Director, Quality

ŌURA

. Lead quality strategy and execution across ŌURA’s global engineering organization and supply chain .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading quality strategy and execution across global engineering and supply chain, with a strong focus on product quality, supplier quality, and manufacturing processes. Proficient in utilizing data-driven quality indicators and risk-based planning to enhance product reliability and operational efficiency.

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15+ Years Experience In Product QualityLeadership In High-Volume Consumer ElectronicsExpertise In FMEA, CAPA, And SPCStrong Understanding Of DFM/DFA And Lean PrinciplesBachelor's Degree In Engineering

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Hard Skills

Quality Strategy DevelopmentRoot-Cause AnalysisProcess ValidationDesign Verification And ValidationSupplier Quality ManagementManufacturing ReadinessContinuous ImprovementControl PlansMeasurement SystemsReliability Engineering

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsPragmatic Leadership StyleInfluencing Without AuthorityMentoring And Team DevelopmentAccountability And Ownership

Tools & Technologies

Quality Management SystemsEngineering Change ControlData Analysis ToolsDashboards And Traceability SystemsManufacturing Process Controls

Certifications & Qualifications

Quality Certification (Preferred)Advanced Degree In Engineering (Preferred)

Industry Keywords

Consumer ElectronicsMedical-Adjacent ProductsSupplier DevelopmentAPQPPPAPSCARMultinational OperationsProduct Safety RequirementsManufacturing TransitionsReliability-Sensitive Products

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead quality strategy and execution across ŌURA’s global engineering organization and supply chain
Ensure quality and reliability are designed into products, components, suppliers, and manufacturing processes from concept through sustaining operations
Lead, build, mentor, and manage a global quality organization
Define quality vision, operating model, standards, metrics, and priorities
Establish quality gates and decision criteria across the product lifecycle, including EVT, DVT, PVT, launch, ramp, and sustaining
Partner with engineering and product leaders on architecture, design, materials, specifications, validation, and manufacturability
Strengthen component and supplier quality through specifications, qualification plans, control plans, inspection strategies, and process controls
Drive manufacturing readiness, process validation, process capability, measurement systems, yield, traceability, reaction plans, and continuous improvement
Lead risk-based quality planning using DFMEA, PFMEA, reliability planning, design reviews, tolerance analysis, GR&R, SPC, DOE, and verification and validation
Lead containment, failure analysis, root-cause investigation, corrective and preventive action, and effectiveness verification
Build field-quality feedback loops using warranty, returns, customer support, field failure, reliability, manufacturing, and supplier data
Lead launch and ramp readiness reviews
Govern design, material, component, supplier, process, software, and manufacturing changes through ECR/ECN and change-control processes
Establish data-driven quality indicators, dashboards, traceability, and escalation mechanisms
Reduce defects, escapes, returns, warranty claims, rework, scrap, and cost of poor quality
Provide risk-based recommendations balancing quality, schedule, cost, performance, capacity, and supply continuity
Present product risk, supplier and manufacturing performance, launch readiness, field quality, and improvement priorities to senior leadership
Build a culture of prevention, accountability, and shared quality ownership across engineering and operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of experience in product quality, supplier quality, manufacturing quality, reliability, operations quality, or a related engineering discipline, including significant people leadership experience
Demonstrated success leading quality for complex, high-volume consumer electronics, wearable, medical-adjacent, or similarly reliability-sensitive products
Experience leading and developing teams across product quality, component quality, supplier quality, manufacturing quality, reliability, program quality, or sustaining quality
Track record of establishing quality strategy, operating mechanisms, and measurable improvements from early product development through launch and sustaining
Strong understanding of product development, design verification and validation, component qualification, reliability engineering, supplier quality, manufacturing processes, and production ramp
Strong command of FMEA, 8D, CAPA, SPC, GR&R, DOE, root-cause analysis, control plans, and process capability
Experience using engineering, field, warranty, customer support, supplier, and manufacturing data to identify systemic risks and drive corrective action
Ability to influence engineering, operations, suppliers, and executive leadership without relying solely on direct authority
Experience with engineering change control, supplier changes, component qualification, process validation, manufacturing readiness, or production quality improvement
Strong understanding of DFM/DFA, GD&T, Lean and Six Sigma principles, measurement systems, and quality management systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-directed, pragmatic, and resilient leadership style
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Systems, Manufacturing, or a related engineering field required
Advanced degree or quality certification is a plus
Preferred: experience across product and supplier/manufacturing quality; demanding product technologies; hardware, firmware, software, and cloud-enabled products; quality management systems; product safety and regulatory requirements; supplier development, APQP, PPAP, SCAR, multi-source strategies, capacity expansion, or manufacturing transitions; multinational operations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity packages
Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
An Ōura 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