Technical Leader, Mechanical Engineer - Cisco Systems, Inc.

Application window is expected to close on 01/20/25

Who We Are

As the Technical Leader you will provide new product and ongoing engineering (including DFM/DFA/DFC/DFFS) for a specific product or group of products from pre-concept commit through EOL. For new products, you will collaborate with design (hardware and mechanical), process, test, and reliability engineering to address problems and ensure cost avoidance and quality at FCS. For sustaining products, you will focus on cost reduction and design related yield improvements.

We are the Service Provider (SP) Mechanical Product Engineering team responsible for the delivering Cisco’s best high-performance, provider class routers, the Cisco 8000 series. We apply Cisco’s ground-breaking Silicon One ASIC that delivers unmatched performance and density with feature-rich functionality. We are transforming the industry and building a new internet for AI networks and the 5G era, providing a unified, programmable silicon architecture that is the foundation of all Ciscos future routing products.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on the platform engineering mechanical team in San Jose, CA. The job involves working on current and next-generation mechanical designs of telecom systems.

• Provide new product introduction support for ongoing engineering from pre-concept commit through EOL.
• Collaborate with partners in development of processes, technology to support new product development.
• Knowledge of end-to-end manufacturing processes from materials selection through automated assembly processes and knowledge of manufacturing process control methodologies.
• Collaborate with vendors to enable the development of new process technologies and next-generation architectures and designs in Cisco products. Ensure innovative manufacturing practices, methodologies and processes are in place at suppliers/EMS partners to sustain long term reliability.
• Ensure designs are accurately validated and characterized for efficient performance and high-quality production to support delivery of functional per system.
• Help to develop, evaluate, and deliver innovative interconnect and thermal (liquid Cooling) solutions for next generation of the product.
• Drive/guide vendors failure analysis to identify true component failure root-cause and corrective actions. Use independent judgment to analyze trade-offs, resolve methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to deliver system/application-level solutions.

Who You'll Work With

You will be working closely with HW Engineering, Product Ops, Global Supply Management, Mfg. Ops, Technology and Quality, and EMS partners.

Who You Are

You are a creative and technically skilled individual with mechanical proficiency who excels in problem-solving and adopts sophisticated challenges. A technical leader with a passion for manufacturing/design and innovation, who is also a self-starter capable of working independently to turn strategic visions into reality. Experience leading multi-functional technical teams. Good program management skills and communication skills to be able to be resourceful and able to take a lead in getting the right resources to address problems within the multi-functional teams including the factory, and CM partners.

Our Minimum Requirements for this Role

• BSME with 12+ years working experience.
• Expertise in use of 3D MCAD tools (Creo/NX) and sophisticated Optical assemblies.
• Developed and Implemented Liquid cooling solution for router and switch.
• Technical leadership in Manufacturing /product design including tolerance analysis, Geometric Dimensioning, Tolerancing (GD&T), and statistical analysis, validation testing methodologies, and qualification of electromechanical products to requirements documents and industry standards.
• Enable and drive DfX (Manufacturability, Assembly, Reliability and Serviceability) into our product designs while working collaboratively with hardware design teams, component engineering, Global Supplier Management (GSM) and global EMS partners.

Preferred Skills

• Experienced with design and fabrication of parts applying plastic injection molding, sheet metal forming, die casting, machining, and additive manufacturing.
• Enable Cisco’s Circular Design Principles into practice for NPI product designs.

Why Cisco?

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Why Cisco?

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters – with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world – whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

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