ŌURA · 8 hours ago
Director, Hardware Reliability
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$206K/yr - $257K/yr
10+ years expŌURA is a company focused on empowering individuals to understand and improve their health through innovative products. They are seeking a Hardware Reliability Director to lead the strategy and execution of hardware reliability and validation programs, ensuring that every product meets the highest standards of quality and performance.
Health Wellness & Fitness
Responsibilities
Define and own the hardware reliability strategy, ensuring it supports Oura’s product roadmap, design principles, and business objectives
Drive the evolution of reliability and validation methodologies across mechanical, electrical, and environmental domains to ensure long-term product durability and customer satisfaction
Establish standardized reliability metrics and KPIs to measure and continuously improve product robustness, test coverage, and overall quality
Lead strategic initiatives that elevate design-for-reliability practices and influence upstream design and manufacturing decisions
Lead and mentor a team of hardware reliability engineers. Providing technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development support
Build a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
Partner closely with product design, mechanical, electrical, firmware, and operations teams to ensure reliability is embedded throughout the development lifecycle
Identify and address skill gaps, ensuring the team's capabilities match evolving product needs
Represent the hardware reliability function in cross-functional program reviews
Lead hardware reliability strategy integration with contract manufacturers (CMs), ensuring consistent quality during development and mass production
Establish reliability requirements, qualification plans, and test protocols for CMs to ensure consistent product performance at scale
Manage relationships with external labs and technology partners to augment in-house reliability capabilities and validate compliance with safety and regulatory standards
Provide hands-on technical leadership in critical reliability investigations, from initial failure observation through detailed root cause analysis, validation, and corrective action
Lead personally root cause investigations and drive resolution of complex hardware issues leveraging deep technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical, and materials domains to guide effective problem-solving
Work closely with Electrical, Mechanical, firmware and test engineers and design teams in the lab and on-site at contract manufacturers to review data, inspect failure modes, and validate corrective actions in real time
Champion data-driven decision-making by integrating statistical methods, reliability modeling, and accelerated life testing into issue resolution processes
Drive the development and deployment of automated test systems, custom reliability fixtures, and instrumentation setups, contributing directly to technical design reviews and implementation
Lead or participate in hands-on failure analysis and teardown reviews for field returns and production incidents, ensuring lessons learned translate into improved design and process controls
Collaborate with quality, operations, and design teams to ensure issues are fully resolved, verified through testing, and captured in preventive reliability design guidelines
Define and implement reliability processes, tools, and documentation standards to ensure traceability, consistency, and compliance
Oversee documentation quality and risk management frameworks to drive transparency and informed decision-making
Forecast future resourcing and capacity needs and advocate for hiring, contractor support, or investments in alignment with roadmap demands
Qualification
Required
10+ years in hardware reliability & validation within high-volume consumer electronics or wearable products, including 5+ years of leadership experience
Proven track record of defining and executing reliability strategies that improved product quality and reduced field failures
Experience with contract manufacturer collaboration from NPI through mass production
Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional initiatives that improved product quality
Deep knowledge of reliability engineering principles, HW testing, mechanical & electrical durability, failure analysis, data management and component qualification
Familiarity with regulatory and safety compliance
Strong understanding of test automation platforms, lab instrumentation, and statistical analysis tools
Strategic thinker with strong project management, interpersonal, and communication skills
Excellent communication skills, capable of representing the reliability function
Benefits
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
Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers
Company
ŌURA
Oura is an award-winning, fast-growing startup that helps people get up close and personal with their health.
501-1000 employees
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Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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