Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings.
Our Reston team is seeking a mid-level Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to help build and mature the testing infrastructure supporting production software for simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments. This role is for someone who can develop robust test harnesses, mocking infrastructure, and automated and manual testing strategies. A successful candidate will also help integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines and improve software quality and reliability across Java, Rust, and TypeScript-based applications. The strongest candidates will bring solid software development fundamentals, hands-on experience with software testing and test infrastructure, and the technical judgment to build scalable, maintainable testing practices across a growing production codebase.
Position Location: Reston, VA
*The selected individual(s) will be required to work from the Reston, VA office
Metron is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Metron is an award-winning, trusted provider of advanced research, scientific, and software solutions for government and commercial markets.
The Company delivers a competitive edge for our customers in five key areas: analytics, autonomous solutions, decision support, sensor processing, and data fusion and target tracking. Recently, Metron launched an advanced edge capability development group to fast-track proven technologies into field-ready applications for DoD and Intelligence operations. With multi-domain expertise in probabilistic modeling, signal processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data fusion, Metron solutions transform information into intelligent action.
Since 1984, customers have turned to Metron for their most critical operations. The Company is employee-owned and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with US locations in Portland, Denver, San Diego, and Honolulu.
Metron: Lead, Innovate, Deploy, Impact.