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We are Ouster

A team of software, hardware, business, and manufacturing experts building the next generation of high-resolution lidar sensors and autonomy software solutions.

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Honest.

When it comes to safety, honesty and trust rule all. We value our customers’ trust above everything else.

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Deliberate.

We work hard and design with a purpose. Great products are worth the effort.

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We must think beyond what exists today to build something that pushes the boundaries of performance and truly lasts.

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Director, People Strategic Operations & Communications

  • People
  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Full Time

About OusterAt Ouster, we believe that only what is real truly matters. We are building the sensory foundation for Physical AI and global automation, creating high-performance digital lidar sensors and software solutions that allow machines to see, understand, and interact with the physical world in real time. From enabling autonomous vehicles and smart infrastructure to safeguarding industrial facilities and robotics, our unified platform of hardware and AI perception models turns complex spatial data into real-world safety and efficiency. We iterate tirelessly to build tools that solve real-world challenges, driven by a simple truth: the future will be shaped by creators, not by talkers. If you thrive on solving hard engineering problems, shipping tangible hardware and software, and making safety accessible to all, this is where you will do your best work.The roleWe're hiring our first Director, People Strategic Operations & Communications. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you'll make the CPO, the People team and company leaders more effective by bringing strategy, communications and execution together.You'll pick up the work that lives between teams, bring structure to ambiguity, and find a way to get it done. This is a chance to build a new function from the ground up alongside an experienced People leadership team.What you'll doDrive People strategy. Shape People priorities and OKRs, and tell the story to executives and the board. Own the People scorecard with our analytics team, turning headcount, hiring, attrition and engagement data into clear insight and action.Be the CPO's partner and proxy. Keep priorities, decisions and follow-ups moving across the People team and cross-functionally. Lead internal communications. Build our internal comms strategy, channels, intranet, and calendar for a global workforce. Partner with the CEO and executives on key messages, own town halls, and lead internal communications for a seamless employee experience.Run strategic programs. Lead complex cross-functional strategic work such as M&A integration, and global expansion workstreams, with clear plans, owners and cadences.Strengthen how Ouster operates. Partner with cross-functional leadership on operating principles, cadences and meetings, and plan People team and leadership offsites in San Francisco and around the world.What you bring10+ years across management consulting, strategy and operations, chief of staff or program leadership, ideally a mix of consulting and operating roles.Experience in fast-paced, high-growth companies.A builder who thrives in ambiguity and brings “find a way” energy.Interdisciplinary range: comfortable moving between strategy, data, communications and execution in the same day.Data-driven and metrics-oriented, with a strong grasp of people analytics.Executive presence: Trusted by the C-suite and equally effective with frontline employees and cross-functional partners.Obsessively organized and timely, with sharp attention to detail and the strategic view intact.A clear, concise writer and communicator who can make complex topics simple.Sound judgment and discretion with confidential information.Nice to haveExperience in or alongside a People or HR organization.M&A integration, European works council, or global offsite and event experience.Hardware, deep tech or public-company experience.Working proficiency in French.LocationSan Francisco Bay Area, hybrid, with periodic international travel.CompensationThe base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for equity & benefits. ($185,000 — $255,000 USD)Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

Account Executive, Growth

  • Business Development
  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Full Time

