Antenna Design Engineer
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Overview
Job Description
Our mission at Oura 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 looking for an Antenna Design Engineer to join our hardware team in San Diego or San Francisco. This person will be working with a multidisciplinary team developing our future product development efforts.
What You’ll Do
- Design, simulate, and optimize antennas for low-power wearable devices, including multi-band solutions.
- Build prototypes quickly and effectively to evaluate design concepts
- Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, and firmware teams to integrate antennas into highly constrained form factors.
- Perform electromagnetic simulations (e.g., HFSS, CST, FEKO) and validate designs with bench and OTA measurements.
- Conduct over-the-air (OTA) performance testing and troubleshooting in collaboration with test engineering teams.Drive root cause analysis and design iteration for antenna performance issues in prototypes and production units.
- Work with suppliers, CM partners, and manufacturing teams to ensure antenna performance is maintained throughout production.
- Document design processes, results, and performance metrics for internal knowledge sharing and regulatory compliance.
- Stay up to date on emerging materials, methods, and technologies in miniature antenna design.
- Travel to support prototype builds in both Asia, Europe, and North America: ~15-20% of time yearly
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 7+ years experience in antenna design, preferably for compact consumer electronics, wearables or IoT devices.
- Proficiency with electromagnetic simulation tools such as Ansys HFSS, CST Microwave Studio, or FEKO.Experience with antenna measurement tools (e.g., vector network analyzers, OTA chambers).
- Strong understanding of RF fundamentals, matching networks, and PCB layout considerations for antennas.
- Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- Knowledge of Industry Standards and Regulatory Requirements: Be familiar with industry standards and regulations related to wireless communication, such as those from the FCC, ETSI, or ITU. do
Preferred:
- Experience designing antennas for wearable or ultra-compact devices.
- Familiarity with Bluetooth, BLE, NFC, UWB, GPS, and multi-band antenna solutions.
- Knowledge of SAR compliance and RF regulatory requirements.Experience working with overseas manufacturing partners.
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 and add to our benefits!
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
- Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers
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: $172,000 - $203,000
- Region 2: $158,950 - $187,000
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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