Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

Remote Actively hiring Posted this week Verified listing
Remote (Usa-Milpitas, US) Posted 6 days ago $168,800–$241,200 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Cisco, you will lead complex engineering projects spanning multiple products and teams, driving industry standards and defining future technologies for next-generation products. You’ll collaborate with key customers and suppliers to translate requirements into product features while providing advanced technical support for assembly, fabrication, and manufacturing processes. Your responsibilities include overseeing testing, failure analysis, reliability verification plans, and design for manufacturing (DFM) strategies to optimize BoM costs and supplier material selection. With expertise in thermal and electrical engineering, you will conduct feasibility studies, prototype development, and root cause analysis, setting standards for technical justification reports that give Cisco products a competitive edge.

Skills

CAD SolidWorks ANSYS FEA CFD DFM BoM Six Sigma Minitab PLM ERP JIRA Confluence Git CI/CD Python SQL PostgreSQL AWS Kubernetes

What you'll do

  • Leads complex mechanical engineering projects requiring significant resources and expertise.
  • Defines future technologies and industry standards for Cisco’s next generation products.
  • Provides advanced technical support to engineering teams during assembly and manufacturing.
  • Oversees testing, reliability verification, and failure analysis of design elements and materials.
  • Coordinates with stakeholders and suppliers to address supply chain management issues.
  • Sets standards and methodology for competitive product technology and material selection.

What we're looking for

  • Leads complex mechanical engineering projects requiring significant resources and expertise.
  • Drives industry standards and defines future technologies for Cisco products.
  • Provides advanced technical knowledge to support assembly, fabrication, and manufacturing.
  • Oversees testing, reliability, and verification plans for design elements and materials.
  • Collaborates with suppliers to ensure sample materials meet Cisco requirements.
  • Defines value engineering strategies to recognize future cost savings.
  • Sets standards and approaches for technical justification analysis reports.

Market check

Salary context

This $168,800–$241,200 range sits above 76% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$129,700–$212,005

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$205,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Cisco

Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

Cisco currently has 123 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,000–$241,400 across 123 roles with salary data.

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