At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you're motivated by solving big problems, we're hiring key roles across the company and need your help!The RoleWith the acquisition of Stereolabs, maker of ZED stereo cameras and the ZED SDK, Ouster now offers lidar, cameras, and perception software from a single company. We're building a new Commercial Sales team to own the part of our market that is growing fastest: the robotics startups, system integrators, equipment builders, and university labs putting perception into machines.You'll own every new inbound customer and every account not already assigned to our enterprise team. You find out what they're building, recommend the right sensors, close the deal, and grow the account as the customer moves from prototype to production. Starting in 2027, you'll sell across our full portfolio of lidar and cameras.This is a closing role, not a lead-routing role. You carry a number and you own the outcome.What you'll doWork inbound leads and unassigned accounts from first inquiry to closed order, and respond fast enough to win.Run technical discovery with engineers and researchers. Understand the application (navigation, mapping, manipulation, inspection, safety), then match it to the right lidar, camera, or combined solution.Manage a high-volume pipeline of many deals at once, with an accurate forecast and clean CRM data.Handle the full close: quotes, evaluation units, pricing within guardrails, and academic and small-business procurement.Spot the customers who are scaling. Today's 10-person robotics startup is next year's production program. Expand those accounts, or hand them to the enterprise team under clear rules.Work with distributors, resellers, and integrators to extend reach.Bring back what customers tell you to Product and Marketing. You'll hear about market changes before anyone else.Help write the playbook. This is a new team, and the early hires shape how it runs.What you bring1 years as a quota-carrying Account Executive with a consistent record of hitting or beating target.Experience selling a technical product to technical buyers, such as engineers, researchers, or developers.Comfort with high velocity: many concurrent deals, short-to-mid sales cycles, and fast follow-up.Enough technical fluency to talk credibly with a robotics engineer about range, resolution, field of view, and integration, and the judgment to know when to bring in a Sales Engineer.Clear, fast written communication. Much of this work happens over email and Slack.Nice to haveExperience selling sensors, cameras, machine vision, robotics hardware, test and measurement, or developer tools.Experience selling to universities and research labs, including grant-funded purchasing, academic pricing, and fiscal-year timing.Experience working with distributors, resellers, or system integrators.Hands-on familiarity with ROS/ROS 2, NVIDIA Jetson, or Python.The base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for equity & benefits. ($97,000 - $145,000)We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of these requirements to be the ideal candidate for this role.Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Staff Recruiter

