Hardware Interaction Designer

Oura; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & equity

Health insurance

Employee Ring

Paid time off

Sick & parental leave

Job summary

ŌURA is seeking a Hardware Interaction Designer early in their career to join the Interaction Architecture design team in San Francisco. You will collaborate with Industrial Design, Engineering, Product, and Science teams to craft intuitive interactions between our hardware and software ecosystems.

In this hybrid role based in San Francisco, you will contribute to physical-digital touchpoints, prototypes, and design patterns while travelling to our Finland and US offices as needed.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience designing physical-digital interactions for consumer hardware.
• Portfolio demonstrating foundational interaction design skills across physical interfaces and multisensory feedback.
• Solid understanding of foundational human factors, hardware affordances, and physical capabilities/constraints.
• Hands‑on familiarity with digital and physical prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Arduino, CAD, AI tools).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and listening skills with a coachable mindset and openness to feedback.
• Familiarity with mobile platforms and how physical hardware integrates with software.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to well-scoped interaction design and prototyping tasks for physical touchpoints (buttons, lights, haptic feedback, sensors) to ensure seamless integration between hardware and software.
• Partner with Industrial Design, Software Product Design, and User Research teams on defined user flows and integrated physical-digital touchpoints.
• Support research and usability testing efforts to gather insights, identify pain points, and refine interaction flows.
• Develop digital and physical prototypes using tools such as Figma, Arduino, CAD, or custom tools to validate concepts and answer specific design questions.
• Apply established hardware interaction patterns, system guidelines, and design principles to ensure consistency across hardware and software.
• Communicate progress, questions, dependencies, and risks early and clearly with cross-functional project team members.

Skills

Hardware interaction

Portfolio-ready

Human factors basics

Digital-physical prototyping

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Figma

Arduino

CAD

3D modeling

Job description

Our mission at ŌURA 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 a Hardware Interaction Designer early in their career to join the Interaction Architecture design team to help create experiences that connect our members more deeply to their health and wellbeing. In this role, with close team support and mentorship, you'll collaborate with Industrial Design, Engineering, Product, and Science teams to contribute to intuitive and delightful interactions between Oura's hardware and software ecosystems.

About the team:Interaction Architecture is an interdisciplinary team that bridges hardware and software using a blend of design and engineering to craft cohesive experiences. We unify ŌURA's design language across physical and digital products and enable cross-functional teams to turn new ideas and technologies into real-world solutions.

What You Will Do:

• Contribute to well-scoped interaction design and prototyping tasks for physical touchpoints (buttons, lights, haptic feedback, sensors) to ensure seamless integration between hardware and software.
• Partner with Industrial Design, Software Product Design, and User Research teams on defined user flows and integrated physical-digital touchpoints.
• Support research and usability testing efforts to gather insights, identify pain points, and refine interaction flows.
• Develop digital and physical prototypes using tools such as Figma, Arduino, CAD, or custom tools to validate concepts and answer specific design questions.
• Apply established hardware interaction patterns, system guidelines, and design principles to ensure consistency across hardware and software.
• Communicate progress, questions, dependencies, and risks early and clearly with cross-functional project team members.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail, craft, and follow-through, actively incorporating feedback to elevate work quality over the course of projects.
• This is a San Francisco-based role that involves regular interaction and collaboration with Oura colleagues in Finland and across the US. Regular travel to our Finland and San Diego offices is expected. Finland's Eastern European Time Zone is 10 hours ahead of US Pacific Time (e.g., 7 AM PT = 5 PM EET); regular meetings for this role can occur between 7–9 AM PT.

This is a hybrid role out of our San Francisco office.

What you'll bring:

• 1–3 years of experience designing physical-digital interactions for consumer-facing hardware products or connected ecosystems.
• A portfolio demonstrating foundational interaction design skills across physical interfaces and multisensory feedback (e.g., haptics, gesture, light).
• Solid understanding of foundational human factors, hardware affordances, and physical capabilities/constraints.
• Hands‑on familiarity with digital and physical prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Arduino, CAD, AI tools).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and listening skills with a coachable mindset and openness to feedback.
• Familiarity with mobile platforms and how physical hardware integrates with software.

Nice to have:

• A background in multimedia design, industrial design, product design, or a related field (e.g., interaction design, HCI, architecture, or creative technology)
• Experience designing for small‑screen, screenless, or wearable devices (e.g., rings, watches, earbuds)
• Experience designing haptic patterns, LED/light behaviors, or audio cues
• Basic electronics or physical computing skills (e.g., Arduino, Raspberry Pi, sensors, microcontrollers)
• Familiarity with 3D modeling or CAD tools (e.g., Fusion 360, Rhino, SolidWorks, Blender)

At Ōura, we care about you and your well‑being. Everyone here at Ōura 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 Ōura 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

Ōura 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 $127,500 - $150,000

ŌURA 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 ŌURA 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.