Director, Mechanical Engineering ($225k-$300k + Equity) at Eight Sleep

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Job Title

Director, Mechanical Engineering

Salary

$225k-$300k \+ Equity

Company Description

Eight Sleep is a high-growth sleep fitness company recognized four times by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies for its advanced thermoregulation hardware.

Job Description

You will lead the mechanical engineering team in San Francisco, overseeing the development of complex electromechanical systems including the flagship Pod and brand-new hardware. Reporting to the CPO, you will balance high-level system architecture with team leadership to deliver products that transform human recovery through data-driven sleep technology.

Location

San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Lead hardware innovation for a "Best Invention of the Year" recipient backed by top-tier investors and endorsed by neuroscientist Andrew Huberman.
• Work across diverse disciplines including thermals, fluids, sensing, and soft goods to create beautiful consumer products used by world-class performers.
• Enjoy high-impact ownership at a \~200-person company where you will define the architecture for an ambitious roadmap of next-generation hardware.

What You Will Do

• Direct the mechanical engineering lifecycle, managing teams of ME, soft goods, and test engineers to ensure flawless execution from concept to production.
• Architect complex electromechanical systems, making critical technical trade-offs across fluids, mechanisms, and sensor integration for the flagship Pod and new products.
• Collaborate directly with the CPO and executive team to define the hardware roadmap and scale manufacturing through frequent travel to partners in China.

The ideal candidate

• Requires 10\+ years of experience developing complex electromechanical consumer electronics or medical devices with a track record of high-volume launches in Asia.
• Must have 2\+ years of direct management experience or proven success as a technical lead ready to step into a player-coach leadership role.
• Demonstrates deep technical proficiency in injection molding, DFM/DFA, and tolerance analysis, with additional expertise in thermal or fluid systems highly preferred.

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