Mechanical Product Engineer

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  • Location:
    Milpitas, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    San Jose, California
  • Area of Interest
    Supply Chain
  • Compensation Range
    133300 USD - 186800 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1439922

Application window expected to close by 07/07/2025

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet The Team

The Cisco 8000 Product Ops team is looking for a motivated and expert individual to provide mechanical product engineering support for new and sustaining products. You'll be responsible for products’ cost and quality from New Product Introduction (NPI) to End of Life (EOL). You will be working closely with HW Engineering, Product Ops, Global Supply Management, Mfg Ops and EMS partners

You're Impact

As the Mechanical Product Engineer you will provide new product and ongoing engineering (including DFM) for a specific product or group of products from pre-concept contribute through EOL. For new products, you will collaborate with design (hardware and mechanical), process, test and reliability engineering to tackle problems and ensure cost avoidance and quality at FCS. For sustaining products, you will focus on cost reduction and design related yield improvements.

  • Provide new product introduction support for ongoing engineering from pre-concept commit through EOL
  • Work collaboratively with partners in development of processes, technology to support new product development
  • BOM structuring and BOM risk Management
  • Collaborate with design (hardware and mechanical) team for DFX issues and ensure that they are resolved prior to release of the product.
  • Drive and participate in design and manufacturing FMEA
  • Provide leadership in driving the product quality throughout the lifecycle of product
  • Value engineering and cost avoidance (pre-production release) - Engage early with Component Engineering, T&Q, GSM and Hardware Engineering and influence on component selection, process efficiency, and design changes
  • Assessing CM and supply chain technical capability gaps
  • Crafting, analyzing, and releasing product documentation
  • Technical lifecycle management (defect reduction team participation, new component qualification, etc.)

Our Minimum Requirements For This Role

  • BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent plus 8+ years related experience in optics manufacturing and sophisticated assembly; Understanding of system hardware architectures, design concepts and engineering development practices.
  • Using various diagnostic tools, debug and trouble-shoot failing system down to board level and also boards down to component level. Characterize timing interface using scope, logic analyzers, TDR and various other equipment. Test, debug and bring-up proto boards
  • Good understanding of thermal interfaces, other thermal management products, and technologies related to heat transfer
  • Deep understanding of sheet metal, die casting, extrusion, and injection molding fabrication; Strong knowledge in manufacturing tooling for sheet metal, plastic, and die-casting; Design tools proficiency with Creo/Pro E/NX.
  • Good understanding of tolerance analysis, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and statistical analysis.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with optics manufacturing and sophisticated assembly of Cisco devices.
  • Experience working on a switch/router product is a plus.

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.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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