Staff Mechanical Engineer

eightsleep; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch provided in the SF office

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Paid parental leave

Job summary

eightsleep in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer to take charge of product development from concept to production. This role involves designing innovative electromechanical systems and collaborating with various teams to drive the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in consumer product design, is proficient in CAD tools like Solidworks, and possesses knowledge of manufacturing processes. Excellent benefits include health insurance and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in consumer product design.
• Knowledge of injection molding and sensor integration.
• Proficient in 3-D modeling and simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product development from concept to production.
• Design complex electromechanical systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Consumer product design experience

3-D modeling and simulation tools

Injection molding and sheet metal forming

High-volume manufacturing processes

Root cause analysis

Education

BSME or equivalent

MS preferred

Tools

Solidworks

NX

Creo

Job description

The Role

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/week.

What You'll Help Build

• 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.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• 8+ years of consumer product design experience with knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal forming, and sensor/electronics integration.
• Track records of shipping high‑volume consumer products, including manufacturing support in Asia. Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed.
• Highly proficient with 3‑D 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.

Benefits

• 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.