About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead new product development from concept through to production. You will be part of a small, mission-driven team and have significant ownership over decisions. Ample opportunities for career growth are available as we are growing quickly.
Responsibilities
- Architect and design complex electromechanical systems, including plastic, metal, and soft goods components integrated with novel sensors and actuators.
- Drive designs across the entire development lifecycle, including brainstorming, CAD, prototyping, testing, and ramp into production in Asia.
- Shape the direction of our products and features by collaborating with industrial design, marketing, and product teams as well as company leadership.
- Solve highly cross-functional problems by working with electrical, software, reliability, and manufacturing engineering teams.
- Perform analysis and testing to ensure designs meet product goals, including thermal, fluid, and structural analysis.
Requirements
- 8+ years of consumer product design experience with knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal forming, and sensor/electronics integration.
- Track records of shipping high-volume consumer products, including manufacturing support in Asia.
- Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed.
- Highly proficient with 3D modeling and simulation tools (e.g. Solidworks, NX, Creo).
- Experience with high-volume manufacturing processes, design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA), tolerance analysis, functional dimensioning and geometric tolerancing (GD&T).
- Solid understanding of root cause analysis, DOEs, and other quality measuring techniques.
Skills
- Injection molding
- Sheet metal forming
- Sensor/electronics integration
- 3D modeling
- Simulation
- Manufacturing processes
- Design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA)
- Tolerance analysis
- Functional dimensioning
- Geometric tolerancing (GD&T)
- Root cause analysis
- Design of Experiments (DOEs)
- Quality measuring techniques
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 8+ years
Education Level
- BSME or equivalent
- MS preferred
Benefits
- Innovation in a culture of excellence
- Immediate responsibility and accelerated career growth
- Collaboration with exceptional talent
- Equitable compensation and continuous equity investment
- Your own Pod
- Lunch in the SF office 5 days a week
- Full access to health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your dependents
- Supplemental life insurance
- Flexible PTO
- Commuter benefits
- Paid parental leave
About the Company
- At Eight Sleep, we’re on a mission to fuel human potential through optimal sleep.
- As the world’s first sleep fitness company, we’re redefining what it means to be well-rested and building the most advanced hardware, software, and AI technology to make it possible.
- Our products power peak mental, physical, and emotional performance by transforming every night of sleep into a personalized, data-driven recovery experience.
- We are trusted by high performers, professional athletes, and health-conscious consumers in over 30 countries worldwide.
- Recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2026, and twice named to TIME's “Best Inventions of the Year.”
- We operate like a high-performance team: fast, focused, and motivated by impact.
- We don’t just ship; we iterate, refine, and obsess over the details that help our members sleep better and wake up stronger.
- Every role at Eight Sleep is a chance to create cutting-edge technology, collaborate with world-class talent, and help shape a future where sleep isn’t passive - it’s a powerful tool for living better.
- If you’re tired of the ordinary and driven to build at the edge of what’s possible, this is your moment.
- Join us and lead the movement that’s transforming how the world sleeps and what we’re all capable of when we wake up.
- We operate with intensity because our mission demands it.
- At Eight Sleep, we bring the same mindset as the world’s top performers: focused, relentless, and always pushing to be in the top 1% of our craft.
- Think Kobe Bryant’s mamba mentality, applied to bold ideas, next-gen tech, and flawless execution.
- Our team is deeply committed, often putting in 60+ hours a week –not because we’re told to, but because we’re invested.
- We’re here to build fast, push limits, and deliver without compromise.
- If you thrive under pressure and want to do the most meaningful work of your career, you’ll feel right at home.
- If you’re looking for something easier –this isn’t it.
Equal Opportunity
- At Eight Sleep we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our values by ensuring everyone feels they can flourish and grow.
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
