Cisco
Leader, Thermal Hardware Engineering
$179K–$329K
San Jose, California, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years required; preferred: 15+ years relevant experience and 10+ years of people leadership experience.
- Education
- BS in Mechanical, Thermal, or Chemical Engineering or a related field; preferred MS or PhD in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Leads a global thermal engineering team and sets technology, supplier, and quality strategies for thermal components and cooling solutions used in electronic devices and systems.
What you'll do
- Lead thermal engineers and develop a system-wide thermal technology roadmap with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Drive readiness, strategy, quality, testing, and qualification for advanced air, liquid, and immersion cooling technologies.
- Analyze thermal performance and represent Cisco in industry forums, consortia, and academic partnerships.
What they ask for
- BS in Mechanical, Thermal, or Chemical Engineering or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in design, simulation, and testing of thermal solutions for electronic devices and systems.
- Extensive experience with advanced air-cooling technologies, including vapor chambers, remote heat sinks, TIM, and fan trays; experience with liquid cooling and/or immersion cooling.
- Proven people leadership experience.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or a related field.
- 15+ years of relevant microelectronics thermal cooling experience; 10+ years of people leadership experience; expertise in TIM conductivity testing and microelectronics packaging manufacturing.
Pay
$194,600.00 to $285,700.00 USD base salary; $194,600.00 - $328,600.00 USD base salary; $179,000.00 - $294,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
vapor chambers, remote heat sinks, TIM, fan trays, liquid cooling, immersion cooling, pumps, heat pipes
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