Staff Mechanical Engineer / Product Design Engineer

Eight Sleep is the world’s first sleep fitness company.

With our flagship product, the Pod, we are addressing critical sleep issues such as temperature regulation, bed elevation, snoring reduction, and the wake-up experience.

We are backed by leading Silicon Valley investors like YC Combinator, Founders Fund, Valor, and Khosla Ventures, and we have been recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2018, 2022, and 2023.The Pod was also recognized two years in a row by TIME's “Best Inventions of the Year.”

Before you apply

Eight Sleep is an intense environment: we’re demanding and ambitious, which means we ask a lot of ourselves and one another.

The role

We’re looking for an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead new product development from concept through to production.

This role is based out of our San Francisco Office.

How you’ll contribute

• 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 need to succeed

• 8+ years of consumer product design experience with knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal forming, soft goods, and electromechanical systems.

• Track records of shipping high-volume consumer products, including manufacturing support in Asia.

• 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.

Why join Eight Sleep?

Innovation in a culture of excellence

Join us in a workplace where innovation isn’t just encouraged - it’s a standard.

Immediate responsibility and accelerated career growth

From your first day, you’ll take on substantial responsibilities that have a direct impact on our core business and product success.

Collaboration with exceptional talent

Work alongside other bright minds like you: at Eight Sleep exceptional intelligence and a passion for breakthroughs are the norms.

Equitable compensation and continuous equity investment

We extend equity participation to every full-time team member, recognizing and rewarding your direct contributions to our success.

Your own Pod - and other great benefits

Every Eight Sleep employee receives the very product that defines our mission: a Pod of their own.

• 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