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Systems Engineering


RiVidium’s Systems Engineering capabilities applies formal engineering methods and practices to analyze, design, develop, deploy, and modernize information systems providing high-end capability to Command and Control (C2), and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) functions, operations, logistics, and business systems. Systems engineering activities are provided by teams of senior system, software, and data engineers who are supported by cleared personnel, infrastructure, and facilities.
RiVidium’s approach to systems engineering encompasses a top-down, comprehensive, iterative and recursive problem solving process, applied sequentially through all stages of development that is used to: Transform needs and requirements into a set of system product and process descriptions (adding value and more detail with each level of development) Generate information for decision makers Provide input for the next level of development During the systems engineering process, architectures are generated to better describe and understand the system. The word “architecture” is used in various contexts in the general field of engineering. It is used as a general description of how the subsystems join together to form the system. It can also be a detailed description of an aspect of a system: for example, the Operational, System, and Technical Architectures used in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), and software intensive developments. RiVidium utilizes an interdisciplinary engineering management process that evolves and verifies an integrated, life-cycle balanced set of system solutions that satisfy customer needs. We accomplish this by integrating three major activities: Development phasing that controls the design process and provides baselines that coordinate design efforts A systems engineering process that provides a structure for solving design problems and tracking requirements flow through the design effort Life cycle integration that involves customers in the design process and ensures that the system developed is viable throughout its life RiVidium understands the importance of these activities and that they are necessary to achieve proper management of a development effort. Our phasing approach has two major purposes: it controls the design effort and is the major connection between the technical management effort and the overall acquisition effort. It controls the design effort by developing design baselines that govern each level of development. It interfaces with acquisition management by providing key events in the development process, where design viability can be assessed. The viability of the baselines developed is a major input for acquisition management Milestone (MS) decisions. As a result, RiVidium ensures that the timing and coordination between technical development phasing and the acquisition schedule properly coordinated in order to maintain a healthy acquisition program. Our systems engineering process is the heart of our systems engineering management methodology. Its purpose is to provide a structured but flexible process that transforms requirements into specifications, architectures, and configuration baselines. This disciplined process provides the control and traceability to develop solutions that meet customer needs. This systems engineering process may be repeated one or more times during any phase of the development process. RiVidium utilizes life cycle integration in order to ensure that the design solution is viable throughout the life of the system. This includes the planning associated with product and process development, as well as the integration of multiple functional concerns into the design and engineering process. In this manner, we make certain that product cycle-times can be reduced, and the need for redesign and rework are substantially reduced.	Systems Engineering service offerings • C2 and C4ISR Engineering and Integration • Independent Verification and Validation • Information and Data Engineering and Development • Security Engineering and Information Assurance • Software Engineering and Development • Systems Design and Enterprise Architecture Development • Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance • Systems Production and Deployment • Network and IT Infrastructure Engineering


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