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Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Eight Sleep · San Francisco · Remote

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About Eight Sleep

Fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer with personalized cooling and heating for each side of the bed. Pod 6 reduces snoring and works with any mattress. Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Y Combinator.

About the role

We’re looking for a leader for our mechanical/product design engineering team in San Francisco. You'll oversee development of highly complex electromechanical products, including our flagship product (the Pod) as well as an ambitious roadmap of brand new products that don't yet exist. The ideal candidate will have significant experience launching successful products from concept through to production. This role will report to the Chief Product Officer.

What they're looking for

  • 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)
  • 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
More about this role

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. Our products power peak mental, physical, and emotional performance by transforming every night of sleep into a personalized, data-driven recovery experience. We are trusted by high performers, professional athletes, and health-conscious consumers in over 30 countries worldwide. Recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2026, and twice named to TIME's “Best Inventions of the Year.” We operate like a high-performance team: fast, focused, and motivated by impact. We don’t just ship; we iterate, refine, and obsess over the details that help our members sleep better and wake up stronger.

Every role at Eight Sleep is a chance to create cutting-edge technology, collaborate with world-class talent, and help shape a future where sleep isn’t passive - it’s a powerful tool for living better. If you’re tired of the ordinary and driven to build at the edge of what’s possible, this is your...

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