Jobs at Ouster

Develop system-level use cases, verification and validation plans, proof-of-concept solutions, customer integrations, technical sales assets, and custom demos for LiDAR detection software. Gather customer feedback, integrate with video management systems such as Genetec and Milestone, troubleshoot product issues, and support root-cause analysis. The role also involves test automation, data analysis, mechanical fit-ups, and installations.

The Staff Recruiter will build and scale Ouster’s recruiting function, including sourcing, hiring, interviewing, talent-pipeline development, and equitable hiring practices. This full-lifecycle recruiter will focus on technical and engineering talent, coach hiring managers and leaders, advise on recruiting strategy, develop processes and tooling, analyze funnel metrics, and potentially manage a recruiting team. The role requires strong judgment, adaptability, storytelling, and the ability to use AI to improve recruiting effectiveness.

Leads IT SOX compliance testing, risk assessments, internal audit projects, control documentation, deficiency remediation, and vendor SOC report reviews. Partners with IT, Security, management, and external auditors on ITGCs, SDLC controls, automated controls, key reports, and IPE testing. Provides audit findings and compliance guidance while supporting internal controls and continuous improvement across a multinational organization.

Supports the Chief Revenue Officer and Sales and Marketing VPs by managing complex calendars, global travel, expenses, customer visits, QBRs, executive events, action-item tracking, vendor logistics, sales enablement tools, directories, and team calendars. The role requires strong organization, discretion, communication, prioritization, and experience supporting senior sales executives in a fast-paced technology environment.

Develop and verify RTL for next-generation LiDAR FPGA systems, including simulation, testbench development, synthesis, timing closure, system integration, and real-time sensor optimization. Implement low-level logic for FPGA-based SoCs, support hardware debugging and board bring-up, participate in design reviews, and collaborate with firmware and software teams. The role is onsite in San Francisco.

Leads corporate communications strategy and execution, including communications calendars, press releases, messaging consistency, PR agency coordination, executive thought leadership, media support, and internal communications. Partners with C-suite leaders and Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and People teams to communicate corporate milestones, product launches, customer wins, strategy, compliance, and culture for a publicly traded technology company.

Identify and win new customers, expand revenue with existing U.S. accounts, manage complex enterprise sales cycles, develop channel relationships, communicate technical value propositions, forecast pipelines, negotiate business terms, and close deals. The role targets C-level executives at enterprise and Fortune 500 companies, with emphasis on technical consultative B2B sales in automotive and industrial markets.

Leads EMEA financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and business partnership across Sales, Operations, and R&D. Advises European leadership on revenue, costs, investments, product roadmaps, and commercial performance. Oversees multi-country financial controls, ERP and planning-tool reporting, global finance coordination, and statutory support. Builds and develops the regional FP&A team while collaborating across France, the UK, Netherlands, Thailand, and the United States.

Design, build, and validate cloud data infrastructure and high-throughput pipelines for multimodal sensor (LiDAR, camera, GNSS/IMU) data. Ensure data quality, lineage, versioning, automated validation, IaC, and production stability while partnering with SW/ML teams and labeling vendors.

Lead development and execution of reliability and verification plans for autonomy hardware. Validate thermal, power, EMI/EMC, vibration, and environmental resilience of compute and electromechanical systems. Design stress tests (HALT, thermal cycling, ingress protection), run FMEA and RCAs, track field stability, and partner with functional safety teams to validate safety-rated hardware for rugged deployments.

Design and validate rugged enclosures, mounts, thermal solutions, and structural hardware for sensor-based autonomy products. Own mechanical design from concept through prototype, validation, and mass production, including CAD models, drawings, tolerance analysis, DFM, supplier engagement, and field integration.

Design and validate electrical architecture, schematics, and PCBs for autonomy products. Collaborate with HW/FW and mechanical teams to bring up, debug, and validate prototypes, support sensor integration, signal integrity, power optimization, supply chain/NPI, component qualification, and document designs through production ramp.

The AP Manager oversees the procure-to-pay lifecycle, ensuring compliant vendor payments while leading and developing a global AP team and enhancing efficiency through automation.

Supports robotics customers with LiDAR sensor onboarding, network configuration, SDK/API setup, technical triage, diagnostics, and troubleshooting across hardware, firmware, networking, Linux, and Windows environments. Reviews logs and network captures, documents bugs in Jira, replicates issues, guides customers on best practices, contributes to knowledge-base materials, and provides email, video, and phone support while escalating complex cases to senior engineers.

Lead cost analysis, standard costing, manufacturing variance reporting, inventory reserve analytics, and financial planning support for Thailand operations. Prepare close-related journal entries, reconciliations, audit schedules, dashboards, and management reporting. Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, FP&A, and Finance to identify cost reduction opportunities and provide actionable insights. Maintain ERP cost data, improve processes and controls, and coach team members on cost accounting and analytical methods.

The Product Manager will manage the roadmap for lidar sensors, communicate technical details, and lead marketing strategies while collaborating with engineering teams.

As Lead Embedded Software Engineer, you will architect and build embedded software for LIDAR systems, leading a team in a dynamic environment.

Develop and maintain Python-based automated production test infrastructure and hardware abstraction layers. Build modular, fault-tolerant test workflows, optimize high-volume data pipelines to central databases, triage test failures, and write unit tests and mocks to validate code before deploying to production lines.

The Desktop Support Engineer supports IT systems and services, handles service desk responsibilities, and configures desktop environments for users. They aid in onboarding and maintain operation procedures.

Seeking a Senior Product Engineer to develop optoelectronic ICs, ensure automotive qualification, lead NPI processes, and manage cross-functional collaboration. Requires expertise in ATE and SPAD ICs.