Quality Assurance Technician
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026.
Join Barracuda Networks as a Quality Assurance Technician, where you'll support hardware lifecycle activities across product development, manufacturing readiness, regulatory coordination, sustaining engineering, and end-of-life planning. This entry-level position is ideal for someone early in their career or currently pursuing technical education. You'll work with cross-functional teams, assist with hardware lab setup, execute validation tests, and help monitor hardware issues.
Missions
- Support day-to-day hardware lifecycle activities, including tracking product changes, component updates, manufacturing issues and sustaining engineering tasks.
- Assist with hardware lab setup, including installation of components, configuration of management interfaces, and execution of validation tests.
- Work with cross-functional teams to gather status updates, resolve open items, and assist with initial issue diagnosis and root cause analysis.
Profil recherché
- We are looking for a Quality Assurance Technician who is organized, curious and detail-oriented to join our Hardware Applied System’s Engineering team- This is an entry-level role designed for someone early in their career or currently pursuing technical education. Prior professional experience is not required, but curiosity, attention to detail and willingness to learn are important
- This is a junior-level position ideal for someone early in their career who is eager to learn how enterprise security appliances are built, certified, supported and maintained throughout their lifecycle
- Currently pursuing coursework, a certificate, an associate degree or other technical training in engineering, computer science, information systems, networking, manufacturing, supply chain or a related technical field; equivalent practical experience is also valued
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize status, risks and next steps clearly
- 0-2 years of experience in hardware engineering, operations, manufacturing, technical support, product lifecycle management or a related area
- Quality-focused mindset with a willingness to follow engineering best practices, execute defined test steps, record results accurately and help identify gaps or inconsistencies in hardware or software behavior
- Interest in cybersecurity, enterprise appliances, regulatory compliance or global manufacturing
- Comfortable working with spreadsheets, issue tracking systems, documentation tools and collaboration platforms
- Curiosity, ownership and willingness to learn in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Exposure to Jira, Confluence, Agile methods, PLM tools, ERP systems or document control processes
- Strong attention to detail and ability to organize information across multiple projects, tools and stakeholders
- Internship, co-op, academic project or entry-level experience involving hardware systems, networking devices, embedded products, manufacturing or technical operations
- Basic understanding of computer hardware, networking, manufacturing processes or product development concepts
- Nice to have: exposure to basic Linux commands, software builds, system logs or simple diagnostics; willingness to learn is more important than prior experience
- Ability to work with ambiguity, ask thoughtful questions and follow through on assigned tasks
- Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We'd love to hear how you can contribute to our team