Cisco
Thermal Engineering Technical Leader
$144K–$236K
San Jose, California, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years required; 10+ years in microelectronics thermal management preferred.
- Education
- BS in Material Science, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, or related; MS preferred.
About the job
Leads the design, simulation, validation, and production readiness of liquid- and air-cooled thermal solutions for networking and compute platforms.
What you'll do
- Own thermal modeling, simulation, testing, and performance validation; correlate physical test results with simulation models.
- Partner with suppliers, ODMs, and internal hardware teams to evaluate cooling technologies and develop next-generation thermal strategies.
- Contribute to qualification and specification standards for thermal systems.
What they ask for
- BS in Material Science, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, or related field; MS preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in thermal/mechanical design for electronics.
- Direct experience with liquid cooling systems, including cold plates, manifolds, pumps, and CDUs; working knowledge of air-cooled solutions including heat pipes, vapor chambers, and TIMs.
- Hands-on thermal validation and troubleshooting; proficiency in CFD and simulation-to-test correlation.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of experience in microelectronics thermal management; experience productizing liquid cooling solutions.
- Familiarity with component packaging (BGA, Flip Chip, 2.5D/3D IC) and thermal subsystem reliability.
Pay
USD $162,500.00 to $205,400.00 (base salary); USD $162,500.00 - $236,200.00 (base salary); USD $144,100.00 - $214,500.00 (base salary)
Tools
CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), cold plates, manifolds, pumps, CDUs, heat pipes, vapor chambers, TIMs
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