Mechanical Engineer

Staff Mechanical Engineer

We’re looking for an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead new product development from concept through to production. You’ll be part of a small, mission‑driven team and have significant ownership over decisions. We’re growing quickly, so there are ample opportunities for career growth.

This role is based out of our San Francisco Office 5 days a week.

• 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.

• 8+ years of consumer product design experience with 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.
• 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.
• BSME or equivalent. MS preferred.

• Own Pod for the employee.
• 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 to ease your daily commute.
• Paid parental leave.

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.