Lead Mechanical/ Product Design Engineer, Special Projects

At Eight Sleep, we’re on a mission to fuel human potential through optimal sleep. As the world’s first sleep fitness company, we’re redefining what it means to be well-rested and building the most advanced hardware, software, and AI technology to make it possible. We’re looking for an experienced Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to lead mechanical/product design engineering for V1 products from concept to production. You’ll be the mechanical lead for a mission-driven team and have significant ownership over decisions.

Responsibilities

Own, 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; 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 analyses; Help shape the direction of our products and features by collaborating with industrial design, marketing, and product teams as well as company leadership

Requirements

6+ years of consumer product design experience with knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal forming, and sensor/electronics integration; Experience shipping high-volume consumer products, including manufacturing support in Asia; Highly proficient with 3D modeling (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; Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed

Nice to have

Ability to work onsite at our San Francisco office

Benefits

Equity participation with periodic equity refreshments; Your own Pod; 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; Paid parental leave