Test Engineer Intern

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 12, 2026
Full-time

General Dynamics Mission Systems is a leader in high technology solutions for defense and scientific arenas. They are seeking a Test Engineering Intern to join a cross-functional team responsible for building software and platforms that support critical missions in the Space and Intelligence domains.

Responsibilities

  • Apply your classroom-learned skills to a program supporting the defense of our country
  • Design, build, test, deploy, and improve software services and platforms within a cross-functional agile team
  • Ensure software quality is built in early and is testable
  • Develop and participate in the QA/test approach, methodology, and process
  • Implement, execute and troubleshoot automated tests
  • Test applications through automated and manual back-end functions as well as through UIs
  • Research, learn, communicate, and apply new technologies/tools to solve unique customer domain challenges
  • Integrate as a member of a test team and complete assigned tasks, that will nurture and expand your technical skills
  • Learn systems in order to update information
  • Populate repositories with targeted data
  • Research and document various data processes
  • Abide by all security and safety procedures outlined by the company

Skills

  • Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited degree program in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline with a preference for a standing of a sophomore or higher
  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • Knowledge of test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases and debugging
  • Test Automation using Playwright, Pytest, Selenium, Test Complete, Cucumber, Apache JMeter or similar tools
  • Languages: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, HTML, CSS, Ansible
  • Frameworks: Spring Boot, React/Redux
  • Tools: Gradle, NodeJS, RHOSP/AWS/Azure
  • Comfortable working with IDEs (VSCode, IntelliJ, etc.)
  • Experienced with various Server Frameworks, DOM, and Java Web App Platform (Tomcat)
  • Adept with Microsoft Office - especially Excel, Power-Point, and Word
  • Comfortable working with Windows 10, 11, and Linux
  • Related courses: Data Structures, Algorithms & Complexity, Object-Oriented Programming in Java, Database Management Systems, Advanced Programming, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Software Engineering
  • Design, build, test, deploy, and improve software services and platforms within a cross-functional agile team
  • Ensure software quality is built in early and is testable
  • Develop and participate in the QA/test approach, methodology, and process
  • Implement, execute and troubleshoot automated tests
  • Test applications through automated and manual back-end functions as well as through UIs
  • Research, learn, communicate, and apply new technologies/tools to solve unique customer domain challenges

Benefits

  • Competitive wage
  • Flexible work environment
  • Contributions are recognized and rewarded

Company Overview

  • General Dynamics is a defense industry contractor for shipbuilding, marine, combat and defense systems and, munitions. It was founded in 1899, and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.gd.com.

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