engineering
Posted 5 days agoManager, Mechanical Engineering
at Eight Sleep
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- LEAD ALL ASPECTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXECUTION ACROSS THE FULL DEVELOPMENT CYCLE - Lead all aspects of mechanical engineering execution across the full development cycle, from concept definition and feasibility prototyping through EVT, DVT, PVT, and ramp.
- - Ensure hardware products meet high standards of performance, user experience, and quality.
- SHAPE AND EXECUTE THE HARDWARE PRODUCT ROADMAP WITH STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE COMPANY - Work with the Chief Product Officer and executive team to shape and execute the hardware product roadmap and features, translating
- GROW AND MANAGE A HIGH-PERFORMING ENGINEERING TEAM - Manage mechanical, soft goods, and prototype & test engineers, operating as a player-coach who stays close to the technical details.
- - Implement systems and processes to ensure the team is operating at peak efficiency, including design reviews, clear ownership, and phase gates.
Requirements
- 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.
- 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). - Desire to be technically engaged in the details while managing the team.
- Deep knowledge of injection molding, electronics/sensor integration, and mechanism design.
- Proficiency with thermal engineering, fluid systems, actuators, and soft goods is highly desirable. -
- 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. - Ability to work from our SF office in alignment with team expectations.