****Location: Columbia, MD
** Type: Hybrid
** ** Travel:** 15%

About Us:
Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Corporation company, is a trusted partner in providing powerful edge computing hardware and defensive cybersecurity solutions to protect the Federal Government and private enterprises. Our goal is to support the federal government, our allies, mission partners, and private industries in accomplishing their cybersecurity and defense objectives efficiently and securely through cutting-edge hardware, engineering, and integration services.

Position Overview:

Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Company, is seeking an R&D Systems Engineer to support internal product development efforts across software, hardware, and test validation work. This position is ideal for a technical engineer who is comfortable working hands-on with systems, writing basic scripts, and learning how to test and validate new capabilities in a fast-paced engineering environment. As an R&D Systems Engineer, you will contribute to the development, testing, and validation of SealingTech's hardware and software products.

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_****Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of automated QA test suites for internal product lines.
• Assist in refactoring or rebuilding scripts (e.g., Bash, Python) under senior engineer guidance.
• Help build smaller-scale test suites for targeted hardware systems such as microservers or edge compute devices.
• Support the development of basic tools to generate, capture, and analyze network traffic using monitoring frameworks.
• Learn to use network analysis tools such as Zeek, Suricata, or similar technologies.
• Perform hands-on testing of hardware components, modules, and integrated systems.
• Validate functionality, reliability, and performance of prototype and production hardware.
• Document issues, anomalies, and test findings with clarity and accuracy.
• Provide basic troubleshooting for hardware, software, or configuration issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• 1 -3 years of related experience (internships, projects, or lab experience acceptable).
• Ability to support pre-existing-built environments using existing documentation.
• Basic knowledge of Linux , command-line usage, and system fundamentals.
• Familiarity with foundational infrastructure concepts (DNS, NTP, LDAP).
• Basic scripting and programming knowledge (Python, Bash, Shell).
• Ability to troubleshoot entry-level system or hardware issues.
• Meets DoD 8570 IAT Level I requirements or able to obtain within 6 months.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to learn from senior engineers.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and work in lab environments when required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with hardware testing, lab equipment, or system building.
• Exposure to network traffic analysis tools, lab networking, or packet capture frameworks.
• Advanced linux knowledge/system administration
• Experience contributing to test automation or QA scripting.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity tools (Zeek, Suricata) or virtualized environments (VMware, KVM).
• Any DoD or defense-related internship/project experience
• Experience with writing test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria

Sealing Technologies is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. Working is no longer solely about the job. Here at Sealing Tech, we understand your happiness and health is vital to our success. We are innovative in our approach to cultivating balanced work environments and offer a plethora of added perks. Sealing Tech offers competitive compensation packages, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement contributions, continuing education budgets, tuition reimbursement, flexible schedules, and generous vacation policies. Other perks include complimentary snacks, drinks & monthly catered lunches, and company retreats and gatherings. Plus, flexible work arrangements, pet friendly offices and quarterly merit bonuses for qualified employees. We are looking for a new member to join our team, take on challenges, be innovative and willing to grow with us. BUILD, SECURE, SOLVE.