F5
Mechanical Engineer I
San Jose · Internship
Sponsorship not specified$93k-$139kDetected 15 days ago
HRISSolidWorksThermal AnalysisStructural AnalysisMechanical DesignLoad BalancingCommunicationTolerance Analysis
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odds of building a lasting career here
53Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level II)66
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
Level I$117,9981 entry
Level II$141,8352 entries
Level III$165,6933 entries
Level IV$189,5304 entries
The bottom of this range ($92,600) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $117,998. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Mechanical Engineers (17-2141) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Communicate key information and recommendations to the senior mechanical team members for consideration of technical decisions and strategy
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world.
- 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.
- 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.
- Under general supervision, responsible for contributing to project design and test of mechanical related efforts
Requirements
- 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
- An ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied functions (i.e. Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, etc.)
- Successfully completed a Summer 2026 internship with F5
- 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
- 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
Compensation
- $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.
Benefits
- https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits.
- F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
- This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.
Company info
- At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life.
- We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
- That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better.
- More details about F5's benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits.
- 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.
Equal 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.
- 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.
This listing is sourced directly from F5's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.