Engineering Manager, Mechanical

eightsleep; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Pod

Lunch in the office

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Eight Sleep, located in San Francisco, is on a mission to fuel human potential through optimal sleep. We are seeking a leader for our mechanical/product design engineering team to oversee the development of complex electromechanical products.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience, a track record of launching products, and an ability to manage a high-performing team. Benefits include a personal Pod, health insurance, and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing complex electromechanical systems.
• Proven track record of launching products successfully.
• Deep knowledge of injection molding, electronics/sensor integration.
• Experience leading early-stage product development efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to hire and manage mechanical engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering execution across development cycle.
• Shape and execute the hardware product roadmap.
• Manage a high-performing engineering team.
• Travel to Asia to ensure supplier goals are met.

Skills

Complex electromechanical systems development

Product launching and scaling

Injection molding

Thermal engineering

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or equivalent

Job description

Join the Sleep Fitness Movement

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 advanced hardware, software, and AI technology.

Every role at Eight Sleep offers a chance to create cutting‑edge technology and help shape a future where sleep isn’t passive – it’s a powerful tool.

The Role

We’re looking for a leader for our mechanical/product design engineering team in San Francisco. You’ll oversee development of highly complex electromechanical products, including our flagship product (the Pod) and a roadmap of new products. The ideal candidate will have experience launching successful products from concept through to production. This role reports to the Chief Product Officer.

This role is based out of our San Francisco office 5 days/week

How You’ll Contribute

• Lead all aspects of mechanical engineering execution across the full development cycle, from concept definition and feasibility prototyping through EVT, DVT, PVT, and ramp.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership and direction on cross‑functional trade‑offs and architectural decisions spanning thermals, fluids, mechanisms, and sensing.
• Ensure hardware products meet high standards of performance, user experience and quality.
• Travel to Asia to ensure teams and suppliers are delivering successfully against goals.

Shape and execute the hardware product roadmap with stakeholders across the company

• Work with the Chief Product Officer and executive team to shape and execute the hardware product roadmap and features, translating requirements into shippable mechanical architecture, schedules, and build plans.
• 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 high‑performing engineering team

• Manage mechanical, soft goods, and prototype & test engineers, operating as a player‑coach who stays close to the technical details.
• Hire and coach talented engineers who can move fast and 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, clear ownership, and phase gates.
• Provide feedback, coaching and performance management to help the team consistently deliver.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• 8+ years of experience developing complex electromechanical systems, ideally high‑volume consumer hardware.
• Track record of launching products successfully under aggressive timelines with lean teams, including scaling products to high volume production in Asia (tooling, build management, test tool development and testing).
• Desire to be technically engaged in the details while managing the team. 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 leading early‑stage product development efforts, including concept definition, feasibility prototyping, and industrial design.
• Demonstrated ability to hire and manage mechanical engineers, with an appetite to build and develop a team over time.
• BSME or equivalent.
• Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed.
• Ability to work from our SF office in alignment with team expectations.

Why join Eight Sleep?

Join us in a workplace where innovation isn’t just encouraged – it’s a standard. Immediate responsibility and accelerated career growth await in a small, high‑impact team.

Benefits

Every Eight Sleep employee receives a Pod of their own. Additional benefits include 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.

At Eight Sleep we celebrate a diverse community. As an equal opportunity employer, we remain 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.