Senior Reliability Engineer

Eight Sleep; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Eight Sleep in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to ensure the long-term performance and durability of critical hardware systems. You're responsible for leading engineering efforts, developing test strategies and championing reliability processes. You will need a strong background in electromechanical systems and proven success in testing hardware for real-world performance.

The role offers a compensation range of $150k-180k, alongside benefits like health insurance and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on reliability engineering experience, preferably in electromechanical systems or sensors.
• Proven track record in testing and validating hardware components for long-term field performance.
• Strong understanding of physics of failure and reliability engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability engineering efforts across hardware programs.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies.
• Champion continuous improvement in reliability processes.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Automation using Python

FMEA analysis

Environmental stress testing

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Weibull analysis

Job description

The Role

As we continue to develop and deploy cutting-edge autonomous technologies, we are seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer (REL) to lead efforts in ensuring the long-term performance, durability, and robustness of critical hardware systems. This role is a key part of our Hardware Reliability team, with a focus on driving reliability strategy, testing, and validation across a broad range of electromechanical components, including sensors.

We’re looking for a hands‑on, detail‑oriented engineer who is passionate about identifying failure risks early in the design cycle, driving cross‑functional collaboration, and delivering hardware that performs reliably in the harshest real‑world environments.

• Lead reliability engineering efforts across hardware programs, ensuring components and systems meet demanding performance, environmental, and durability requirements.
• Apply Design for Reliability (DfR) principles throughout the product lifecycle, from concept through production, to proactively mitigate failure risks.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies to uncover failure modes, validate off-the-shelf and custom hardware, and model expected field performance.
• Translate FMEA and reliability risk analyses into targeted test plans with clearly defined objectives, acceleration factors, and pass/fail criteria.
• Plan and run Design of Experiments (DOE) to isolate root causes and address key reliability concerns.
• Design and optimize test fixtures and setups to evaluate hardware under electrical, thermal, mechanical, and environmental stresses (shock, vibration, thermal cycling, etc.).
  Drive and support failure analysis investigations, collaborating closely with design, manufacturing, and component teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Leverage data analytics tools (e.g., Python, JMP, MATLAB) to automate testing workflows, perform reliability modeling (e.g., Weibull, Monte Carlo), and extract actionable insights from test data.
• Champion continuous improvement in reliability processes and tools across hardware engineering teams.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years of hands‑on reliability engineering experience, preferably in electromechanical systems or sensors.
• Proven track record in testing and validating hardware components for long‑term field performance.
• Strong understanding of physics of failure and reliability engineering principles, particularly for electronic, optical, or mechanical systems.
• Experience with environmental and mechanical stress testing, including test design, execution, and result interpretation.
• Familiarity with reliability analysis tools and techniques: FMEA, Weibull analysis, SPC, HALT/HASS, and accelerated life testing.
• Proficiency in scripting or automation using tools such as Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW.
• Experience working with reliability test equipment such as environmental chambers, vibration tables, thermocouples, strain gauges, and data acquisition systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with design, systems, manufacturing, and test teams.

Benefits

Every Eight Sleep employee receives the very product that defines our mission: a Pod of their own. If you join us you’ll get your own Pod, along with:

• 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

*List of benefits may vary depending on your location

Equity and Compensation

We extend equity participation to every full‑time team member, recognizing and rewarding your direct contributions to our success. This includes periodic equity refreshments based on performance, ensuring that as Eight Sleep grows and succeeds, so do you—perfectly aligning your achievements with the broader triumphs of the company. Pay grows rapidly as you accumulate experience with Eight Sleep and translate it into concrete impact.

Compensation:

The compensation range for this role is $150k-180k for individuals based full‑time in San Francisco, CA.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Eight Sleep we continually celebrate the diverse community that 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.