Staff Mechanical Engineer

Eight Sleep • San Francisco, CA

22h • $160,000 - $240,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eight Sleep is seeking an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead new product development from concept through production. The role offers significant ownership over engineering decisions on a small, mission-driven team developing electromechanical sleep products. The position is based in the San Francisco office five days per week.

The engineer will architect and design complex electromechanical systems and guide designs through brainstorming, CAD, prototyping, testing, and production ramp-up in Asia. The role includes shaping product and feature direction with industrial design, marketing, product teams, and company leadership, and solving cross-functional problems with electrical, software, reliability, and manufacturing engineering teams. The engineer will perform analysis and testing, including thermal, fluid, and structural analysis, to ensure designs meet product goals.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of consumer product design experience.
• Knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal forming, and sensor/electronics integration.
• Track record of shipping high-volume consumer products, including manufacturing support in Asia.
• Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed.
• High proficiency with 3D modeling and simulation tools such as Solidworks, NX, or Creo.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing processes, design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA), tolerance analysis, functional dimensioning, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Solid understanding of root cause analysis, DOEs, and other quality measurement techniques.
• BSME or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design complex electromechanical systems, including plastic, metal, and soft goods components integrated with sensors and actuators.
• Drive designs through the full development lifecycle, including brainstorming, CAD, prototyping, testing, and ramp into production in Asia.
• Shape product and feature direction in collaboration with industrial design, marketing, product teams, and company leadership.
• Solve cross-functional problems with electrical, software, reliability, and manufacturing engineering teams.
• Perform analysis and testing, including thermal, fluid, and structural analysis, to ensure designs meet product goals.

Benefits

• Equity participation for every full-time team member, with periodic performance-based equity refreshes.
• A Pod product of their own.
• Lunch in the San Francisco office five days a week.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance for the employee and dependents.
• Supplemental life insurance.
• Flexible PTO.
• Commuter benefits.
• Paid parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior