Cisco
Senior Thermal Engineering Technical Leader
$179K–$329K
San Jose, California, US · Onsite Only · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 12 years with a Bachelor’s, 8 years with a Master’s, or 5 years with a PhD; also requires 5+ years designing, simulating, and testing thermal solutions.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Mechanical or Thermal Engineering.
About the job
Designs, simulates, tests, and validates thermal cooling solutions for Cisco hardware systems with high-power ASICs and dense optical transceivers, while leading engineers and collaborating across teams.
What you'll do
- Develop air- or liquid-cooled thermal solutions and package-, board-, and system-level simulations.
- Conduct thermal testing to validate simulation models; develop test plans and reports and present findings.
- Collaborate on system architecture and engineering tradeoffs, and lead and mentor thermal engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Thermal Engineering plus 12 years of related experience, or Master’s plus 8 years, or PhD plus 5 years.
- 5+ years of experience designing, simulating, and testing thermal solutions for electronic devices and systems.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of relevant thermal design experience with telecom, compute, or networking equipment.
- Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamic tools such as Flotherm or Icepak; advanced air cooling, liquid or immersion cooling, FEA, data center cooling simulations, or 3D MCAD tools.
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
Flotherm, Icepak, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), PTC's Creo, NX
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