  • People
  • Paris, France
  • Full Time

Qui nous sommes : Des capteurs conçus pour faire avancer le monde Chez Ouster, nous sommes convaincus que seule la réalité compte. Nous bâtissons les fondations sensorielles de l’IA Physique et de l’automatisation globale, en concevant des capteurs lidar numériques haute performance et des solutions logicielles qui permettent aux machines de voir, comprendre et interagir avec le monde réel instantanément. Qu'il s'agisse d' équiper les véhicules autonomes, les infrastructures intelligentes, la robotique ou de sécuriser les sites industriels, notre plateforme unifiée de matériel et de modèles de perception IA transforme des données spatiales complexes en gains de sécurité et d'efficacité concrets. Nous nous améliorons sans cesse pour concevoir des outils répondant à des défis du terrain, portés par une conviction simple : le futur appartient à celles et ceux qui font, pas à celles et ceux qui parlent. Si vous aimez relever des défis d'ingénierie complexes, concevoir des solutions matérielles et logicielles tangibles, et rendre la sécurité accessible à tous, vous êtes au bon endroit pour donner le meilleur de vous-même.Il s'agit d'un poste unique, à pourvoir à Paris ou à Londres.Le rôle et votre impact En tant que Talent Acquisition Manager dédié·e aux zones EMEA et APAC, vous jouerez un rôle clé en pilotant le recrutement de bout en bout et en faisant tourner à plein régime le moteur de recrutement mondial d’Ouster. Chez Ouster, nos recruteurs gèrent l'ensemble du cycle de recrutement : ils aiment dénicher des talents rares et savent faire la différence pour convaincre les meilleurs profils. Vous savez que le recrutement est un levier stratégique majeur pour la réussite de l'entreprise. Fin·e communicant·e, vous savez embarquer vos interlocuteurs autour de notre mission et de notre vision. Curieux·se de nature, vous assimilez rapidement les enjeux techniques et vous savez poser la bonne question au bon moment. Vous aurez l'opportunité de structurer nos processus et les adapter à notre croissance, de valoriser vos réussites et de mettre en place de nouveaux outils. Votre succès se mesurera à votre capacité à accompagner et coacher nos équipes techniques et transversales, nos managers et nos leaders pour que chaque embauche devienne un véritable accélérateur de croissance. Le/la candidat·e idéal·e se positionne en véritable business partner auprès de ses équipes et tire une grande fierté de recruter des talents à fort impact. Notre équipe est à taille humaine, mais particulièrement performante : nous encourageons la remise en question, la prise d'initiatives et la culture du résultat. Missions principales :Concevoir et déployer nos pratiques de sourcing, de recrutement et d'entretien.Alimenter proactivement nos viviers de talents afin d'anticiper les besoins futurs du business.Promouvoir et incarner une véritable culture du recrutement au service de la performance globale.Défendre et promouvoir des pratiques de recrutement équitables et inclusives à chaque étape du parcours.Être le contact privilégié pour accompagner le développement de notre antenne à Paris. Votre profil :Au moins 8 ans d'expérience en recrutement, avec une forte spécialisation sur les profils d'ingénierie et rôles techniques.Maîtrise complète du cycle de recrutement ("full-lifecycle").Aisance dans un environnement en constante évolutionPosture et assurance pour conseiller et coacher des hiring managers juniors comme séniors. Ce qui fera la différence :Expérience confirmée dans l'accompagnement de leaders et la structuration de process pour des postes nouvellement créés ("first of their type").Expérience réussie de développement d'équipes en tant que recruteur in-house, idéalement dans un environnement startup. Facilité à comprendre, analyser, et présenter les KPI de recrutement.Forte capacité à utiliser l'IA comme un véritable levier d'efficacité au-delà de la simple génération de fiches de poste ou de grilles d'évaluation.Français courant ou bilingue et anglais courant (C1/C2) exigés – Poste basé à Paris. La vie chez OusterNous travaillons dur et concevons avec exigence, dans un environnement où l'autonomie de chacun contribue au succès global. Ouster propose une rémunération fixe attractive, des packages d'equity ainsi qu'une couverture d'avantages sociaux complète pour accompagner le bien-être de ses collaborateurs.Le salaire de base sera déterminé en fonction de vos compétences, de votre expérience professionnelle, de votre localisation et de vos qualifications. Ce poste peut également donner droit à un bonus de 10 % sur le chiffre d'affaires (60,000€ - 65,000€).Who we are: Sensors Designed for Progress At Ouster, we believe that only what is real truly matters. We are building the sensory foundation for Physical AI and global automation, creating high-performance digital lidar sensors and software solutions that allow machines to see, understand, and interact with the physical world in real time. From enabling autonomous vehicles and smart infrastructure to safeguarding industrial facilities and robotics, our unified platform of hardware and AI perception models turns complex spatial data into real-world safety and efficiency. We iterate tirelessly to build tools that solve real-world challenges, driven by a simple truth: the future will be shaped by creators, not by talkers. If you thrive on solving hard engineering problems, shipping tangible hardware and software, and making safety accessible to all, this is where you will do your best work.We are hiring for one position, based in either Paris or London.​​​​​​​The Role & Your Impact In this role, you will be the foundational hire owning end to end hiring in EMEA and APAC, enabling the global recruiting engine at Ouster to operate efficiently. Recruiters at Ouster are full-lifecycle, who enjoy sourcing hard-to-find talent, and successfully negotiating offers with hard-to-close talent. You know that hiring is one of the most important multipliers enabling success. You should be a storyteller, able to convey our mission and vision in a way that resonates with your audience. You should have a natural curiosity, able to learn and adapt to new technologies and concepts with a keen sense of timing to ask candidates the right questions at the right time.  You will have the opportunity to build and scale processes, document your wins, and build new tooling. The measure of your success will be driven by how you coach technical and non-technical teams, people managers and company leaders to ensure each hire is a force multiplier. The ideal candidate acts as a partner to their teams, and takes great pride in hiring talent that drives impact. We are a team that encourages asking why, proposing solutions, and delivering results. Small, but mighty. Core Responsibilities:Build and scale sourcing, hiring, and interview practices for experienced and new hiring teams.Strategically nurture talent pools to build proactive pipelines of talent before the business recognizes the need. Champion and demonstrate how a culture of recruiting impacts the business.Champion and advocate for equitable hiring practices throughout every step of the hiring processes.Act as the main point of contact for our growing presence in Paris. What You Bring:8 years of experience in Recruiting, with a focus on engineering and related technical roles.Full lifecycle recruiting experience.Comfort and ability to thrive in ambiguity.Judgment and confidence to coach new and experienced hiring managers. What Makes You Stand Out: Demonstrated experience advising leaders and designing processes for “first of their type” hires.Demonstrated experience building teams as an in-house recruiter, ideally in a startup setting.Demonstrated experience understanding and conveying funnel metrics.Demonstrated ability to leverage AI as a force multiplier beyond generating job descriptions and interview rubrics.Business Fluent French (C1/C2) preferred. Life at OusterWe work hard and design with purpose, offering an environment where individual autonomy drives global scale. Ouster provides competitive base compensation, equity packages, and comprehensive benefits designed to support employee well-being.The base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for a 10% bonus on revenues.(€60,000 - €65,000)  

