Principal Materials Engineer, PVD

at Oura

Hybrid - San Francisco, California, hybrid, principal, full time, USD 2,50,000–2,95,000 / year, 10+ years

posted 20 Feb 2026

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CVD
surface chemistry
vacuum deposition
process development
inorganic coating materials
metal surface treatments
materials characterization
PVD
thin films

About the role

Posted: 2026-02-20

Our mission at ŌURA 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 seeking a visionary and technically distinguished Principal Materials Engineer - PVD to define and lead the long-term technical strategy and advancement of core surface technologies for Oura products. In this principal-level role, you will set the technical direction for physical vapor deposition (PVD/CVD), metal surface treatments, thin films, and next-generation inorganic coating materials, driving breakthroughs in reliability, performance, aesthetics, and user experience across present and future hardware platforms.

What you would do

- Define and drive the multi-year technology and strategy roadmap for advanced materials, PVD/CVD coatings, surface engineering, and emerging inorganic thin-film technologies across all Oura hardware product lines.

- Serve as the company-wide Subject Matter Expert (SME) in PVD process development, thin-film characterization, and advanced surface finishes, leading exploratory R&D for next-generation products.

- Architect and establish scalable material selection frameworks and bonding/deposition process standards for high-volume manufacturing globally.

- Provide high-level strategic alignment across Product Design (PD), Industrial Design (ID), and Operations to influence early-stage architecture and material choices.

- Define standardized materials testing and coupons to characterize new and existing materials within the area of expertise.

- Work with external vendors and strategic partners to evaluate new materials and coatings, qualify processes, and ensure scalability and reliability.

- Collaborate closely with Reliability and Regulatory teams to ensure material compliance and performance in real-world use conditions.

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What comes with it

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 employee health.

- Competitive salary and equity packages

- Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources

- An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family

- 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off

- Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

- Region 1: $250,000-295,000

Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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ŌURA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at ŌURA are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.