Meet the Team
Cisco Hardware Engineers develop and work with Next Generation Technology to build Cisco Hardware products keeping in mind the user experience and in accordance with IEEE standards, and industry best practices.
Join our high-impact Systems & Optics (SaO) team within Cisco’s Common Hardware Group (CHG), providing essential support across key verticals including SP Routing, Enterprise Routing, and Switching. Our team is a foundational partner across CHG—driving innovation, advancing design reliability, and enabling scalable hardware solutions that power Cisco’s most critical products.
Your Impact
The job involves working on current and next generation mechanical designs of telecom systems.
We are looking for you, who will strive in a dynamic environment.
You will be part of a dedicated team having open communications, empowerment, innovation, teamwork and customer success as team foundations.
The mechanical & thermal team is an integrated part of HW organization, responsible for varieties of complex electro-mechanical designs, which include but are not limited to central office networking products (product ranges from 1RU to 40RU sizes), outdoor mobility equipment, high performance thermal solutions and complex PCB assemblies.
We are looking for an outstanding mechanical engineer to help in the development activities, who is passionate about electro-mechanical packaging design and thermal/flow sciences and like to work on next-generation creative solutions to deliver best-in-class networking products.
Minimum Qualifications
12+ years of hands-on design experience with BTech/MTech in Mechanical Engineering or 8+ years with PhD.
Hands on mechanical design experience in electro-mechanical packaging of standalone and rack mount chassis/ systems used in telecom industries using CREO & UG-NX.
Chassis concept/architecture, establishing optimized printed circuit board (PCB) size(s) and outline, developing sheet-metal enclosures to meet intended performance and cost targets, power shelf and power distribution design.
Should have proven track record of working with Customer-facing teams in supporting new product/ platform initiation discussions and deep knowledge of Failure Analysis processes.
Drive innovation and new technology adoption along with AI aided design processes. Experience in creating Gen AI modules to simplify and automate design processes is a must have.
Perform detailed MCAD product layout studies to ensure project objectives are met and work with team to release detail fabrication drawings (sheet-metal, plastic, cable, labels, etc.) and assembly drawings required for project prototype release.
Preferred Qualifications
Special emphasis on product design for low cost (high volume) and ease of manufacture is required.
Good command of tool based tolerance analysis, structural analysis and DFM/DFA concepts.
Thermal simulation & validation experience would be an added advantage.
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.
Skills Required
- 12+ years hands-on design experience with BTech/MTech in Mechanical Engineering or 8+ years with PhD
- Hands-on mechanical design experience in electro-mechanical packaging of standalone and rack-mount chassis/systems used in telecom industries using CREO & UG-NX
- Chassis concept/architecture, establishing optimized PCB sizes and outlines, developing sheet-metal enclosures, and power shelf/power distribution design
- Proven track record working with customer-facing teams on new product/platform initiation and deep knowledge of Failure Analysis processes
- Experience driving innovation and creating Generative AI modules to simplify and automate design processes (AI-aided design)
- Perform detailed MCAD product layout studies and release detailed fabrication and assembly drawings for prototypes
- Emphasis on product design for low cost (high volume) and ease of manufacture
- Good command of tool-based tolerance analysis, structural analysis and DFM/DFA concepts
- Thermal simulation and validation experience
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
