WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
NDRC aspires to cultivate a high-performance eco-system where academic theory meets operational excellence, empowering both emerging talent and established professionals to master the advanced skills necessary to sharpen our competitive edge and secure the future of our nation.
Invest in the Front Line
Help us built the most sophisticated workforce in the world. Partner with us to provide the tools, mentorship, and opportunities that ensure our industrial base remains unrivaled. Let's build the pipeline together.
Sharpen Your Edge
The landscape of national security is shifting. Master the advanced capabilities – from AI to cyber resilience – needed to maintain our nation’s operational advantage.
Secure Your Future
Bridge the gap between theory and the front lines. Join a cohort of innovators establishing projects that serve a bigger purpose and are delivered where it's needed most.
Academic Partnerships
Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), NDRC and its academic partners define how we will work together to support research, workforce development and innovation.
MOU with the University of Nebraska Omaha to expand workforce development and applied collaboration in support of defense innovation.
MOU with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to connect leading research and technical expertise to emerging national defense needs.
MOU with Griffiss Institute to support OUSW (R&E) Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) program.
Student Launchpad
At the Nebraska Defense Research Corporation, we don’t believe in simple intern projects. We believe in real-world stakes. Here, undergraduate and graduate innovators aren’t just observing the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) – they are reinforcing it. Through a unique synergy of mentorship, experiential research and learning, and career exploration, we offer students a seat at the table where the future is decided.
2025 UNO Career Connect Outstanding Internship
“This internship gave me experience working with the government as a contractor. The work was meaningful, fulfilling, and aligned well with my coursework. There was always flexibility to explore new aspects of the project and learn from team members. We were encouraged to explore the defense industry and were often taken off site as a team to tour other companies and attend networking events after the workday ended. There was a strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration, which allowed us to troubleshoot problems together and develop interpersonal skills.” - Intern, 2025
2025 Project Green Buffalo
“We took time away from the coding to go talk to other professionals in this field, listen to talks, and visit other workplaces. We also got to hear various guest speakers who came to our workplace and taught us about networking concepts, government contracting, use of artificial intelligence in development, and more. Of course, we also gained practical experience directly related to the work we did, such as database management for our project, presentation skills in sprint reviews and our final out brief, and intake of shareholder feedback via user acceptance testing.” - Intern, 2025
2024 Project Green Lion
“We took, and intake of shareholder feedback via user acceptance testing.” - Intern, 2024
Take Your Skills Beyond the Classroom
Foundation to Frontier Summer Internship – Our 10-week flagship internship embeds students directly into a mission task, turning classroom knowledge into operational impact. The experience peaks with a formal capstone delivery, where students present a functional proof-of-concept to leadership from USSTRATCOM and the NC3 Enterprise Center.
Special Projects Internship – The Special Projects Internship is a specialized, mentor-driven track for students seeking a more rigorous and independent experience. These roles are launched on an as-needed basis to address high-intensity technical or strategic gaps. By working 1:1 with a company subject matter expert, you will navigate complex mission tasks with a level of autonomy and focus reserved for our most advanced interns.
Ready To Take The Next Step?
NDRC is focused on accelerating acquisition through innovation and emerging technologies for the Warfighter, sponsored by the Nuclear Enterprise Center to find, demonstrate and deliver secure, mission-enhancing capabilities. We are looking for capability demonstrations, technology insight and new ideas that can provide critical information to government sponsors for future C3 capability needs—and enable innovation for our government partners.