# Mechanical Engineer - Platform Engineering

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: San Jose, CA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $171,600.00 - $245,000.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Common Hardware Group at Cisco is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to work on platform engineering mechanical team in San Jose, CA. The job involves working on current and next-generation mechanical designs of telecom systems.

Responsibilities:

- Architect, design, and deliver next generation chassis and cards that meet system product requirements.

- Perform detailed 2D tolerance analysis for complex electro-mechanical assemblies using spreadsheet and/or 3D tolerance analysis tool such as CETol.

- Design and develop innovative mechanical solutions using sheet metal, plastic, and die-cast that meet EMI, safety, and compliance requirements.

- Develop 3D CAD model using Creo or NX.

- Create detailed drawings by applying Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning (GD&T) principles.

- Lead resolution of issues by working closely with manufacturing team and suppliers, developing mitigation plans, and keeping management informed.

- Collaborate with cross functional teams (Hardware, Signal Integrity, CAD, Thermal, Manufacturing, etc.) to negotiate requirements and evaluate technical risks and tradeoffs.

- Collaborate with thermal engineers to design and implement cooling solutions.

- Provide technical design guidance and mentoring for junior engineers.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent and 8+ years of experience designing electronic enclosures.

- 3+ years of relevant experience in design of compute/networking products.

- Expertise in use of 3D MCAD tools (Creo/NX).

- Experience with sheet metal design.

- Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent and 6+ years of experience designing electronic enclosures.

- Relevant experience in the mechanical design of computer/networking equipment for data center.

- Strong knowledge in manufacturing tooling for sheet metal, plastic, and die-casting.

- Experience in designing plastic and die-cast parts.

- Mechanism design experience.

- Experience in performing static and dynamic analysis using tools such as Creo Simulate or ANSYS.

- Expert in tolerance analysis, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and statistical analysis.

- Experience in Model-Based Definition (MBD).

Benefits:

- Medical, dental and vision insurance

- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution

- Paid parental leave

- Short and long-term disability coverage

- Basic life insurance

- Paid time away (vacation, holidays, sick time)

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Salary Range: $171,600.00 - $245,000.00

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- 3D MCAD tools (Creo/NX)
- sheet metal design
- GD&T and tolerance analysis

### Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- mechanical design of computer/networking equipment
- manufacturing tooling
- plastic and die-cast parts design
- mechanism design
- static and dynamic analysis

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