Staff Mechanical Engineer, New Product Development

eightsleep; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch in the SF office 5 days a week

Full access to health, vision, and dental insurance

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Jobr.pro is seeking an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer based in San Francisco to lead new product development from concept to production. You will architect complex electromechanical systems, collaborate with diverse teams, and influence product direction. The role offers significant ownership and opportunities for career growth.

With over 8 years of experience in consumer product design and a strong background in manufacturing processes, the ideal candidate is well-versed in 3-D modeling tools like Solidworks, NX, or Creo and is committed to achieving product goals.

Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, and commuter benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of consumer product design experience.
• Proficiency in 3-D modeling and simulation tools.
• Understand manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design complex electromechanical systems.
• Drive designs through the entire development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with various teams to shape product direction.

Skills

Consumer product design experience

3-D modeling and simulation tools

Injection molding knowledge

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.