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About the Role

We are seeking a leader for our mechanical/product design engineering team in San Francisco to oversee the development of complex electromechanical products, including our flagship product and future innovations. This role reports to the Chief Product Officer and requires significant experience launching successful products from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of mechanical engineering across the full development cycle.
• Manage mechanical, soft goods, and prototype & test engineers.
• Provide technical leadership on cross-functional trade-offs and architectural decisions spanning thermals, fluids, mechanisms, and sensing.
• Travel to Asia to ensure teams and suppliers are delivering successfully against goals.
• Ensure hardware products meet high standards of performance, user experience, and quality.
• Shape and execute the hardware product roadmap with stakeholders across the company.
• Work with the Chief Product Officer and executive team to define the hardware product roadmap and features.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across electrical engineering, software engineering, sensing and clinical, operations, marketing, and finance to develop and launch products successfully.
• Grow and manage a world-class engineering team.
• Hire and coach talented engineers who are committed to our mission.
• Foster a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Implement systems and processes to ensure the team is operating at peak efficiency, including design reviews and phase gates.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing complex electromechanical systems such as consumer electronics, automotive, or medical devices.
• Track record of launching products successfully under aggressive timelines with lean teams.
• 2+ years directly managing mechanical and product design engineers.
• Deep knowledge of injection molding, electronics/sensor integration, and mechanism design.
• Proficiency with thermal engineering, fluid systems, actuators, and soft goods is highly desirable.
• Experience scaling products to high volume production in Asia, as well as expertise in DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, and GD&T.
• BSME or equivalent.
• Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed.

Skills

• Mechanical engineering
• Product design
• Electromechanical systems
• Injection molding
• Electronics integration
• Sensor integration
• Mechanism design
• Thermal engineering
• Fluid systems
• Actuators
• Soft goods
• DFM/DFA
• Tolerance analysis
• GD&T

Location

• San Francisco

Work Type

• Onsite

Experience Level

• 10+ years of experience
• 2+ years directly managing engineers

Education Level

• BSME or equivalent

Benefits

• Equity participation
• Periodic equity refreshments
• A Pod of their own
• 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.
• We are the world’s first sleep fitness company, redefining optimal sleep with advanced hardware, software, and AI technology.
• Our products transform sleep into a personalized, data-driven recovery experience for peak mental, physical, and emotional performance.
• We are trusted by high performers, professional athletes, and health-conscious consumers in over 30 countries.
• Recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 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 iterate, refine, and obsess over details to help members sleep better and wake up stronger.
• Every role offers a chance to create cutting-edge technology, collaborate with world-class talent, and shape the future of sleep.
• We operate with intensity because our mission demands it, bringing a focused, relentless mindset to bold ideas, next-gen tech, and flawless execution.
• Our team is deeply committed, often working 60+ hours a week because we are invested in building fast, pushing limits, and delivering without compromise.
• Innovation is a standard at Eight Sleep, exemplified by our flagship product, the Pod.
• We offer immediate responsibility and accelerated career growth, empowering employees to own projects and see tangible results.
• We foster collaboration with exceptional talent, where high intelligence and a passion for breakthroughs are the norm.
• We provide equitable compensation and continuous equity investment, including periodic equity refreshments based on performance.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.