Senior Quality Manager, Wearables & NPI

ŌURA; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Employee ring benefit

Paid time off

Sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

ŌURA is seeking a Senior Product Quality Manager to join the Supply Chain team in San Francisco, CA. You will lead quality initiatives across design, manufacturing, and CM partners to ensure tight control of cosmetic and functional requirements throughout New Product Introduction and mass production.

You will establish robust quality systems at contract manufacturers, drive data-driven decisions, and champion a culture of shipping products that meet high aesthetic and reliability standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Product Quality, Supplier Manufacturing, Manufacturing Quality Engineering, or Process Engineering; strong mechanical process development and design understanding
• Experience in System Integration environments (FATP), bringing together mechanical enclosures and electronics into a final finished product
• Experience with quality engineering in high-volume handheld/wearable consumer products manufacturing with high cosmetic standards
• Experience qualifying and auditing manufacturing processes including PSA/HAF attach, epoxy dispense/molding/curing, solder/hotbar/laser weld
• Experience developing robust IQC/IPQC/OQC controls, including AOI & cosmetics, sampling plans, qualification criteria, SOP/MSOP, CQA, OBA, and dimensional control
• Understanding of quality principles and tools such as GRR, CRR, SPC, FA/CA, FMEA, and DOEs
• Understanding of manufacturing/design principles and tools such as DFM, GD&T, and Six Sigma methodologies for variability reduction
• A self-driven mindset and eager problem solver who thrives in demanding quick-paced environments
• High organizational skills with ability to clearly communicate complex concepts through presentations and written communication
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 50%

Responsibilities

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) through FATP development builds, ramp-up, and product launch/mass production
• Bridge Design, Engineering, and Operations, translating complex technical risks into actionable business decisions
• Analyze build failure data to identify design and process marginalities from a quality risk perspective
• Lead build readiness reviews focusing on equipment readiness, process qualification, and post-build data analysis
• Establish and enforce premium quality standards by defining cosmetic specs and aligning teams early in NPI
• Identify and communicate design and process risks using data-driven approaches across teams and suppliers
• Analyze data to establish sub-assembly/system-level spec limits including cosmetic, dimensional, functional/reliability
• Validate CM processes produce units meeting cosmetic, reliability, and functional design intent
• Demonstrate leadership in quality while ensuring exceptional user experience

Job description

ŌURA is seeking a Senior Product Quality Manager to join the Supply Chain team in San Francisco, CA. You will lead quality initiatives across design, manufacturing, and CM partners to ensure tight control of cosmetic and functional requirements throughout New Product Introduction and mass production.

You will establish robust quality systems at contract manufacturers, drive data-driven decisions, and champion a culture of shipping products that meet high aesthetic and reliability standards.