Senior Hardware Interaction Designer

Our mission 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 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.

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an exceptional and experienced individual to join the Interaction Architecture design team to create experiences that connect our members more deeply to their health and wellbeing. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with Industrial Design, Engineering, Product, and Science teams to craft intuitive and delightful interactions between hardware and software ecosystems.

Interaction Architecture is an interdisciplinary team that bridges hardware and software using a blend of design and engineering to craft cohesive experiences. We unify the design language across physical and digital products and enable cross-functional teams to turn new ideas and technologies into real-world solutions.

What you will do:

• Design and prototype user-friendly and accessible interactions for physical touchpoints (buttons, lights, haptic feedback, sensors) ensuring a seamless integration between hardware and software experiences
• Partner with Industrial Design, Software Product Design, and User Research teams to craft seamless, end-to-end integrated experiences.
• Conduct research, user interviews, and usability testing to gather insights, identify pain points, and refine user flows across all touchpoints.
• Develop and refine digital and physical prototypes using tools like Figma, Sketch, InVision, or other physical prototyping methods.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Hardware and Firmware Engineering, and Science teams to align interaction goals with technical feasibility and user needs
• Establish and uphold hardware interaction patterns and best practices to ensure consistency and a cohesive user experience across software and hardware.
• Explore and apply new technologies—including AR/VR, AI, haptic feedback, and IoT—to push the boundaries of wearable interaction design and enhance user engagement

REQUIREMENTS

We would love to have you on our team if you have:

• 5+ years of experience designing physical-digital interactions for consumer-facing hardware products
• A strong portfolio demonstrating thoughtful interaction design across physical interfaces, smart devices, and connected ecosystems
• Deep understanding of human factors, hardware affordances, and multisensory feedback (e.g., haptics, gesture, light)
• Experience with digital and physical prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Arduino, CAD, motion simulation)
• Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines and communicate design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with mobile ecosystems and how physical devices integrate with software experiences

BENEFITS

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health and add to our benefits!

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An 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
• Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers

We take 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 $162,000 - $203,000

A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your US location.

We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Arkansas (AR), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), Oklahoma (OK), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Vermont (VT), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI)

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment 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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