Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer

Overview

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.

Empowering 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.

This is a hybrid position that requires 3 days a week in either our San Francisco or San Diego office.

What you will do:

• Drive early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure products are designed for robust, scalable, and cost-effective testing.
• Partner with Hardware, Systems, and Product teams to define test requirements aligned to product specifications and quality targets
• Incorporate DFMEA / PFMEA, Engineering Specifications, and test coverage analysis into product design

• Own test engineering across all phases: POC/Proto/EVT/DVT/PVT, ramp, and mass production
• Provide hands-on production support for complex test issues, yield excursions, and systemic failures
• Lead test readiness reviews and production gate decisions with Operations and CM partners

• Architect, design, and deploy manufacturing test stations and processes
• Develop and maintain test software and automation in Python, C, C++, Rust
• Instrument control
• Data acquisition and logging
• Test sequencing and error handling
• Factory dashboards and analytics hooks
• Drive modular, scalable, and maintainable test software frameworks suitable for high-volume manufacturing

• Apply statistical tools such as GR&R, SPC, Cp/Cpk, correlation analysis, and DOE
• Ensure test processes and fixtures meet capability, repeatability, and scalability requirements
• Analyze production data to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities
• Lead failure analysis efforts across test stations, products, and manufacturing processes
• Close test gaps and correlation issues across internal labs and external factories
• Improve product quality, yield, and cost through systematic test optimization
• Act as the primary technical interface to Contract Manufacturers and test equipment vendors
• Drive CM test development, qualification, deployment, and sustaining
• Lead issue resolution related to tester hardware, software, fixtures, and factory execution
• Provide technical direction, training, and mentorship to CM teams and automation suppliers

• Collaborate closely with Hardware, Firmware, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program teams
• Prepare and present clear, concise test engineering status updates to leadership and executive stakeholders
• Influence decisions through data, technical depth, and operational insight

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, test engineering, or automation (assembly, inspection, test station design, or factory deployment)
• Hands-on experience developing manufacturing test software in Python, C, C++, Rust
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience supporting development builds and mass production with global manufacturing partners
• Willingness to travel 30–50% across domestic and international factory sites
• Experience working with wearables, consumer electronics, sensors, or embedded systems
• Strong background in test station qualification and correlation (calibration, GR&R, Cp/Cpk, DOE)
• Experience working cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, systems, quality, and operations teams
• Familiarity with optical, RF, or semiconductor-based test methodologies
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a global, fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across cultures and time zones

• Competi…