Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Special Projects

Join the Sleep Fitness Movement

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, and 2023, 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 moment. Join us and lead the movement that’s transforming how the world sleeps and what we’re all capable of when we wake up.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for V1 products from concept to production. You’ll be the mechanical lead for a mission-driven team and have significant ownership over decisions. We’re growing quickly so there are ample opportunities for career growth.

This role is located onsite at our San Francisco office.

What You'll Help Build

• 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.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• 3+ years of consumer product design experience with knowledge of sheet metal forming, CNC fabrication, complex mechanical assemblies, softgoods, 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.

Benefits

Your own Pod - and other great benefits:

Every Eight Sleep employee receives the very product that defines our mission: a Pod of their own. If you join us you’ll get your own Pod along with*:

• 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