Cisco
Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader
$151K–$282K
San Jose, California, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 12 years related experience with a Bachelor’s, 8 years with a Master’s, or 5 years with a PhD.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD.
About the job
Leads mechanical engineering design and development for Cisco routing products, overseeing design, testing, manufacturing readiness, suppliers, and cost strategy.
What you'll do
- Leads complex mechanical engineering projects and provides technical guidance to engineers and stakeholders.
- Oversees design verification, reliability testing, failure analysis, prototyping, and root-cause investigations.
- Guides supplier and manufacturing work, including design for manufacturing, material selection, quality, and cost avoidance.
What they ask for
- Experience designing compute/networking products.
- Expertise with 3D MCAD tools (Creo/NX).
- Experience designing sheet metal for high-volume production.
- Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience with manufacturing tooling for sheet metal, plastic, and die-casting; plastic or die-cast part design; or mechanism design.
- Experience with static and dynamic analysis tools such as Creo Simulate or ANSYS; interconnects; or thermal management.
Pay
$171,600.00 to $245,000.00 USD base salary; $171,600.00 - $281,800.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $151,300.00 - $250,900.00 USD base salary (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
Creo, NX, Creo Simulate, ANSYS, GD&T
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