrical design and development for wearable and consumer devices, including electrical architecture, schematic design, and integration into PCBs/flexes.
  • •Define and execute rapid prototyping and evaluation efforts using off-the-shelf and custom hardware.
  • •Test, validate, and troubleshoot electrical systems to meet performance and safety standards, collaborating with QA on test plans.
  • •Collaborate with mechanical engineers to integrate electrical components into the product’s physical design.
  • •Work with firmware engineers on embedded systems and ensure software-hardware compatibility; create scripts/tools for bring-up, test, and profiling.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 216,000 - 255,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveParental LeaveEquityWellness StipendEmployee DiscountsPaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years designing and shipping high-volume consumer electronics, collaborating closely with firmware and mechanical engineers.
  • •Design and validate custom analog and digital circuits and systems, including component selection and signal processing.
  • •Strong familiarity with communication protocols including UART, I2C, MIPI, SPI, DSI, and scripting to automate testing alongside firmware.
  • •Hands-on rapid prototyping and validation using EE lab equipment (e.g., DMMs, oscilloscopes, signal generators, power analyzers).
  • •Experience designing and testing high-density PCBs, flexes, batteries, and sensing modules from concept through production.
Experience:10+ yearsConsumer electronicsWearables
Skills:PrecisionReliabilityProblem-solvingTechnical leadershipCommunicationCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AltiumKiCadUARTI2CMIPISPIDSICommunication protocolsBLEBTWiFiNFC802.15.43D printingRework equipmentDMMsOscilloscopesSignal generatorsPower analyzersPCBs

Company Brief

Oura
Designs and sells the Oura Ring, a wearable device that tracks sleep, activity, and physiological signals to provide personalized health, recovery, and readiness insights via a companion app and analytics platform.
Industry: Wearables
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: Oulu, Finland
Founded: 2013
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