Senior Tooling Quality Engineer

Oura is looking for a Senior Tooling Quality Engineer to own the quality standards and validation for our complex molding and tooling processes. As a key player on our Hardware NPI Quality team, you will bridge the gap between upstream part quality and downstream Final Assembly, Test, and Pack (FATP) processes.

Working alongside our Process Engineering team—you will act as the ultimate gatekeeper for product quality as it relates to tooling/molding process. You will define the acceptance criteria, implement advanced in-line inspection systems (like AOI), manage Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) for molding-related components, and hold external and internal teams accountable to Oura’s rigorous quality standards.

This is a US Hybrid role based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with an in-office requirement of three days per week.

• →Define and Enforce Quality Standards: Establish the ultimate acceptance criteria, defect catalogs, and cosmetic/dimensional specifications for molding related components and FATP processes
• →Develop Inspection & Test Strategies: Define, implement, and validate Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) and additional in-line testing methodologies. Establish the strict pass/fail limits to catch molding defects on the assembly line
• →Drive Upstream Supplier Quality (SQE): Manage the quality performance of tooling and molding related part suppliers. Oversee First Article Inspections (FAI), Part Production Approval Process (PPAP), and supplier audits to ensure incoming parts meet your defined specifications
• →Validate FATP Molding Processes: Act as the independent quality gate for equipment and process qualifications (IQC/OQC/IPQC). Partner with Process Engineering to ensure their processes demonstrate the capability to consistently meet your standards before green-lighting mass production
• →Monitor and Audit Process Capability: Utilize statistical process control (SPC) and data analytics to track FATP molding performance. Provide the process team and Contract Manufacturers (CMs) with precise defect data and trend analysis to hold them accountable to our quality standards and for their root-cause resolutions
• →Establish Quality Frameworks: Create and govern robust Control Plans, Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (pFMEA), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for molding lines
• →Partner for Quality Improvement: Collaborate closely with tooling designers and process engineers from early development through mass production. Provide critical DFM feedback on tool designs and support the Process team's Design of Experiments (DOEs) with precise measurement data to systematically improve overall molding quality.

• Extensive Quality & Tooling Experience: 7+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, SQE, or Manufacturing Quality, with a specific focus on establishing standards for tooling, plastic injection molding, transfer molding, or epoxy encapsulation
• Consumer Electronics Background: A proven track record working in high-volume consumer electronics manufacturing, ideally with small form factors or wearables
• Inspection & Measurement Expertise: Deep hands-on experience designing, qualifying, and setting the parameters for manual cosmetic inspection, Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems/vision systems, and in-line mechanical testing
• Strong Analytical Toolbox: Mastery of statistical analysis and quality engineering tools (JMP, Six Sigma methodologies, CPK/CP, Gauge R&R) to accurately measure process capability and inspection reliability
• Upstream & Downstream Fluency: The ability to seamlessly switch between auditing a component supplier / toolmaker's dimensional report and establishing cosmetic limits for the final FATP assembly line
• Assertive & Collaborative Mindset: You are comfortable being the objective voice of quality. You can firmly hold cross-functional teams and factories accountable to standards while maintaining highly collaborative, productive relationships
• Communication Skills: Fluency in written and spoken English, with the ability to clearly distill complex inspection data into undeniable facts for the process team to act upon
• Willingness to Travel: Ability to travel globally to supplier and contract manufacturing sites up to 40%