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.

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.

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.

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