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Test Engineer Intern

BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC.

Lexington Park, MDInternship$53–108K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$53–108K/yr
Location
Lexington Park, MD
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Test Engineer Intern will support the integration and testing of technology solutions in mission systems for DoD and national security customers. The role involves developing and evolving systems, evaluating new technologies, and translating customer needs into technical specifications. Candidates should have software development and troubleshooting experience, be able to adapt to changing requirements, and be scheduled to earn a bachelor's degree by Summer 2028.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServiceTechnology DemonstrationJavaPythonC++Hardware TroubleshootingSoftware TroubleshootingAdaptabilityTeamworkIndependent WorkCommunication

Qualifications

Internship ExperienceSecret Clearance EligibilityBachelor's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Test Engineer Intern

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big-picture thinking to make an impact on national security and warfighter operational readiness? You understand how to apply critical thinking to your customer's requirements, and how to help develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.

As a Test Engineer on our team, you'll have the chance to shape the DoD customer mission by integrating and testing new technology solutions in mission systems. Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these systems, but also help evolve them with advanced technology solutions. On our team, you'll be able to broaden your skill set into areas like new system development and new technology evaluation. Grow your skills by merging your technical expertise and new technology to create mission-critical products and services. Join our team and create future mission solutions for the DoD and national security.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

  • Experience working in a fast-paced customer service environment, demonstrating technology use to customers and prospective users

  • Experience developing software source code using Java, Python, or C++

  • Experience troubleshooting computer hardware and software, and determining the most appropriate mechanism to correct issues

  • Experience as an Intern

  • Ability to quickly react and adapt to a rapidly changing environment due to changes in system requirements, emerging technologies, and end-user requests

  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

  • Scheduled to obtain a Bachelor's degree by Summer 2028

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience working independently or as part of a larger team to accomplish a single goal

  • Ability to quickly learn and immediately apply new techniques and procedures recommended by more experienced staff and team leadership

  • Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $52,900.00 to $108,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.

  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,121 open Test Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$53–108K/yr
  • Maryland median$96–167K/yr106 salary ranges
  • US median$102–161K/yr2,094 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 41% below the Maryland median midpoint ($136K) — in the lowest quarter of Test Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 122 open Test Engineer jobs in Maryland and 3,121 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
Test Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,618 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,683 of the 3,121 open Test Engineer jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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