About this Senior Mechanical Engineer role at Cisco
Meet the Team
The Silicon One team 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 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.
Your Impact
Design and model mechanical solutions for Engineering Validation Boards (EVBs), test fixtures, and lab infrastructure.
Partner with Electrical, PCB Layout, SI/PI, Thermal, and Packaging engineers throughout the product lifecycle.
Apply DFM, DFA, and DFT principles to ensure smooth prototype manufacturing and assembly.
Support hands-on board assembly, lab bring-up, and root-cause failure analysis.
Perform mechanical tolerance stack-up analysis and 3D modeling across concurrent hardware programs.
Collaborate with external suppliers and contract manufacturers to resolve fabrication issues.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or relevant field.
- 6+ years of hands-on mechanical design experience for electronic products in an R&D environment.
- Proven experience designing electro-mechanical systems for complex electronic hardware.
- Strong hands-on proficiency with 3D CAD tools (Creo preferred).
- Experience designing sheet metal parts, CNC machined fixtures, and mechanical enclosures.
- Solid understanding of PCB/PCBA mechanical integration and tolerance analysis.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing Engineering Validation Boards (EVBs) or networking/server hardware.
- Practical knowledge of thermal solutions (heat sinks, interface materials) for high-power boards.
- Familiarity with laboratory test fixtures and hardware validation setups.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
