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Rivian

Staff Sensor Design Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$167K - $209K/yr

... sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits, including life, medical, dental ... sensor mounting, packaging, sealing, and thermal constraints. - Proficiency with test equipment ...

Rivian

Staff Sensor Design Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$167K - $209K/yr

Role Summary In this role, the Sensor Design Engineer will own sensor system design, bring-up, and ... sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits, including life, medical, dental ...

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What is the difference between Sick Sensor vs Industrial Automation Technician?

AspectSick SensorIndustrial Automation Technician
CertificationsSensor-specific training, electrical certificationsElectronics, PLC programming, electrical certifications
Work EnvironmentManufacturing plants, industrial settingsFactories, automation systems, maintenance facilities
Industry UsageSensor installation and calibration in automationMaintaining and troubleshooting automation equipment

While Sick Sensors focus on installing and calibrating sensors within industrial systems, Industrial Automation Technicians handle broader tasks including troubleshooting, programming, and maintaining automation equipment. Both roles require electrical knowledge and work in manufacturing environments, but the Sensor role is more specialized in sensor technology, whereas the Technician covers a wider range of automation systems.

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Staff Sensor Lead, Emerging Technologies

Oura

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO

Posted 9 days ago

Job description

As a Staff Sensor Lead, Emerging Technologies at OURA, you  will drive architecture, specification, development, and characterization of optical, temp, motion and inertial sensing systems for next-generation wearable products. You will partner closely with hardware, firmware, algorithm, and product teams to design robust motion sensing pipelines that unlock high-fidelity metrics, improve activity and gesture detection, and enhance user experiences.

This role blends deep technical execution with cross-functional influence, impacting OURA's sensor roadmap, performance outcomes, and long-term platform strategy. You will be reporting into the Director, Hardware Sensing and reporting out of our San Francisco office.

What you will do: 

Sensor Architecture & Design

  • Prototype, Incubate, define and evolve motion and inertial sensor architectures (optical, accelerometers, gyroscopes, IMUs, temp sensor etc.) for novel new low-power wearable platforms.
  • Translate sensing requirements into robust hardware specifications aligned with product goals.

Development & Integration

  • Lead integration of all sensors from optical, temp, motion and related sensors into OURA's new hardware, ensuring calibration, noise management, power efficiency, and high-quality signal acquisition.
  • Design and execute sensor characterization and validation tests from prototype through production.

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Collaborate with firmware, algorithm, and systems teams to ensure accurate motion data feeds into Oura's signal processing and machine learning stacks.
  • Contribute to product planning and sensor roadmap discussions based on performance feedback and technology advances.

Testing & Validation

  • Develop and maintain rigorous test methodologies, metrics, and automation frameworks for motion sensor performance evaluation.
  • Analyze sensor data to diagnose edge cases and performance bottlenecks and define corrective actions.

Supplier & Partner Coordination

  • Engage with sensor vendors, partners, and manufacturers to assess technology options, secure components, and optimize integration into mass-production workflows.

Documentation & Communication

  • Produce clear technical documentation of sensor designs, trade studies, test plans, and performance metrics.
  • Present findings and recommendations to engineering leadership and cross-disciplinary stakeholders.

We would love to consider you for this role if you have:

  • 10+ years of experience in motion sensing, inertial measurement systems, or similar sensor design and integration roles.
  • Experience with optical, temperature, microphone, accelerometers, gyroscopes, MEMS sensors, and low-power embedded sensor interfaces.
    Strong background in sensor characterization, signal quality analysis, embedded systems, and data integrity practices.
    Excellent analytical problem-solving and written/verbal communication skills.
  • Collaborative mindset with experience working across hardware, firmware, and analytics teams.

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 employee health.

What we offer:

  • 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 (San Francisco, CA): $216,750 - $255,0000

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