Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

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.The Principal Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for developing and delivering innovative solutions of server related chassis product designs with electronics integration in alignment with the product development strategic direction. The candidate will help innovate future generations of hardware products by understanding our customers’ needs and translating them into functional solutions.As a technical lead of the engineering development team, the Principal Engineer will participate in the specification, design, and test planning for the next generation product platforms. The design tasks may be technically sophisticated and require investigation of new technologies and the application of advanced engineering design principles and analysis.Job Description:The Principal Mechanical Engineer will perform some or all of the following:A mechanical lead responsible for mechanical project tasks of greater complexity than those normally assigned to Senior level and lower engineersProvide technical guidance to lower level mechanical engineers. May be a technical lead of a multi-disciplinary team.Define and update design requirements and specifications in accordance with manufacturing, customer expectations, and mechanical requirementsIdentify and analyze design problems to achieve optimal solutions that satisfy cost and technical requirements using both internal and external resources.Communicate project tasks and activities and manage your time to meet project deadlines. This includes reporting pertinent information at key milestones through clear oral and written communicationsEngage in continuing learning activities in new technologies and skillsMinimum Requirements / Knowledge / Skill for the Principal Mechanical Engineer PositionAbility to design and solve engineering problems with minimal assistanceAbility to break down a project into tasks for a project scheduleAbility to provide technical leadership for mechanical engineering projectsAbility to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on the guidance of Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, etc.Demonstrated strong mechanical design skillsShown communication skills within a multi-functional team environmentA CSWP (or equivalent) in SolidWorks CAD softwareShown experience in structural analysis, thermal analysis, and fluid dynamics using SolidWorks toolsExperienced in tolerance analysis and/or GD&TAbility to enter BOMs and change control initiativesMicrosoft office toolsMinimum Education Requirements BSME and a minimum of 15 years of mechanical engineering experienceMSME and a minimum of 13 years of mechanical engineering experience#LI-ZB1The 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 U.S. base pay range for this position is: $147,030.00 - $220,546.00F5 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 Yello/Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).Equal Employment OpportunityIt 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.