# Director of Mechanical Engineering
**Company:** [Eightsleep](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/eightsleep)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $225K-$300K
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Injection Molding, Electronics Integration, Sensor Integration, Mechanism Design, Thermal Engineering, Fluid Systems, Actuators, Soft Goods, DFM, Dfa, Tolerance Analysis, GD&T, Electromechanical Systems, Prototype Testing
**Posted:** 2026-05-06
> Leads mechanical engineering team developing complex electromechanical sleep fitness hardware like the Pod from concept to high-volume production. Manages engineers, provides technical leadership on thermals/fluids/mechanisms, and executes product roadmap. Requires 10+ years experience and BSME.
## Job Description
## 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 thermals, fluids, mechanisms, and sensing.
- Travel to Asia to ensure teams and suppliers deliver successfully against goals.
- Ensure hardware products meet high standards of performance, user experience, and quality.
- Shape and execute the hardware product roadmap with stakeholders.
- 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, foster a culture of excellence and collaboration, implement systems and processes for peak efficiency including design reviews and phase gates.

## Requirements
- 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 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.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary $225,000 - $300,000.
- Equity participation for full-time team members with periodic refreshments.
- Full access to health, vision, and dental insurance.
- Supplemental life insurance.
- Flexible PTO.
- Commuter benefits.
- Paid parental leave.
- Lunch provided in SF office 5 days/week.
- Company Pod provided.
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