Mechanical Engineer I

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

This position is exclusively intended for candidates who successfully completed the F5 Summer 2026 Internship Program and have received an invitation to apply for a return role.   

Position Summary 
The Mechanical Engineer I will be responsible for exploring, developing, and delivering innovative solutions in alignment with the product development strategic direction and operational priorities. The candidate will help innovate the next generation of products by understanding our customers’ needs and translating them into functional solutions to provide safe and effective products.

As a member of the mechanical engineering development team, the Mechanical Engineer I position will be expected to solve mechanical related problems and participate in the specification, design, and test for the next generation product platform. 

Primary Responsibilities 
The Mechanical Engineer I will be expected to perform some or all of the following Job description: 

• Under general supervision, responsible for contributing to project design and test of mechanical related efforts 

• Communicate key information and recommendations to the senior mechanical team members for consideration of technical decisions and strategy 

• Learn and contribute to design requirements and processes in accordance with manufacturing, customer expectations, and common mechanical requirements 

• An ability to identify and analyze design problems to achieve optimal solutions that satisfy cost and technical requirements using both internal and external technical resources. 

• Communicate project planning status, tasks and deliverables and manage time to meet project deadlines. This includes reporting pertinent information at key milestones through clear and concise oral and written communications 

• Engage in personal and continuing program of learning in order to broaden knowledge in mechanical engineering and to gain knowledge in new fields of general engineering in order to improve the individual effectiveness and to avoid technical obsolescence. 

Qualifications

• Successfully completed a Summer 2026 internship with F5 

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field graduating between December 2026 and September 2027 

• Must be able to start no later than September 30th, 2027 

• Must be able to work onsite in accordance with F5s policies; fully remote work options are not available 

• Ability to design / solve engineering problems with senior level mechanical review 

• Provide technical information for mechanical engineering projects with reasonable complexity and scope 

• An ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied functions (i.e. Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, etc.) 

• Having a strong mechanical aptitude 

• Proven communication skills and ability to perform within a cross-functional team environment 

• An understanding in one or more mechanical engineering design tools, i.e. SolidWorks, Pro-Engineer, or Inventor 

• An understanding in linear and non-linear structural analysis, thermal analysis, fluid dynamics, and/or multi-physics simulations 

• An understanding of tolerance analysis 

We’re thrilled to see you grow with us and continue to make an impact in the tech world. Apply now and turn your internship experience into a full-time career! 

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

The annual base pay for this position is: $92,600.00 - $138,800.00

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. 

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.