Component Engineer III: Sustaining & Lifecycle

F5 Networks, Inc; Spokane Valley (WA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Inc. is seeking a Component Engineer III to lead sustaining efforts for hardware platforms supporting application delivery, security, and networking solutions.

You will own component lifecycle management, mitigate obsolescence risks, and ensure continuity across a global supply chain while partnering with design, quality, and manufacturing teams. You will drive supplier engagement, qualification activities, and data stewardship to improve BOM health, cost, and risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 4–7+ years of component/sustaining engineering or hardware development.
• Strong understanding of electronic components (semiconductors, passives, connectors, power devices).
• Experience managing component lifecycle risks and executing mitigation strategies.
• Ability to independently evaluate component equivalency and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor component lifecycles (PCNs, NRND, EOL) and drive mitigation strategies.
• Own lifecycle health for assigned commodities or platforms with risk reporting.
• Lead resolution of component-related production and field issues; perform root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate validation and qualification activities; support ECOs and design updates.
• Collaborate with Global Supply Chain, suppliers, and manufacturing to mitigate shortages and optimize costs.

Skills

Independent problem-solving

Ownership mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

PLM systems (Agile, Windchill)

SiliconExpert

Z2Data

IHS

ServiceNow

Job description

F5 Inc. is seeking a Component Engineer III to lead sustaining efforts for hardware platforms supporting application delivery, security, and networking solutions.

You will own component lifecycle management, mitigate obsolescence risks, and ensure continuity across a global supply chain while partnering with design, quality, and manufacturing teams. You will drive supplier engagement, qualification activities, and data stewardship to improve BOM health, cost, and risk.