Staff Recruiter

  • People
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Full Time

Who we are: Sensors Designed for Progress At Ouster, we believe that only what is real truly matters. We are building the sensory foundation for Physical AI and global automation, creating high-performance digital lidar sensors and software solutions that allow machines to see, understand, and interact with the physical world in real time. From enabling autonomous vehicles and smart infrastructure to safeguarding industrial facilities and robotics, our unified platform of hardware and AI perception models turns complex spatial data into real-world safety and efficiency. We iterate tirelessly to build tools that solve real-world challenges, driven by a simple truth: the future will be shaped by creators, not by talkers. If you thrive on solving hard engineering problems, shipping tangible hardware and software, and making safety accessible to all, this is where you will do your best work.We are hiring for one position, based in either Paris or London. The Role & Your Impact In this role, you will be the foundational hire owning end to end hiring in EMEA and APAC, enabling the global recruiting engine at Ouster to operate efficiently. Recruiters at Ouster are full-lifecycle, who enjoy sourcing hard-to-find talent, and successfully negotiating offers with hard-to-close talent. You know that hiring is one of the most important multipliers enabling success. You should be a storyteller, able to convey our mission and vision in a way that resonates with your audience. You should have a natural curiosity, able to learn and adapt to new technologies and concepts with a keen sense of timing to ask candidates the right questions at the right time.  You will have the opportunity to build and scale processes, document your wins, and build new tooling. The measure of your success will be driven by how you coach technical and non-technical teams, people managers and company leaders to ensure each hire is a force multiplier. The ideal candidate acts as a partner to their teams, and takes great pride in hiring talent that drives impact. We are a team that encourages asking why, proposing solutions, and delivering results. Small, but mighty. Core Responsibilities:Build and scale sourcing, hiring, and interview practices for experienced and new hiring teams.Strategically nurture talent pools to build proactive pipelines of talent before the business recognizes the need. Champion and demonstrate how a culture of recruiting impacts the business.Champion and advocate for equitable hiring practices throughout every step of the hiring processes.Act as the main point of contact for our growing presence in Paris. What You Bring:8 years of experience in Recruiting, with a focus on engineering and related technical roles.Full lifecycle recruiting experience.Comfort and ability to thrive in ambiguity.Judgment and confidence to coach new and experienced hiring managers. What Makes You Stand Out: Demonstrated experience advising leaders and designing processes for “first of their type” hires.Demonstrated experience building teams as an in-house recruiter, ideally in a startup setting.Demonstrated experience understanding and conveying funnel metrics.Demonstrated ability to leverage AI as a force multiplier beyond generating job descriptions and interview rubrics.Business Fluent French (C1/C2) preferred. Life at OusterWe work hard and design with purpose, offering an environment where individual autonomy drives global scale. Ouster provides competitive base compensation, equity packages, and comprehensive benefits designed to support employee well-being.  

