Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Eight Sleep

Manager of mechanical engineering at Eight Sleep, leading design for innovative sleep tech products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage a high-performing engineering group.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $240,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading mechanical engineering teams through the full product development cycle, with a strong focus on electromechanical systems, product launch, and team management. Proficient in driving collaboration across cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality hardware products meet performance and user experience standards.

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Mechanical Engineering LeadershipElectromechanical Systems DevelopmentProduct Launch ManagementTeam Building and CoachingInjection Molding Expertise

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Hard Skills

Electromechanical SystemsInjection MoldingThermal EngineeringFluid SystemsMechanism DesignActuatorsTesting Tool DevelopmentHigh-Volume ProductionConcept DefinitionFeasibility Prototyping

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipCollaborationCoachingPerformance ManagementCultural Excellence

Certifications & Qualifications

BSME or Equivalent

Industry Keywords

Consumer HardwareProduct RoadmapPhase GatesDesign ReviewsLean Teams

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 fields such as 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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 - EVT, DVT, PVT - 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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Equity participation