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# Junior Hardware Test Engineer

- **Company:** Mantech International Corporation
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Artificial Intelligence, Regression Testing, System Testing, Hardware Testing, Integration Tests, Modeling and Simulation
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/3A82CC9DD80245418B2189710DCBD376/job/

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

* 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


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