Senior/Staff Biomedical Engineer

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 2.5 million 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're now seeking a Senior or Staff Biomedical Engineer with deep expertise in PPG (photoplethysmography), spectroscopy, and sensor technology to join our Future Physiology team. This is a key role for an experienced and technically curious engineer who’s ready to drive the future of health sensing at Oura.

Location: Finland, we have offices in Helsinki and Oulu

What You will do:
Lead the development, testing, and validation of physiological sensing methods across hardware platforms and build advanced signal processing pipelines tailored for real world wearable data and physiological metrics.
Design and execute biosignal experiments with a rapid iteration cycle and turn noisy datasets into actionable insights.
Translate experimental results into productizable solutions, with a focus on physiological relevance and generalizability
Collaborate with hardware and sensor design teams—an understanding of optics and electronics design is highly appreciated in this role.
Mentor junior team members and shape best practices in biosignal R&D.
Influence sensor roadmap and strategic decision-making through data-driven insight and deep physiological knowledge.

We would love to have You on our team, if You have:
Bring 5 years of experience in biosignal processing, particularly with PPG and spectroscopy.
Have a proven track record of delivering research to production—from prototyping to deployment.
Possess strong programming skills in Python and experience working with real world physiological datasets.
Hold an advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field—or equivalent practical experience.
Combine deep physiological understanding with engineering intuition to create scalable and robust metrics.
Thrive in fast-paced, exploratory environments, embracing iteration and ambiguity as opportunities.
Communicate clearly and confidently across teams and stakeholders—technical and non-technical alike.

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.

What we offer:
Competitive salary
Lunch benefit
Wellness benefit
Flexible working hours
An Oura ring of your own
Personal learning & development program
Wellness Time Off

If this sounds like the next step for you, please send us your application and CV as soon as possible, but latest May 18th.

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 regards 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, socioeconomic status, 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.