Senior Electrical Sustaining Engineer

  • Hardware Engineering
  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Full Time

At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!Position OverviewJoin Ouster as a Senior Electrical Sustaining Engineer. In this role, you will take ownership of production electrical hardware designs and drive key engineering changes to Ouster’s LiDAR hardware. You will own design revisions to released hardware, whether that’s re-spinning a board around an end-of-life part, qualifying a second source, or adding a cost-down change without disrupting production. This role serves as a key bridge between engineering, supply chain, and quality; you will integrate root-caused hardware issues and translate those insights into design guidelines that prevent repeat defects in next-generation New Product Introduction (NPI) builds.What you'll do:Own production hardware designs:Take end-to-end technical ownership of electrical designs for shipping lidar sensors, including mixed-signal, power, and laser driver circuitry.Make schematic and layout changes for sustaining revisions, then plan and run the design verification needed to release them.Drive, review, and approve Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and Material Change Orders (MCOs, BOM-only changes) in FusionStay ahead of obsolescence:Monitor component lifecycles and act on End-of-Life (EOL) notices and Product Change Notifications (PCNs) before they become line-down events.Evaluate replacement parts for fit, pinout, and electrical performance, and qualify alternates with suppliers and distributors.Keep component libraries accurate, including schematic symbols, footprints, and compliance data (RoHS, REACH, conflict minerals).Cross-Functional Technical Leadership & Supply ChainAct as the subject matter expert for component-level troubleshooting across engineering, quality, test, and tier-1 suppliers.Partner with procurement, supply chain, and our contract manufacturer to protect yield, reduce cost, and keep supply continuous.Field Quality & NPI Feedback LoopServe as the technical point of contact to debug complex failure through root-cause analysis.Bridge the gap between field quality and initial design by codifying lessons learned from field bugs into actionable design-for-reliability guidelines for next-generation NPI architectures.What you'll bring:BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent6+ years in sustaining, component, or electrical design engineering in a volume manufacturing environment.Hands-on experience modifying production designs: schematic capture and PCB layout in Altium (or equivalent), circuit simulation (SPICE), and analog/power circuit design.Component qualification experience, including reliability testing (thermal cycling, HALT, derating analysis) and standards such as AEC-Q100/Q200.Failure analysis skills: fault isolation to component level, and working with FA labs on X-ray, cross-sectioning, and curve tracing.Strong bench skills with oscilloscopes, DMMs, power analyzers, and data acquisition systems.Experience running ECOs and BOM changes in a PLM system (Arena or similar).Python or similar scripting for test automation and data analysis.Clear written communication, including validation reports and change documentation.Nice to have:Experience with lidar, optical sensing, or pulsed laser systems (VCSEL emitters, SPAD or photodiode receivers, high-current laser drivers).Background in automotive, industrial, or robotics hardware.Experience working directly with an offshore contract manufacturer on yield and line issues.Exposure to component costing and supplier negotiation.Personal Attributes:Exceptional attention to detail, leadership, and organizational skills.Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities.Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and cross-functional teamwork.Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.The base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for equity & benefits. ($150,000 - $190,000) We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of these requirements to be the ideal candidate for this role. Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Inventory Control Manager

