Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader
Core
Designs, analyzes, and leads mechanical systems, equipment, and packaging for Cisco's Edge and Access routing products, applying thermal and electrical engineering knowledge to architectural design.
Role type
Senior Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader
Builds
Next-generation Cisco Edge and Access routing products using internally developed and commercially available silicon
Domain
Networking hardware / Mechanical engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
3D MCAD tools (Creo/NX), sheet metal design for high volume, GD&T and tolerance analysis, feasibility studies, thermal and electrical engineering, supply chain management, DFM, BoM cost avoidance
Preferred skills
Manufacturing tooling (sheet metal, plastic, die-casting), plastic and die-cast part design, mechanism design, static and dynamic analysis (Creo Simulate/ANSYS), I/O/Mezzanine/Back-plane interconnects, thermal management
Responsibilities
Leads junior engineers on complex multi-product mechanical projects, drives industry standards and future technology definitions, collaborates with customers and suppliers to define product features, oversees testing, failure analysis, and reliability plans, manages DFM and BoM cost strategies, acts as technical expert in prototyping and root cause analysis
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities