Component Engineering jobs at Cisco in United States, San Jose

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

You will be part of a world class Component Quality and Technology Group and contribute to developing, road mapping and implementing advanced thermal solutions for Cisco’s products. You will Investigate and develop innovative thermal cooling solutions for hardware systems in large scale. You will lead in the development of test plans and qualification requirements to ensure mechanical and manufacturing robustness of thermal cooling solutions (pumps, heat pipes, vapor chambers, heat sinks, cold plates etc.). You will Engage with external vendors including ODM and component vendors on design, test and production. You will Establish parameters for thermal design/testing, correlation of design/test results to model predictions. You will Collaborate with Cisco hardware design teams to develop roadmaps and risk analyses for future thermal solutions for ASIC/IC, Optics, Power and other components and systems. You will partner with several Cisco hardware design teams to improve specifications and qualification procedures.

• BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• 8 – 10 years of experience in design, simulation and testing of thermal solutions for electronic devices and systems
• 8+ years of experience in electronic device and system level air cooling technologies
• Experience in mechanical design validation and testing for electronic assemblies
• Knowledge of integrated circuit packaging technologies (BGA, large body size Flip Chip BGA, 2.5D and 3D Packaging)
• Component and system reliability analysis

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in microelectronics cooling
• Experience in developing liquid cooling solutions for electronic devices and systems.
• Experience with Thermal Interface Material Thermal Conductivity Testing procedures
• Experience with troubleshooting and thermal validation with data acquisition systems, airflow and environmental chambers
• Experience with liquid cooling (cold plates, CDUs, manifolds, piping, characterization, pumps etc.) and high-power air-cooling solutions, such as heat pipes, VCs, and 3D VCs.
• Ability to lead by influence without direct reporting chain and advise executive decision makers
• Self-starter, proven ability to work independently on multiple projects and priorities
• Excellent communication, project management and metrics design skills

• Mentoring and developing engineering talent, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the SONiC Group.
• Providing expert technical guidance on infrastructure, manageability, and distributed systems design and implementation.
• Leading architecture discussions, conducting code reviews, and guiding team members to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Owning project deliverables, managing schedules, and tracking progress to ensure timely execution.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and security.
• Embodying and promoting Cisco’s culture and values as a role model.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
• 10+ years of experience in embedded software development using C, C++, Go, and/or Python.
• 10+ years of experience with Linux or infrastructure software (such as gNMI, in-memory databases).
• 7+ years of experience designing and implementing distributed systems.
• 4+ years of experience in a leadership role within an engineering team.

• Experience with network operating systems in the Linux user space (e.g., SONiC).
• Proficiency with modern development tools such as GIT, Jira, Jenkins, and other CI/CD pipeline tools.
• Familiarity with virtualization and containerization technologies (e.g., KVM/Qemu, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong skills in performance tuning and optimization.

The application window has been extended until 7/312025.

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

This role requires being onsite in San Francisco on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

You will be extremely forward-thinking with a professional and approachable demeanor in all interactions; possess outstanding communication skills with all levels of staff, executives, customers, vendors; and good judgment.

• Calendar Management: Handles VP's calendar by prioritizing schedules and meetings. You may decide who gets on the principal’s calendar, which meetings are attended, and who can attend in their place.
• Event Speaking Engagement Coordination: Handles a running list of VP’s engagements and works closely with communications team to ensure content needs are understood and set in motion so VP is prepared for each engagement.
• Meeting Planning and Organization: Assists VP in planning and organizing meetings by being responsible for the assembling of the agenda, location, meeting technology based upon participant needs, and all other meeting logistics. May further prepare meeting briefing documents by taking and disseminating notes and formulating post meeting action item list.
• Travel Briefing Preparation: Build travel packs for international trips as well as large domestic events such as Cisco Live, etc. This work includes combining all event information in addition to coordinated logistics of travel and also customer/team asks.
• Correspondence/Approvals: Supports VP by acting as proxy for communications and approvals as authorized. Answers general questions as needed and refers routine matters to appropriate parties and follows up to ensure accurate completion. Takes the initiative to resolve issues within specified policies and guidelines and provides mentoring to administrative community members on problem solving. Figures out when executive action is required and supplies a recommendation where appropriate.
• Travel and Expense Management: Responsible for making in-depth global travel arrangements for VP. Carefully considers and decides the optimum travel arrangements and itinerary for calendared meetings while handling Cisco expenses. Works diligently to go above and beyond, working with the airlines directly to accommodate Global Services benefits for upgrades whenever they are available.
• Special Projects: Provides analytical support to assist executives on special projects. Research issues, analyzes problems, compiles data, and prepares reports.
• Large Corporate Events: Prepare and brief itinerary as well as accompany VP for large Corporate Events such as GSX, where EA's are used for executive support.
• Confidentiality: Candidate will deal professionally with sensitive and confidential matters and materials.

• 4+ years’ experience in administrative environment. A minimum of 2 years of experience supporting a principal who was at the director level or above.
• Expert level knowledge of Windows desktop computer applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience in calendar management, planning meetings and coordinating travel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to connect with all levels of Executive/Senior staff and clients.

• Past work experience in the high-tech industry is desired, prior Cisco experience preferred.
• Associates degree