Junior Test Engineer

Summary

Battelle is a research and development company that delivers critical services for various clients. They are seeking a Junior Test Engineer to support the testing and evaluation of cyber tools and systems, working closely with senior engineers to execute test plans and analyze results.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of formal and informal test plans under guidance of senior test engineers
• Conduct hands on testing of cyber capabilities in lab and operationally relevant environments
• Collect, document, and help analyze test data and results
• Assist with writing test summaries, reports, and recommendations
• Work collaboratively 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 designated facilities and observe requirements discussions

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (or nearing completion) with 0–3 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and internships
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Strong interest in testing, validation, and system evaluation
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and verbal formats
• Experience with or coursework in Python or C
• Basic familiarity with embedded systems, networking concepts, or operating systems
• Willingness to learn formal testing and acceptance processes used by government customers
• Ability to work effectively in a team based, mentorship driven environment
• Exposure to automation tools (e.g., Docker, Jenkins, or similar)
• Familiarity with Linux environments
• Basic understanding of network protocols or RF concepts
• Coursework or hands on experience with debuggers, scripting, or test frameworks
• Interest in cybersecurity, exploit mitigation, or system hardening concepts
• Active Secret or higher security clearance

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (or nearing completion) with 0–3 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and internships
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Strong interest in testing, validation, and system evaluation
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and verbal formats
• Experience with or coursework in Python or C
• Basic familiarity with embedded systems, networking concepts, or operating systems
• Willingness to learn formal testing and acceptance processes used by government customers
• Ability to work effectively in a team based, mentorship driven environment

Nice to Haves

• Exposure to automation tools (e.g., Docker, Jenkins, or similar)
• Familiarity with Linux environments
• Basic understanding of network protocols or RF concepts
• Coursework or hands on experience with debuggers, scripting, or test frameworks
• Interest in cybersecurity, exploit mitigation, or system hardening concepts
• Active Secret or higher security clearance

Benefits

• Learn (tuition assistance, paid training) and teach (publish papers, present at conferences)
• Structured mentorship and a strong learning culture
• Internally funded research projects with guided autonomy
• Opportunities to grow into senior technical or leadership roles
• Balance life through a compressed work schedule: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off—giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
• Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.
• Take time to recharge: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
• Prioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
• Better together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
• Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
• Advance your education: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.