Technical Center

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center supports the joint warfighter by providing science, technology, and test and evaluation expertise to enable warfighter dominance today and in the future. As part of the Army Science and Technology enterprise, the Technical Center contributes to the current fight and enables the next generation to prevail in conflicts to come. The Technical Center focuses on three essential tasks: executing science and technology, research and development, and test and evaluation; managing and operating the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site; and conducting space operations and space domain awareness.

The Technical Center contributes to the success of the warfighter and joint force in four major areas: directed energy, tactical responsive space and high altitude, test and evaluation, and hypersonic and strategic weapons.

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

The Research and Technology Directorate executes research to develop and transition critical technologies for: long-range fires; air and missile defense; assured position, navigation, and timing; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to enable Army 2040. The Research and Technology Directorate has two subordinate divisions; Space Integration and Interdiction and Directed Energy.

Director, Dr. Brian Grantham

SPACE INTEGRATION AND INTERDICTION DIVISION

Setting Conditions - Delivering Systems - Demonstrating Capabilities

Chief, Jonathan Reiner
Fact Sheets

DIRECTED ENERGY DIVISION

Enable future Army and Joint Warfighter Directed Energy Capabilities

Chief, Amanda Clark
Fact Sheets
- Solid State Laser Testbed (SSLT)

REAGAN TEST SITE

America's premier test range

Director, Danny Bryant
Fact Sheets
- Reagan Test Site (RTS)
- RTS Distributed Operations Center (RTS-RDO)
- Technology Complex (Tech Complex)
- 25K Transportable Target Launcher (25KTTL)
- Economical Target (ET-1)

CENTER OPERATIONS

Making technology development possible

Chief, Dr. Chad Marshall

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Start a new career path with USASMDC's Technical Center

FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT

The Technical Center offers full-time, part-time, and temporary employment in a variety of career fields.

Direct Hire Public Notices
- Scientific and Engineering Professionals with Bachelor or Advanced Degrees Veteran Candidates for Scientific, Technical, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Positions, including Technicians
- Direct Hire for Mission Support Positions
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STUDENTS AND INTERNS

The Technical Center is a host laboratory for various student employment and internship programs. Opportunities are available in a variety of STEM and non-STEM career fields.

USASMDC Technical Center STEM Internship
The USASMDC Technical Center STEM Internship Program is a summer research internship ranging from 8 to 10 weeks offering real-world experiences in critical defense technologies and creates opportunities for potential careers in the space and missile industry. Interested students should visit smdcsteminternships.com for more information and application requirements.
Technical Center STEM Student Employment Program (SSEP)

The Technical Center SSEP provides internships to students pursuing bachelor’s or advanced degrees in a STEM course of study at an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) institution of higher education who are willing to accept the reward of challenging scientific and engineering positions.
Scientific and Engineering Students Pursuing Bachelor or Advanced Degrees
Technical Center Professional, Administrative, Assistant, Clerical, and Technician Student Employment Program (PAACTSEP)

The Technical Center PAACTSEP provides internships to recent graduates and high school, undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students to fill professional, administrative, assistant, clerical, and technician positions.
PAACTSEP DHA Public Notice
DoD Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service (SFS)

The DoD SMART SFS Program offers scholarships to undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students who excel in STEM fields. While in school, students will receive full tuition, monthly stipends, health insurance and book allowances, as well as summer internships that range from 8 to 12 weeks. Students are also provided opportunities to continue their research in Department of Defense civil service roles following graduation. Interested students should visit the SMART website for descriptive materials and to access the online application.
DoD Historical Black Colleges and Universities/Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Summer Research Internship Program

The DoD HBCU/MI Summer Research Internship Program is a paid, 10-week summer research program offered to current students and recent graduates who studied STEM disciplines at HBCUs/MIs. The program is designed to give HBCU/MI students an opportunity to explore their STEM career interests through personal mentorship by a DoD STEM professional, gain an inside perspective on the operations of DoD, and conduct research relevant to the defense mission in a DoD state-of-the-art research facility. Learn more about the DoD program and application requirements.
DoD College Acquisition Internship Program (DCAIP)

DCAIP is a paid, 10-week summer internship that provides college students with real-world exposure to DoD acquisition workforce career opportunities. The program welcomes full-time second- and third-year students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Interns receive hands-on, practical experience in analysis, research, report writing, oral briefings, policy development, program analysis and computer applications. Learn more about the DCAIP program and application requirements.
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service

The CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program is designed to recruit and train the next generation of information technology professionals, industrial control system security professionals and security managers to meet the needs of the cybersecurity mission for federal, state, local and tribal governments. This program provides scholarships for up to three years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate (MS or PhD) education. In return for their scholarships, recipients must work for the U.S. government after graduation in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. Learn more about CyberCorps.
Army Historical Black Colleges and Universities/Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Student Program for Army Research and Knowledge (SPARK)

The Army HBCU/MI SPARK Program is a science outreach initiative that provides paid, 10-week research opportunities to undergraduate students in STEM fields at an Army laboratory within the Army's science and technology enterprise. Students who are accepted into the program will spend their summer of 2024 being mentored by government scientists and engineers who will guide them in Army-related research projects, including data analysis and systems modeling. Learn more about the Army HBCU/MI SPARK Program and application requirements.
Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) STEM Internship Program

The TRMC STEM Internship Program provides paid, summer internships to current full-time enrolled college students (sophomores, juniors, and graduate students) majoring in STEM disciplines. The internship consists of work assignments designed to acclimate interns to the fundamentals and concepts of Test and Evaluation within the DoD.

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The purpose of these combined Broad Agency Announcements is to solicit research proposals for submission to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center for funding consideration.

SMDTC Broad Agency Announcement for Science, Technology, and Test and Evaluation Research: W9113M-24-R- BAA1
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Dr. Keith Krapels, director, Technical Center

Director
Dr. Keith Krapels

Jennifer Stephenson, deputy director, Technical Center

Deputy Director
Jennifer Stephenson

MISSION

USASMDC Technical Center provides technologies to meet today’s requirements and future needs in directed energy, space, cyberspace, hypersonics and integrated air and missile defense.

VISION

Deliver technologies and solutions to enable Warfighter dominance.