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Junior Hardware Test Engineer

MANTECH
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/15/2026
MANTECH seeks a career and customer-oriented Junior Hardware Test Engineer to join our team in Washington, D.C. This is a hybrid position with 1 day onsite and 4 days remote per week.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

  • Provide entry-level technical support for Test and Evaluation of advanced and innovative technologies for science and technology, developmental and acquisition programs delivering operational capabilities in support of the border security mission
  • Assist in the design and execution of repeatable test processes and automated regression testing as outlined in the Unified Agile Framework
  • Support the collection of testing metrics from laboratory, simulated, and operational environments, assisting with the setup of hardware-in-the-loop interfaces and helping document results
  • Participate in routine software testing within Development, Security, and Operations pipelines, ensuring that containerized Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning agents meet baseline performance thresholds
  • Apply established practices to help identify software bugs or data anomalies during iterative sprints for prototype or developmental software and hardware products
  • Develop detailed test plans, cases, and automated scripts based on system-level, functional and operational requirements
  • Perform functional, regression, performance, and integration testing
  • Architect the testing frameworks used to validate physics-based fidelity in Modeling and Simulation catalogs and ensure compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework controls
  • Ensure that all deliverables meet DHS S&T quality standards

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Sciences, or a related field
  • 1 years of experience in test and evaluation
  • Experience with hardware systems testing
  • Experience in developing complex technical reports

Clearance Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain a DHS Public Trust clearance prior to starting this position

Physical Requirements

  • The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
  • Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations

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