  • Supply Chain
  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Full Time

At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!Position OverviewWe are seeking a highly analytical and process-driven Inventory Control Manager to oversee worldwide inventory management, supply chain planning execution, and material control across multiple global locations (SF, Venlo, SZ, and Thailand). This is an on-site position based at our San Francisco (SF) location, requiring occasional travel to international sites for inventory audits and vendor coordination.The role reports directly to the VP of Global Supply Chain. In this position, you will be responsible for ensuring >98% inventory accuracy, maintaining strict SOX compliance, leading material review boards (MRB), and driving continuous improvement across our inventory ecosystem. You will collaborate closely with contract manufacturers (CMs), Sales Operations, Accounting, and internal Supply Chain leadership, while also serving as a critical backup for the Master Planner.Key ResponsibilitiesAccessory Planning & Demand FulfillmentInventory Balance Optimization: Review backlog, SFDC (Salesforce), and incoming supply daily to maintain balanced inventory levels across world-wide locations (SF, Venlo, SZ, Thailand) to support customer shipments.S&OP Management: Prepare and present monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) slides specifically for accessories.PO Allocation: Collaborate with Contract Manufacturers (CMs) to direct purchase orders to the correct production or fulfillment locations.Expediting & Sales Support: Review the global order backlog daily; expedite supply to meet active demand and promptly resolve inquiries from Account Executives (AEs) and Sales Operations.Product Lifecycle Transitions: Manage inventory transitions and stock allocations as new SKUs are released (e.g., Blue City, Y-cables).Inventory Control, Audits & ComplianceGlobal Counts & Reconciliations: Plan, schedule, and execute monthly worldwide inventory counts. Create all count sheets, establish inventory freezes, and build reconciliation workbooks for all stocking locations.Vendor Bin Management: Distribute count sheets to offsite CM vendors and reconcile all offsite vendor bins.SOX & Accounting Alignment: Maintain all SOX-required documentation for inventory controls. Prepare inventory adjustment (IA) files, secure necessary approvals, and collaborate with Accounting to process adjustments.Variance Resolution & KPIs: Investigate, explain, and resolve all inventory variances. Track and maintain monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and implement corrective actions for systemic inventory errors.Transactional Troubleshooting: Monitor worldwide transactions to resolve receiving issues, TPT/TPP bottlenecks at BET, transfer orders, adjustment requests, part number (PN) conversions, and work order (WO)/assembly build issues for production.E&O and Aging Material: Review aging inventory (90+ days inactive) and drive cross-functional teams to transition slow-moving material to obsolete status (focusing on SF and driving cleanup globally).Material Review Board (MRB) & QuarantineTracking & Resolution: Manage the quarantine bin tracker and actively resolve items stuck in quarantine.MRB Leadership: Prepare weekly MRB files, lead the weekly MRB meeting, and drive cross-functional accountability for action items.Scrap Processing: Perform inventory transactions to scrap bins, secure approvals, and deliver processed files to Cost Accounting for adjustments.Offsite Logistics: Coordinate with regional logistics/operations leads to manage and process offsite MRB material.Supply Chain Management (SCM) SupportNetSuite Data Integrity: Ensure all required Bills of Materials (BOMs) are accurately loaded and updated in NetSuite (NS). Review all ECO/PCO releases.MRP Settings Maintenance: Gather lead times (LT) and safety stock requirements for required part numbers; input data into NetSuite to ensure MRP settings are accurate.Demand & Build Planning: Enter item demand plans based on current build plans for SF, accounting for weekly production completions.MRP Operations: Run MRP, analyze output, and host the weekly SCM meeting to gain alignment on new purchasing requirements. Manually plan for exception items (e.g., bulk optics).PO Approvals & Audit: Publish weekly meeting minutes, secure management approvals for PO placement, and maintain compliance documentation for PTP-11 audits.Subcontracting Transactions: Execute transactions for vendor service POs (coating, dicing, etc.) for production parts.Operations Alignment: Partner with internal production leads to perform 950-PN receipts and assembly builds. Provide analytical input on BOM structures to optimize inventory tracking across CM vendors.Master Planning Backup: Act as the primary operational backup for the Master Planner during absences or peak volumes.Qualifications & ExperienceExperience: 5+ years of experience in inventory control, material planning, or global supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.Certifications: APICS / CPIM certification is highly preferred.Systems Expertise: Advanced proficiency in NetSuite (ERP) and Salesforce (SFDC) is strongly desired.Regulatory Knowledge: Proven experience managing inventory processes under strict SOX compliance.Analytical Skills: Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills (reconciliation workbooks, VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables) with a strong ability to investigate root causes of data variances.Vendor Management: Experience working directly with international Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and managing offsite vendor inventory binsLocation & Travel: Ability to work fully on-site in San Francisco and travel internationally from time to time to other global facilities to conduct inventory reviews and audits.​​​​​​​The base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for equity & benefits. ($128,000 - $170,000) We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of these requirements to be the ideal candidate for this role. Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Senior E-Commerce & Web Operations Manager

