Component Engineer III

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.

F5 is seeking a Component Engineer III to play a key role in sustaining engineering for our hardware platforms supporting application delivery, security, and networking solutions. In this role, you will take ownership of component lifecycle management, drive obsolescence mitigation strategies, and ensure long-term product continuity across a global supply chain. As a mid-level engineer, you will operate with increasing independence, influence cross-functional decisions, and contribute to strategic initiatives that balance risk, cost, and product performance.

• Proactively monitor component life cycles (PCNs, NRND, EOL) using industry tools and supplier engagement
• Assess risk across multiple product lines and drive mitigation strategies (LTB, redesign, alternates)
• Own lifecycle health for assigned commodities or platforms; provide regular risk reporting and recommendations
• Maintain and improve AML/AVL integrity within F5 PLM systems

• Lead resolution of component‑related production and field issues, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Partner with Quality, Design, and Manufacturing teams to address reliability concerns and drive closure
• Provide component engineering guidance for ECOs, sustaining design updates, and cost‑reduction initiatives

• Identify and qualify alternate components with minimal supervision
• Perform detailed form/fit/function analysis, including electrical and reliability considerations
• Coordinate and support validation and qualification activities, ensuring compliance with F5 standards

• Collaborate closely with Global Supply Chain and sourcing teams to mitigate shortages, allocation risks, and long lead times
• Engage directly with suppliers to resolve technical issues, evaluate risk, and support qualification of new sources
• Contribute to cost optimization through part standardization, supplier selection, and design influence

• Ensure component compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements (RoHS, REACH, WEEE, conflict minerals)
• Maintain accurate, audit‑ready documentation for qualification, traceability, and lifecycle status
• Improve data quality and processes within component and lifecycle management systems

• Act as a key technical resource to hardware design, system engineering, and manufacturing teams
• Participate in design and sustainment reviews, influencing component selection and lifecycle strategy
• Help define and improve best practices, standards, and workflows for component engineering at F5

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• 4–7+ years of experience in component engineering, sustaining engineering, or hardware development
• Strong understanding of electronic components (semiconductors, passives, connectors, power devices)
• Proven experience managing component lifecycle risks and executing mitigation strategies
• Ability to independently evaluate component equivalency and drive technical decisions
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders

• Experience in networking, telecom, server, or high‑reliability hardware systems
• Familiarity with PLM systems (Agile, Windchill) and lifecycle tools (Silicon Expert, Z2
  
  Data, IHS)
• Experience with Service Now ticketing system to track Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Engineering…