Engineering Project Specialist

Ōura; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity packages

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Oura is seeking an experienced Engineering Project Specialist to support hardware product development and NPI execution. This role includes day-to-day prototype operations such as shipping, receiving, inventory management, and maintaining traceability for prototypes.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Google Workspace. Oura provides an inclusive work environment and competitive benefits including health insurance and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in hardware project support or logistics.
• Strong project coordination skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate prototype operations, shipping, and inventory management.
• Maintain chain-of-custody controls for prototypes.
• Support engineering builds and logistics coordination.

Skills

Project coordination skills

Inventory control

Communication skills

Google Workspace proficiency

Strong operational experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Excel

Job description

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.

Oura is seeking an experienced and highly organized Engineering Project Specialist (EPS) to support critical project operations that enable hardware product development and NPI execution. This role has two primary focal areas: supporting hardware prototype distribution operations across the company and with external partners, and helping operationalize the Engineering Project Specialist function to support NPI engineering development and builds.

In this role, you will help develop and run the processes, tools, and operating cadences needed to manage prototype shipping, inventory control, distribution, re‑distribution, and chain of custody. You will also support the structure and coordination mechanisms that help engineering teams execute efficiently through prototype, EVT, DVT, and other build phases, including BOM readiness, design release tracking to vendors, and NPI material readiness. The role is highly cross‑functional and execution‑focused, partnering closely with Hardware Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Pre‑Production Lab staff, Contract Manufacturers, Logistics, Privacy and Security, and external partners and suppliers.

This position will serve as a key operational partner to NPI teams by improving how builds are prepared, supported, tracked, and followed through, while ensuring prototypes are handled securely, tracked accurately, and moved efficiently across global origins and destinations. If you are a strong operator who can bring structure to ambiguous work, drive follow‑through across stakeholders, and build practical systems that enable engineering development, we want to hear from you.

Note: Up to 20% global travel is required for this position. San Francisco in‑office work is required.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate day‑to‑day prototype operations, including shipping, receiving, storage, inventory management, distribution, re‑distribution, and final disposition.
• Maintain chain‑of‑custody controls to ensure prototype traceability, accountability, and secure handling across internal and external touchpoints.
• Support global coordination for prototype movement across origins and destinations, including logistics providers, external partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain inventory tracking mechanisms, reporting tools, and operating cadences that provide visibility into prototype location, status, history, and ownership.
• Support NPI engineering builds by helping develop EPS tools, templates, and operating cadences for engineering development and build execution across prototype, EVT, DVT, and validation phases.
• Build and maintain practical trackers, dashboards, workbooks, build support templates, and coordination mechanisms that improve execution, decision‑making, and follow‑through for engineering teams.
• Coordinate build readiness and execution with engineering team and vendors, including support for build planning, material and prototype readiness, issue tracking, logistics coordination, and action closure around NPI builds.
• Identify process gaps, shipment risks, inventory discrepancies, readiness issues, and execution blockers early, and support corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Provide hands‑on support for in‑office shipping, receiving, and prototype coordination activities as needed.

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of relevant experience in hardware project support, prototype operations, NPI build coordination, logistics, lab operations, supply chain operations, or related fields.
• Experience contributing to operational workflows, procedures, tools, or support models in a hardware development, lab, operations, or NPI environment.
• Strong project and project coordination skills, including the ability to work across cross‑functional initiatives and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with prototype shipping, inventory control, asset tracking, chain‑of‑custody processes, or similar operational systems.
• Strong ability to work across internal teams and external partners while driving clarity, follow‑through, and accountability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate operational requirements into clear and actionable guidance.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, and related collaboration tools.
• Strong spreadsheet capability, including the ability to build and maintain effective Excel and Google Sheets workbooks.
• Comfort with emerging AI tools and the ability to apply them thoughtfully to improve workflows, reporting, or team efficiency.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with contract manufacturers, logistics vendors, or other external operational partners.
• Familiarity with privacy, security, or controlled‑access requirements for pre‑release hardware.
• Background building reporting dashboards, audit‑friendly records, or scalable operating systems for physical assets or build operations.
• Experience supporting a newly defined role, process, or team capability as it scales.
• Experience using project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet.

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 and add to our benefits!

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
• Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers

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: $151,000 - $178,000

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.