Technical Leader, Mechanical Engineer

Application window is expected to close on 12/16/24. 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 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. What You'll Do Provide new product introduction support for ongoing engineering from pre-concept commit through EOL. Collaborate with partners in the development of processes and 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 designs are accurately validated and characterized for efficient performance and high-quality production. Help develop, evaluate, and deliver innovative interconnect and thermal (liquid cooling) solutions for the next generation of the product. Drive/guide vendors' failure analysis to identify true component failure root-cause and corrective actions. 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. 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 solutions for routers and switches. Technical leadership in Manufacturing/product design including tolerance analysis, Geometric Dimensioning, Tolerancing (GD&T), and statistical analysis. Enable and drive DfX (Manufacturability, Assembly, Reliability, and Serviceability) into our product designs. 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? Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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