Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco•San Jose, CA

3d•$168,800 - $241,200•Remote

About The Position

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms—like Silicon One—are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world.

Requirements

Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience

Nice To Haves

Varies based on the team and business needs | Preferred Qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills that are in addition to Minimum Qualifications.

Responsibilities

Leads junior engineers and provides technical consultation to complex mechanical engineering projects that span multiple products and or multiple teams with significant resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
Drives industry standards, designs specifications and defines future technologies for next generation Cisco products
Works with key customers and suppliers to turn the requirements into product features
Provides advanced technical knowledge to engineering teams where needed to support assembly, fabrication and manufacturing of products. Plans for and addresses supply chain management and quality issues as needed
Oversees testing, failure analysis, reliability and verification plans for developed design elements, materials, parts and products
Coordinates with appropriate stakeholders to address issues, including working with suppliers
Oversees design for manufacturing (DFM) and BoM cost avoidance strategy
Oversees the selection and vetting of supplier materials when BoM is submitted
Collaborates with suppliers to ensure sample materials characteristics meet Cisco requirements
Collaborates with T&Q and GSM teams to onboard new suppliers with key technology
Defines the value engineering upfront to recognize future cost savings
Acts as the technical expert in feasibility testing, prototyping and root cause analysis investigations
Sets standards and approach for technical justification analysis reports
Identifies the technology, materials, tools and methodology to give Cisco products a competitive edge

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (for non-exempt employees)
flexible vacation time off program (for exempt employees)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary (for sales roles)