Systems Engineering and Program Management
Abstract
GMD Element Engineering (formerly GMD Systems Engineering) consists of both GMD Element Systems Engineering and GMD Element Product Engineering, and the GMD Technical Direction Agent (TDA). GMD Element Engineering provides the essential engineering functions for the development, fielding, and sustainment of the GMD Element. GMD Program Management supplied by the Development and Sustainment Contract (DSC) and the System Integration, Test, and Readiness (SITR) contract provides the management of GMD development and sustainment activities to ensure content delivery is in line with cost, schedule, and performance objectives. GMD Element Systems Engineering develops and integrates GMD Element capabilities and products with efficient processes and common tools in an integrated digital environment to field a verifiably effective GMD Element to defeat the Ballistic Missile threat to the United States Homeland. GMD Element Systems Engineering provides key functions and products such as: GMD Element-level performance requirements development and verification, GMD internal and external interface requirements development and verification, GMD Element-level developmental testing analyses; GMD Element-level performance analyses and assessments; GMD Element-level modeling and simulation (M&S) development, integration, verification, and validation; digital engineering infrastructure; GMD software assessment; GMD Element-level technical integration; GMD Engineering Development and Early Integration Lab development, maintenance, and operations; and maintenance of the GMD Technical Baseline. GMD Element Product Engineering delivers sound and integrated engineering and manufacturing processes and products through engineering controls, management, and verification; independent test, analysis, and assessment of failed and high risk events and engineering efforts; hardware and software readiness; and industrial and manufacturing readiness. GMD Element Product Engineering provides key functions and products such as: GMD integrated design; risk, issues, and opportunities management; interface designs; failure review boards; and the maintenance of the GMD Operational Capability Baseline. MDS Systems Engineering provides architecture analysis, development and flow-down of System-level GMD performance and interface requirements, MDS integration, System-level requirements verification and validation, and M&S framework support and environmental modeling required for GMD participation in System-level HWIL and digital events that provide data for System-level assessment and capability delivery to the Warfighter. GMD TDA provides the technical expertise and program execution experience required to offer the MDA independent analysis, unbiased and objective weapon system level-oriented advice on technical issues and product development, and recommendations on technical issues and product development challenges faced in the GMD Program. Program Management provides for prime contractor management of DSC and SITR contract activities to ensure technical content delivery in line with cost, schedule, and performance objectives. This effort includes: program and business management; program administration; subcontract management; technical and testing oversight; verification of hardware and software development; quality, safety, and mission assurance; integrated logistics support; and infrastructure to develop, test, and sustainment of the GMD Element. Recurring engineering and management efforts include: -Maintain GMD performance and interface requirements -Execute GMD performance analyses and assessments -Integrate and deliver GMD models and simulations supporting multiple intended uses -Expand the GMD Digital Engineering infrastructure including the Integrated Digital Data Environment (IDDE) -Execute GMD Element analysis of ground and cyber tests -Execute Software Independent Verification and Validation and Software Assurance -Expand the GMD DevSecOps Ecosystem -Maintain the GMD Technical Baseline -Maintain GMD risks, issues, and opportunities -Develop GMD interface designs -Execute GMD discrimination design improvements -Maintain the GMD Operational Capability Baseline -Conduct GMD engineering, technical, and integration support to ensure the GMD program meets performance goals -Execute Prime Contractor Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) -Conduct Prime Contractor Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance (QSMA) -Execute Prime Contractor program administration, business management, and subcontract management Recurring Technical Direction Agent (TDA) efforts include: -Offer objective advice on technical issues and product development challenges facing the GMD Program -Facilitate the implementation of consistent software and systems engineering processes -Perform independent evaluation of GMD element/component designs, design maturity, and technical approach and make recommendations on technical issues and alternatives -Independently assess integrated system performance and mission effectiveness -Identify and assess risks; Evaluate risk mitigation approaches and make recommendations on alternative approaches and prioritization of risk reduction activities -Conduct special studies to investigate and identify solutions to specific problems that might involve alternate approaches, new architectures, or integration of new activities -Evaluate future mission needs and explore advanced/evolutionary concepts and technologies Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- a120adc4118374f2c88371adc43beaf2