Eight Sleep · 12 hours ago
Director of Mechanical Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expEight Sleep is a company dedicated to optimizing human potential through innovative sleep technology. The Director of Mechanical Engineering will oversee the development of complex electromechanical products, lead a team of engineers, and shape the hardware product roadmap in collaboration with various stakeholders.
Consumer Electronics
Responsibilities
Lead all aspects of mechanical engineering across the full development cycle
Manage mechanical, soft goods, and prototype & test engineers
Provide technical leadership on cross-functional trade-offs and architectural decisions spanning fields such as thermals, fluids, mechanisms, and sensing
Travel to Asia to ensure teams and suppliers are delivering successfully against goals
Ensure hardware products meet high standards of performance, user experience, and quality
Shape and execute the hardware product roadmap with stakeholders across the company
Work with the Chief Product Officer and executive team to define the hardware product roadmap and features
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 world-class engineering team
Hire and coach talented engineers who 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 and phase gates
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience developing complex electromechanical systems such as consumer electronics, automotive, or medical devices
Track record of launching products successfully under aggressive timelines with lean teams
2+ years directly managing mechanical and product design engineers
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 scaling products to high volume production in Asia
Expertise in DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, and GD&T
BSME or equivalent
Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed
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
Company
Eight Sleep
Eight Sleep is the world’s first sleep fitness company. Our mission is to fuel human potential through optimal sleep.
51-200 employees
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Co-Founder & CEO
Nicolas C.
Chief Financial Officer
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