Director, Mechanical Engineering, New Product Development

Eight Sleep
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 240,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Technical leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Coaching","Culture building"]

Lead mechanical engineering for the full development cycle of highly complex electromechanical products, including the flagship Pod and a roadmap of new products. Oversee mechanical, soft goods, prototype, and test engineers, providing technical leadership across thermals, fluids, mechanisms, and sensing. Manage product quality and performance standards, drive roadmap execution with executive stakeholders, and collaborate cross-functionally to launch products. Travel to Asia/China to support teams and suppliers.

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Director, Mechanical Engineering, New Product Development

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Job Summary

Lead mechanical engineering for the full development cycle of highly complex electromechanical products, including the flagship Pod and a roadmap of new products. Oversee mechanical, soft goods, prototype, and test engineers, providing technical leadership across thermals, fluids, mechanisms, and sensing. Manage product quality and performance standards, drive roadmap execution with executive stakeholders, and collaborate cross-functionally to launch products. Travel to Asia/China to support teams and suppliers.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key 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 across thermals, fluids, mechanisms, and sensing.
  • •Ensure hardware products meet performance, user experience, and quality standards.
  • •Shape and execute the hardware product roadmap with stakeholders; hire, coach, and grow the engineering team and implement design reviews and phase gates.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 240,000 - 300,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDentalLife InsurancePaid LeavePaid ParentalCommuter BenefitsMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years developing complex electromechanical systems such as consumer electronics, automotive, or medical devices.
  • •Track record launching products from concept through to production 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; thermal engineering, fluid systems, actuators, and soft goods desired.
  • •BSME (or equivalent) and willingness/ability to travel to China as needed.
Experience:10+ yearsConsumer electronicsAutomotiveMedical devices
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Skills:LeadershipTechnical leadershipCross-functional collaborationCoachingCulture building
Tech Stack:Electromechanical systemsMechanism designInjection moldingElectronics/sensor integrationThermal engineeringFluid systemsActuatorsSoft goodsDFMDFATolerance analysisGD&TPrototype & test

Company Brief

Eight Sleep
Eight Sleep makes AI-powered sleep hardware and software (the Pod) that monitors biometrics and adjusts temperature, elevation, and sound to improve sleep and recovery for consumers and clinical applications. Recent expansion targets medical use cases and global retail. ([crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/eight-sleep?utm_source=openai))
Industry: Wellness & Preventive Health
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: USD 250M to 500M
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2014
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