Principal Materials Engineer, PVD is open at Oura (Hybrid - San Francisco, California). The posting gives a salary of $250K - $295K. Posted on Feb 20, 2026, and still on Oura’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Define and drive the multi-year technology and strategy roadmap for advanced materials, PVD/CVD coatings, surface engineering, and emerging inorganic thin-film technologies across all Oura hardware product lines. Serve as the company-wide Subject Matter Expert (SME) in PVD process development, thin-film characterization, and advanced surface finishes, leading exploratory R&D for next-generation products. Architect…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Oura’s careers page.
Hiring at Oura
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