  • Marketing
  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Full Time

At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!Role Overview We are seeking an execution-focused Senior E-Commerce & Web Operations Manager to co-own the delivery of our web store platform and manage our corporate digital presence as we grow our direct online channel. In this role, you will be the commercial and operational engine behind our direct online sales channel. You will adopt and scale the proven webstore playbook established by our Stereolabs team, drive self-service adoption for our REV8 sensors and accessories, and rigorously manage our corporate website (Ouster.com) and agency partners to ensure high efficiency, minimal scope creep, and fast execution. Your work will enable Ouster to reach and support customers around the world we previously couldn't serve. This is an individual contributor role, partnering closely with cross-functional teams, our Stereolabs team in Paris, and external agency and implementation partners. Responsibilities Webstore Ownership & GTM ExecutionCo-Own Project Delivery: Partner with cross-functional teams (Product Strategy, Sales, IT, Legal, Audit, Finance, and Support) to help deliver our webstore launch in a phased approach, then drive the store's day-to-day operations after go-live.Playbook Execution: Adopt and adapt the operational e-commerce workflow from our Stereolabs team (Paris) using Shopify and our implementation partner.Catalog Management: Own SKU onboarding, implementation of pricing and promotions (in partnership with sales and product strategy), bundles, datasheets, and customer-facing descriptions for Ouster REV8 sensors, cables, and components. This includes managing ongoing changes to SKUs, pricing, and product content as applicable.Revenue & Self-Service Growth: Build campaigns and conversion flows to route low-touch, long-tail accounts through self-service e-commerce.Performance Reporting: Define and report on webstore KPIs (traffic, conversion, order volume, self-serve revenue, quote deflection) and use them to prioritize improvements. Corporate Web Operations & Agency Management (Ouster.com)Website Unification: Lead the consolidation of Stereolabs.com into Ouster.com to streamline our global digital footprint and domain architecture. This includes content migration, redirect mapping, and preservation of search rankings and inbound traffic.Agency & Vendor Management: Directly manage our external web agency partners with strict oversight on scope, deliverables, speed, and budget. Shift routine work in-house and right-size the agency engagement over time.In-House CMS Management: Use Sanity CMS to swiftly build and launch new landing pages, product pages, and digital assets internally without relying heavily on agency development.  Qualifications & RequirementsExperience: 5+ years owning e-commerce and/or web operations within B2B Hardware, B2C Consumer Tech, B2B Software, Industrial Tech, Marketplaces, or Semiconductor sectors.E-Commerce Stack: Hands-on admin experience with Shopify / Shopify Plus, product information architecture, catalog management, and checkout flows.Modern CMS & Web Stack: Proven experience with Sanity (or other headless CMS platforms) and managing web design/build projects.Site Migrations: Has led at least one domain consolidation or site migration with SEO preserved.Agency Management: Demonstrated track record of holding creative and technical agencies accountable to strict budgets, SOWs, and delivery timelines, including cutting agency spend or bringing work in-house.Mindset: Pragmatic operator who prioritizes execution and speed-to-market over perfection or unnecessary redesigns.Collaboration: Comfortable working across time zones with teams in the US and France.The base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for equity & benefits. ($130,000 - $170,000) We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of these requirements to be the ideal candidate for this role. Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Product Engineer Intern

  • Product Engineering
  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Internship

