Wearable Hardware Reliability Engineer – DFMEA & Testing

Ouraring; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity packages

Health, dental, vision insurance

Employee discounts and gear perks

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave and sick leave

Job summary

Oura is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer to lead reliability work for our wearable products. You will plan and drive reliability testing, partner with contract manufacturers and labs, and develop test methods to address design challenges.

You will contribute to failure analyses and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams to ensure durable devices. Your experience includes designing reliability programs for consumer electronics, analysis of test data, and strong communication

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware reliability, validation, or test engineering experience in consumer electronics/wearables.
• Design and execute reliability tests with stress, aging, metrics, and acceptance criteria.
• Hands-on mechanical, environmental, and electrical reliability programs.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making abilities.
• Clear communication of test results to cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with reliability standards and methodologies.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and collaborative.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Plan, document, and execute reliability testing for hardware products and accessories.
• Coordinate with contract manufacturers and external labs for reliability testing.
• Develop reliability test methods to address evolving wearable tech and design challenges.
• Support failure analysis and root-cause investigations with design, QA, and manufacturing teams.
• Create test plans, reports, and documentation ensuring traceability and data integrity.
• Analyze test and field data to inform data-driven design decisions and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, test engineering, and manufacturing teams to embed reliability in product development.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Materials, Reliability Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

Accessories testing tools

Job description

Oura is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer to lead reliability work for our wearable products. You will plan and drive reliability testing, partner with contract manufacturers and labs, and develop test methods to address design challenges.

You will contribute to failure analyses and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams to ensure durable devices. Your experience includes designing reliability programs for consumer electronics, analysis of test data, and strong communication