Engineering Program Manager, Hardware at Eight Sleep
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Compensation
- $140k-$230k + Equity
Eight Sleep is a $1.5B venture-backed pioneer in sleep fitness, building the Pod—a smart mattress system used by elite athletes like Charles Leclerc and tech leaders like Elon Musk. As a Hardware Engineering Program Manager in San Francisco, you will lead NPI programs from concept to mass production in a high-intensity, high-reward environment.
If you have an engineering background, experience with China manufacturing, and a "Mamba mentality," this is your chance to own category-defining products that optimize human recovery and performance.
What's the next step?
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Role overview
You will lead hardware product development from concept to mass production, managing complex programs for sensor-rich, AI-driven consumer products. Working 5 days a week in the San Francisco office, you will coordinate cross-functional engineering teams and manufacturing partners in China to deliver category-defining technology that helps millions of people sleep better.
About Eight Sleep
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, 2023, and 2026, 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.
What you will do
- Lead execution of hardware programs from initial concept through EVT, DVT, PVT, and final mass production stages.
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts between mechanical, electrical, thermal, and firmware teams to ensure technical alignment and operational excellence.
- Manage manufacturing partnerships and travel to China to unblock production, mitigate risks, and maintain aggressive delivery schedules.
Who this is a fit for
- Holds a Bachelors or Masters in Engineering with at least 3 years of experience in hardware technical program management.
- Proven track record of launching complex electromechanical consumer products and navigating the nuances of manufacturing in Asia.
- Thrives in a fast-paced startup culture, possessing the technical fluency to lead deep engineering discussions and drive high-stakes trade-offs.
Why this role is remarkable
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of hardware programs at a $1.5B unicorn that is defining the sleep fitness category.
- Work in a high-intensity environment where performance is celebrated and your decisions directly impact the product roadmap and business success.
- Directly collaborate with founders and world-class engineers from MIT, Harvard, and Stanford to build technology used by elite athletes and CEOs.
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What happens next?
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If your profile’s a match and Eight Sleep wants to meet, Jill will make the intro. In the meantime, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.