Engineering Services
Systems Engineering
- Product Life Cycle Development - Prior to H6 Energy, supported prime contractors: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, DRS Technologies, BAE Systems, and NASA: Systems Engineering, Program Management, System Safety Engineering, and Test Verification. Aerospace, Space, C4ISR, Avionics, and Radar.
- $1M to $30M programs to include development of Statement of Work, Product Specifications, Work Breakdown Structure with cost and labor, Technical Risk Management, Software and Hardware Development, Technical Design Reviews, Product/System Integration, Safety, Test Verification, and Certification.
- Aspects of Systems Engineering (V-Model Systems Engineering) to including the creation of engineering work products and deliverables (Trades Studies/Product Comparisons, SOW, BOEs, System Requirements, Design/Subsystem Design, Integration, Test, and Safety. Executed Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs) for multiple programs.
- Basis of Estimates (BoEs), Work Breakdown Structure, and preliminary project schedules.
- Structured program in DOORS; CMMI Level 3 support from SCAMPI Appraiser; Supported DoDAF framework for platform modifications; Link-16 requirements and implementation.
- Systems Engineering for C-130T avionic upgrades and console modification for the U.S. Navy /PMA 207 Program Office—RNP RNAV, Mode S, TCAS, Multifunction Displays, Digital Maps, and Air Traffic Management. Systems Engineering, Test Engineering, and System Safety for platform modifications and Self-Certification strategy.
- Platforms: SLS, KF-16, C-130T, AC-130U/H Gunships, B-200, CH-47C/D, UH-60, F-15, EF-2000, A-10, and C-5; ARL/De Havilland-7, Jasmine/ATR-42; FireFinder Radar; Coastal Surveillance Radars.
- Industry standards, procedures, and guidelines to guide and facilitate development efforts.
System Safety Engineering
System Safety: MIL-STD-882, ARP4761, ARP4754, JSSG-2006, MIL-STD-1472G; Software/Hardware Safety: DO-178C Level A/B, MIL-STD-498, and DO-254; AC 20-138A, AC 25-11; Airworthiness Certification Criteria - MIL-HDBK-516B; Environmental /EMI/Power - MIL-STD-810, DO-160D, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704; NASA System Safety - Avionics and Software Safety.
- Safety and Mission Assurance for Space Launch System (SLS)—Core Stage, ICPS, and Emulators.
- System Safety on subsystems, LRUs, card interfaces, and programmable logic devices (FPGAs, ASICs) for design assurance (MSFC-STD-3663/DO-254) and test verification to prevent erroneous hardware and software operations and functionality.
- Hazards, controls, and test verification objectives.
- Gap Analysis to determine deficiency in meeting NASA standards and requirements.
- Guidance on overall approach for System Safety for modeling SLS elements functions as performed on the rocket day of launch.
- SSARs and technical reports for software, hardware, and safety.
- Working Groups, Technical Interchange Meetings, and Design Reviews.
Design and Test Verification
Program Verification and Validation represent the plan, processes, and best practices for certification. V&V planning reflects the structure of the program by defining the verification and validation activities performed against system level integration and associated subsystems. V&V planning defines the approach for requirements verification and validation.
- Design and implementation of cost-effective solutions for CNS/ATM with increase capabilities – aircraft GPS, Electronic Flight Bag, Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI) Model 550, and EIDS Display.
- Audit of the subcontractor design manufacturing process for evident of hardware and software safety EFI-550; Structural Coverage/Static Code Analysis, removal of dead code, line item execution accountability; C++, TDCU-VHDL, Xilinx FPGA; DO-178A/B (software), and DO-254 (hardware).