INTRODUCTION: At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components into an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. We are taking this one step further by building industry focussed end-to-end Lidar-based Detection Technology solutions so our customers time-to-value is faster. Ouster Solutions caters to solving big problems in Smart Cities, Warehouse automation, Physical Security, and Mining to name a few. If you're passionate about solving complex problems in these fields, we need your help. We are looking for a Software Product Engineering Intern to own and drive the system engineering, product documentation, third-party product integrations, and verification and validation functions, to bring to market innovative end-to-end Lidar Detection Technology software solutions, thereby accelerating the global automation revolution for a safe and efficient future. This position will be reporting directly to the VP of Product. RESPONSIBILITIES: ➔ Serve as a critical bridge between the field and our internal teams. You'll gather and distill customer feedback and share insights with the product management and engineering teams to help shape the future of our product roadmap ➔ Develop system-level use cases, break them down into sub-system/product components, and establish a test bed. Define and execute verification and validation test plans for the identified use cases ➔ Design and build proof-of-concept (POC) solutions and custom demos that showcase the power and flexibility of our product. You'll be the expert in integrating our product into a customer's existing technology stack ➔ Build value-add integrations between Lidar detection platform and Video management systems such as Genetec and Milestone ➔ Empower the sales team by developing and maintaining technical sales assets. These include demo environments, presentation decks, data sheets, unique data sets for ML algorithm improvements, and best practice guides ➔ Triage customer-reported bugs, diagnose issues in the existing product, and identify the root cause of problems EXPERIENCE: ➔ Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. or a recent graduate, in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science ➔ Previous internship or project experience related to manufacturing, robotics, or electro-mechanical systems ➔ Experience with a scripting language like Python for test automation or data analysis ➔ Be able to roll-up sleeves and do mechanical fit up and installsThe base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications.  ($35/hr) We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of these requirements to be the ideal candidate for this role. Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Staff Recruiter

  • People
  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Full Time

Who we are: Sensors Designed for ProgressAt Ouster, we believe that only what is real truly matters. We are building the sensory foundation for Physical AI and global automation, creating high-performance digital lidar sensors and software solutions that allow machines to see, understand, and interact with the physical world in real time.From enabling autonomous vehicles and smart infrastructure to safeguarding industrial facilities and robotics, our unified platform of hardware and AI perception models turns complex spatial data into real-world safety and efficiency. We iterate tirelessly to build tools that solve real-world challenges, driven by a simple truth: the future will be shaped by creators, not by talkers.If you thrive on solving hard engineering problems, shipping tangible hardware and software, and making safety accessible to all, this is where you will do your best work.The Role & Your ImpactIn this role, you will be the key foundational hire enabling the recruiting engine at Ouster to kickstart.Recruiters at Ouster are full-lifecycle, who enjoy sourcing hard-to-find talent, and successfully negotiating offers with hard-to-close talent. You know that hiring is one of the most important multipliers enabling success. You should be a storyteller, able to convey our mission and vision in a way that resonates with your audience. You should have a natural curiosity, able to learn and adapt to new technologies and concepts with a keen sense of timing to ask candidates the right questions at the right time. You will have the opportunity to build and scale processes, document your wins, build new tooling and manage a team of recruiters. The measure of your success will be driven by how you coach technical and non-technical teams, people managers and company leaders to ensure each hire is a force multiplier. The ideal candidate acts as a partner to their teams, and takes great pride in hiring talent that drives impact. We are a team that encourages asking why, proposing solutions, and delivering results. Small, but mighty.Core Responsibilities:Build and scale sourcing, hiring, and interview practices for experienced and new hiring teams.Strategically nurture talent pools to build proactive pipelines of talent before the business recognizes the need. Champion and demonstrate how a culture of recruiting impacts the business.Champion and advocate for equitable hiring practices throughout every step of the hiring processes.What You Bring:8 years of experience in Recruiting, with a focus on engineering and related technical roles.Full lifecycle recruiting experience.Comfort and ability to thrive in ambiguity.Judgment and confidence to coach new and experienced hiring managers.What Makes You Stand Out: Demonstrated experience advising leaders and designing processes for “first of their type” hires.Demonstrated experience building teams as an in-house recruiter, ideally in a startup setting.Demonstrated experience understanding and conveying funnel metrics.Demonstrated ability to leverage AI as a force multiplier beyond generating job descriptions and interview rubrics.Life at OusterWe work hard and design with purpose, offering an environment where individual autonomy drives global scale. Ouster provides competitive base compensation, equity packages, and comprehensive benefits designed to support employee well-being.The base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for equity & benefits. ($187,000 - $230,000) Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.