Senior Manager, Firmware

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 seeking a hands-on Senior Manager (Engineering Manager) who will drive the design and development of firmware with a passion for innovation in the smart wearable technology space. The ideal candidate will lead firmware engineers while working closely with Product, Science, Electronics, and Testing teams to drive successful product releases. This role involves executing firmware roadmap with firmware team as defined with leadership, planning resource needs, managing firmware projects, and ensuring high-quality deliverables. The person will also have line responsibility for a team of firmware engineers, mentoring and fostering both professional development and technical excellence.

What You Will Do

• Lead Firmware Development: Own the end-to-end firmware development and delivery cycle for new products, from concept to release. Work with cross-functional teams to define a clear firmware delivery execution roadmap aligned with project timelines.
• Hands-On Technical Leadership: Lead the team of firmware engineers with hands-on approach on running projects with Agile methodologies like Scrum. Be involved in design discussions, coding reviews, and optimization of firmware for our next-generation wearable devices, focusing on performance, power efficiency, and scalability. Champion best coding practices and high standards of engineering quality.
• Architecture and Technical Direction: Provide guidance and support for overall firmware architecture and ensure it integrates seamlessly with hardware and software components. Involve in making decisions on technology choices, toolchains, and development best practices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: As part of project execution coordinate with Project Management, Product, Science, Electronics, and Testing and Member Experience teams to deliver on product requirements from firmware perspective. Ensure clear communication, timely reporting, and effective problem-solving across departments.
• Resource and Capacity Planning: Work with Embedded leadership to forecast project timelines, resource needs and prioritization to meet delivery goals. Ensure the team's capabilities match evolving product needs by identifying and highlighting skills gaps.
• Team Management and Mentorship: Lead a team of firmware engineers, providing technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development support. Foster an environment of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration.
• Quality Assurance and Process Improvement: Maintain robust processes for firmware testing focusing strongly on automation, validation, and release management. Continuously enhance productivity by defining new and innovative ways of working by utilizing AI in workflow, code quality, and overall performance.
  
  

This position is based in Oulu, Finland and is an onsite location role. We value collaboration and innovation that comes from face-to-face interactions.

Requirements

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

• 10+ Years of Embedded Development Experience and at least 3+ years in leading embedded teams, with a solid foundation in embedded engineering principles and hands-on experience in the wearable or related consumer electronics field, especially with memory and power constrained devices.
• Expertise in C/C++: Experience in writing and reviewing high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code in C/C++, with a deep understanding of microcontroller architectures and design principles for constrained devices.
• Agile Development Practices: Good understanding of working in an agile development environment, with excellent collaboration, planning and communication skills to work effectively with teams across different locations.
• Familiarity with Wearable Sensors: Experience integrating and optimizing a variety of sensors commonly used in wearable technology, such as Photoplethysmography(PPG), accelerometers, gyroscopes, and heart rate sensors.
• Knowledge of Power Management: Demonstrated experience in power optimization for battery-operated devices, ensuring longevity and efficiency of wearables.
• Experience with BLE and Wireless Communication: Strong background in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and other wireless communication protocols, crucial for wearable technology development is an added bonus.
  
  

If this sounds like the next step for you, please send us your application and CV as soon as possible, but by February 24th the latest

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