People Matter

Hardware Engineer III

Volterra

Volterra

Other Engineering
San Jose, CA, USA
USD 176,696-195,600 / year + Equity
Posted on Feb 5, 2026

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, Inc. seeks Hardware Engineer III in San Jose, CA:

Job Duties: Plan, design, develop, and test electronic parts, components, integrated circuitry, mechanical systems, equipment and packaging, optical systems, and/or board level CPU systems. Define test plans for complex electronic products. Test, debug, and verify complex electronic products. Building design consensus and gating significant implementation on formal design reviews. Re-evaluate and tune the design & implementation of current products. Conduct internal & external presentations. Communicate with technical & non-technical colleagues. Work closely with the hardware team to author functional specifications. Develop hardware from functional specifications. Ensures all features and functionality are incorporated into the design. Work on functional specifications for Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD) and implement design changes using Verilog HDL. Supports offsite regulatory/safety/compliance testing. Part-time telecommuting is an option. Hybrid work from F5 office in San Jose, CA.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Electronics, Engineering (any field), or related quantitative discipline, and two (2) years of experience in job offered or in any occupation in a related field.

Special Skill Requirements: (1) Hardware design; (2) Schematic CAD and PCB layout tools (Mentor Graphic or Cadence Allegro); (3) Digital interfaces (I2C, SPI, USB, and UART); (4) High-speed interfaces (Ethernet and PCIe); (5) Experience with Oscilloscopes, DMM and Spectrum Analyzer; (6) Networking equipment (switches, servers and power distribution units); (7) Verilog HDL programming. Any suitable combination of education and training is acceptable. Part-time telecommuting is an option. Hybrid work from F5 office in San Jose, CA.

Salary: $176,696 - $195,600 per annum

Submit a resume with references using the apply button on this posting or by email at: PeopleOps@f5.com at Req.# L24-151739.

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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 Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment 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. 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.