Engineering Lab Manager - San Francisco

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 peopl ...

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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. 

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. 

We are looking for an Engineering Lab Manager to serve as the architect and guardian of our technical laboratories. You will oversee multiple Hardware laboratory spaces, including Materials, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. This role is a blend of infrastructure development, hands-on technical execution, and hardware team support.

What You'll Do

1. Lab Strategy & Infrastructure

• Lab Management: Manage the day-to-day operations of the hardware lab, including equipment maintenance, calibration, and inventory management.
• Budget Management: Develop and manage the lab budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Resource Allocation: Coordinate lab resources and equipment to support multiple engineering projects.
• Safety & Compliance: ensuring all equipment and hazardous materials meet local and international regulatory standards
• Documentation: Maintain accurate records of lab equipment, procedures, and calibrations.

2. Technical Execution & R&D Support

• Testing & DOEs: Design well thought out Design of Experiments (DOEs) to characterize new materials, test hardware designs and validate manufacturing processes.
• Fixture & Tooling Design: Support development of custom test fixtures, through CAD models, engineering drawings, and technical specifications.
• Equipment: Oversee the installation, use and preventative maintenance/ calibration of critical laboratory hardware (e.g., Instron machines, thermal chambers, CT scanner).
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance lab efficiency and productivity.

3. Leadership & Collaboration

• Cross-Functional Partnerships: Support information sharing between Product Design, Materials Science, Quality and Reliability teams and help define testing requirements for emerging product roadmaps.
• Collaboration: Work closely with electrical, mechanical and materials engineers to support their hardware testing needs.
• Training: Provide training to engineering staff on the proper use of lab equipment.

We would love to have you on our team, if you have:

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience: 5+ years in a hardware lab environment, with at least 3 years in a management or technical lead capacity.
• Skills: Ability to run experiments, collect data, analyze results, and translate insights into design or process improvements. 
• Competent in SolidWorks, NXFusion 360, or similar for fixture design and 3D printing.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical test and measurement equipment (e.g., force column testers, microscopy, thermal chambers , etc.).
• Systems Thinking: Experience implementing or managing inventory and workflow systems (Jira, LIMS, or custom databases).
• Knowledge of safety regulations and best practices for laboratory environments.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across disciplines. Experience collaborating with automation, equipment vendors, and global manufacturing partners.

Benefits 

At 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.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura 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.

• Region 1: $198,050 - $267,950

Oura 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.

We 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.

Disclaimer: Beware of fake job offers
We've been alerted to scammers posing as ŌURA recruiters, especially for remote roles. Please note:

• Our jobs are listed only on the ŌURA Careers page and trusted job boards.
• We will never ask for personal information like ID or payment for equipment upfront.
• Official offers are sent through Docusign after a verbal offer, not via text or email.

Stay cautious and protect your personal details.

Oura 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.

We 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.

Disclaimer: Beware of fake job offers
We've been alerted to scammers posing as ŌURA recruiters, especially for remote roles. Please note:

• Our jobs are listed only on the ŌURA Careers page and trusted job boards.
• We will never ask for personal information like ID or payment for equipment upfront.
• Official offers are sent through Docusign after a verbal offer, not via text or email.

Stay cautious and protect your personal details.

To 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. Oura is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.