HW Industrial Designer

As a Hardware Industrial Designer at Oura, your responsibilities include developing innovative product designs, collaborating with teams to overcome design challenges, creating prototypes for testing, and presenting ideas effectively. You'll work to ensure that every product not only looks great but also functions excellently, all while adhering to Oura's commitment to quality craftsmanship.

To qualify for the Hardware Industrial Designer role at Oura, candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related field. Proficiency in design tools such as SolidWorks and Adobe Creative Suite, along with hands-on experience in prototyping methods, is essential. Additionally, strong sketching skills and excellent communication abilities will contribute to success in this role.

As a Hardware Industrial Designer at Oura, you should be proficient in tools like SolidWorks, Rhino, KeyShot, and Adobe Creative Suite. Familiarity with prototyping methods, including 3D printing and metal forming, will also be beneficial in your role, ensuring you can effectively bring designs from concept to production.

Collaboration is key for a Hardware Industrial Designer at Oura. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering and marketing, to tackle design challenges, gather diverse feedback, and integrate various perspectives into your product designs, ensuring that the final output resonates with both functional requirements and user needs.

At Oura, we value personal growth and offer a personal learning and development program tailored to your career path. As a Hardware Industrial Designer, you’ll have the chance to expand your skill set, stay up-to-date with industry trends, and apply newfound knowledge to innovative projects, paving the way for potential career advancements within the company.

When discussing your design process, detail how you begin with gathering insights from users and research, translate those into concepts, and then iteratively develop prototypes. Highlight your approach to integrating feedback and how you ensure design efficiency while maintaining quality craftsmanship.

Share specific examples of design challenges you've encountered, detailing the steps you took to analyze the problem, brainstorm solutions, and implement the most effective strategy. Emphasize your collaborative efforts in working with cross-functional teams to ensure successful outcomes.

Discuss how you balance aesthetics and functionality by focusing on user experience during the design phase. Explain your commitment to testing the usability of your designs through prototyping and gathering stakeholder feedback, ensuring the final product meets both visual appeal and practical needs.

Be prepared to discuss your proficiency in design software such as SolidWorks and Adobe Creative Suite. Provide examples of projects where you've used these tools to create prototypes or presentations. Highlight how these skills contributed to project success.

Illustrate your collaborative approach by sharing examples of how you effectively communicate with team members during design sessions and utilize feedback. Mention specific techniques you employ to foster an inclusive environment where every voice is heard for optimum design results.

Discuss relevant trends such as sustainable design practices, smart technology integration, and user-centered innovations. Describe how you plan to incorporate these trends into your designs and your commitment to staying informed and ahead in the industrial design field.

Describe your organizational skills, such as using project management tools to track deadlines and progress. Highlight your ability to assess project needs and impact, ensuring that the most critical tasks are accomplished first, while maintaining high work quality.

Talk about your process for gathering and analyzing user feedback, whether it’s through surveys, direct interviews, or usability testing. Emphasize how this feedback informs your design iterations and contributes to creating products that truly meet user needs.

Share your experience with various prototyping methods such as 3D printing or physical model making. Discuss how you leverage prototyping to test ideas, iterate on design concepts, and gather insights that drive successful product development.

Reflect on your passion for wellness and innovative product design, expressing how Oura’s mission resonates with you. Discuss your admiration for the company’s commitment to user empowerment and how you see yourself contributing to and thriving in such an environment.