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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.  We are looking for a Senior Supplier Development Engineer based in San Francisco, CA who will provide end-to-end manufacturing and process solutions for key design features in OURA’s new and sustaining products. This includes manufacturing process development and capability, selection and qualification of manufacturing equipment, new supplier bring up, automation development, and process technology R&D. This is a hybrid role, the candidate should be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to come into the San Francisco office 2-3 days per week.   What you will do:  Define best-in-class processes to meet all OURA design and operational requirements Partner with Quality Engineers, Material Engineers, and Product Designers to optimize product design and manufacturing processes for cost, cosmetics, and reliability  Identify, research, develop, and qualify equipment manufacturers and suppliers in support of OURAs hardware development goals Use data to drive process decisions and influence product and industrial design, including part tolerances and specifications Drive suppliers globally to establish and optimize manufacturing processes for Oura’s mechanical components, ensuring best-in-class quality & resolving production issues Develop and document processes, parameters, consumables and secondary operation requirements to meet defined specifications Work with Sourcing Managers to define and establish supply chain requirements utilizing selected equipment and manufacturing partners Provide leadership and support at manufacturing sites during development and production ramp Work with engineering and other cross-functional teams to drive issues to resolution   Requirements We would love to have you on our team if you have: 5+ years of direct experience working in a mechanical manufacturing environment as a Supplier Development Engineer, Supply Base Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Design Engineer, Supplier Industrialization Engineer or equivalent role Experience working with global suppliers to establish & qualify manufacturing processes from NPI to Mass Production Experience working with global suppliers to conduct Design For Manufacturing (DFM) reviews, identifying potential risks and challenges before build start Ability to analyze failure modes and identify process or design root causes Work with quality engineering to  to apply quality controls, qualify manufacturing lines, conduct dimensional capability analysis, and establish cosmetic specifications  Ability to apply design of experiments (DOE) approach to drive and validate corrective actions Knowledge of advanced manufacturing, fixture design and fabrication, qualification procedures Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills Effectively communicate challenges to leadership and cross-functional partners  Ability to travel internationally, up to 25% of the time Positive attitude with a willingness to learn & challenge the status quo Experience with highly cosmetic parts or health wearable devices a plus 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