# Director, Core Manufacturing Technology

Hiring organization: [Oura](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/oura)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9014dd8e-eced-4928-8fdd-311e8bfa65ed

Listed on Oura's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Director
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 226100 – 266000 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads Oura's shift from project-driven to platform-based manufacturing, architecting proprietary processes for wearable electronics across molding, surface treatments, and miniaturized assembly. It suits an experienced manufacturing leader with deep factory-floor expertise in consumer electronics who can build standardized processes and guide global supply chain partners.

_Our summary, not Oura's wording._

## Skills named

Automation, Injection Molding

## Required

- 12+ years in high-volume consumer electronics, wearables, medical devices, or semiconductors with hands-on factory floor experience
- 5+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams of senior engineers across SMT, molding, encapsulation, coatings, optics, and automation
- Master's or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent deep practical expertise
- Experience owning vendor and contract manufacturer relationships
- Ability to work across multiple time zones in a global organization
- Strong communication of complex process topics to technical and non-technical stakeholders

## Nice to have

- Passion for shifting organizations from project-specific to core technology platform models
- Experience with miniaturization and water-tightness in consumer devices
- Track record of standardization and learning reuse across product lines

Apply on Oura's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura/jobs/4364121009