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SMD Symposium

9,000+ attendees: Army, MDA, primes and small businesses on space and missile defense.

Dates
Aug 10 to Aug 12, 2027
Where
Huntsville, AL
Cost
Paid ticket. Price on attendee page.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
Cummings Research Park / Huntsville
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Speaking opportunities

Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Defense and government contracting, Space industry

Roles: capture manager, defense program manager

The field it serves: Aerospace & Defense

Verified open jobs
about 23,042

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$127,000 a year (middle half $101,000 to $159,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,263 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
32% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Aerospace & Defense snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

Read from the event’s own pages: www.smdsymposium.org.

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Huntsville, AL. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: August 10, 2027 to August 12, 2027, Huntsville, AL

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