Cisco
Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader
$151K–$282K
San Jose, California, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years designing electronic enclosures; 3+ years of relevant compute/networking product design. Preferred alternative: Master’s degree or equivalent and 6+ years designing electronic enclosures.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent; preferred: Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
About the job
Designs and delivers mechanical chassis, cards, and cooling solutions for current and next-generation telecom systems, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams.
What you'll do
- Architect and design chassis and cards; develop 3D models and detailed drawings with GD&T and perform tolerance analysis.
- Resolve manufacturing and supplier issues, assess technical risks and tradeoffs, and collaborate on cooling solutions.
- Provide technical design guidance and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent and 8+ years designing electronic enclosures.
- 3+ years of relevant experience designing compute/networking products.
- Expertise with 3D MCAD tools (Creo/NX).
- Experience with sheet metal design, GD&T, and tolerance analysis.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent and 6+ years designing electronic enclosures.
- Experience in data-center computer/networking equipment mechanical design, manufacturing tooling, plastic or die-cast parts, mechanisms, analysis tools, or MBD.
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
Creo, NX, CETol, Creo Simulate, ANSYS
AI focus
The role designs mechanical platforms for telecom systems in Cisco’s AI-era hardware group; no specific AI engineering work is stated.
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