Cisco
AI Networking Hardware-Mechanical Technical Leader
$151K–$282K
San Jose, California, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related experience, master’s degree with 6+ years of related experience, or PhD with 3+ years of related experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree.
About the job
Leads mechanical architecture, design, verification, and production integration for switching hardware used in hyperscale AI data centers.
What you'll do
- Define mechanical architectures and interfaces, and lead design decisions and technical reviews across engineering teams.
- Develop CAD models, drawings, and tolerance analyses; verify designs through prototypes and testing, and resolve failures.
- Deliver manufacturable designs and collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing teams through production.
What they ask for
- Experience designing and integrating mechanical assemblies for electronic hardware.
- Expertise in mechanical CAD for part and assembly models.
- Experience creating engineering drawings and performing tolerance analysis.
- Experience leading mechanical design decisions and resolving interface requirements across engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Experience developing networking, server, high-performance computing, or data-center hardware.
- Experience with semiconductor packaging, substrates, ASIC packages, PCBs, high-speed interconnects, cooling, thermal management, FEA, manufacturing, suppliers, production introduction, or technical mentoring.
Pay
$171,600.00 to $245,000.00 USD base salary; $171,600.00 - $281,800.00 USD base salary; $151,300.00 - $250,900.00 USD base salary
Tools
mechanical CAD, PCB, ASIC, finite element analysis (FEA)
AI focus
Develops switching hardware for hyperscale AI data centers that connect infrastructure used for AI training and inference.
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