Junior Cyber Test Engineer - Hybrid

Battelle Memorial Institute; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid arrangement (60% in-office, 40%

Remote options

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Battelle Memorial Institute's Mission Focused Tools Division in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Junior Test Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team delivering mission critical cyber capabilities. You will support testing and evaluation of cutting edge tools and systems developed by our research teams.

You will work closely with senior engineers to execute test plans, collect and analyze results, and learn best practices for validating complex systems in operational environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or nearing completion
• Interest in testing, validation, and system evaluation
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Experience with Python or C
• Familiarity with embedded systems or networking concepts
• Willingness to learn government testing processes
• Ability to work in a mentorship-driven team environment

Responsibilities

• Support execution of test plans under guidance of senior test engineers
• Conduct hands-on testing of cyber capabilities in lab and field environments
• Collect, document, and analyze test data and results
• Assist with writing test summaries, reports, and recommendations
• Collaborate with research and development teams to reproduce issues and validate fixes
• Help create and maintain test scripts for manual and automated testing
• Participate in designing and setting up test environments and scenarios
• Travel up to 10–20% to support field testing at customer facilities

Skills

Testing interest

Clear communication

Python or C

Embedded systems familiarity

Learning testing processes

Teamwork in mentorship env

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM field

Tools

Docker

Linux

Jenkins

Scripting

Debuggers

Test frameworks

Job description

Battelle Memorial Institute's Mission Focused Tools Division in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Junior Test Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team delivering mission critical cyber capabilities. You will support testing and evaluation of cutting edge tools and systems developed by our research teams.

You will work closely with senior engineers to execute test plans, collect and analyze results, and learn best practices for validating complex systems in operational environments.