Product Systems Engineering Workshop – Aerospace & Defense Edition Essentials Training by Tonex
The Product Systems Engineering Workshop – Aerospace & Defense Edition Essentials Training by Tonex provides a deep dive into engineering practices for mission-critical aerospace and defense systems. Tailored to address standards like MIL-STD-499C, DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A, and ISO/IEC 15288, this course emphasizes the integration of model-based systems engineering (MBSE), MOSA, and C5ISR considerations into lifecycle sustainment.
Participants will learn to design and manage systems with a focus on reliability, survivability, and compliance while addressing cybersecurity risks inherent in connected, mission-critical platforms. This training equips professionals to fortify system architectures against cyber threats while achieving operational excellence.
Learning Objectives:
- Apply systems thinking to defense platforms (aircraft, satellites, radars)
- Integrate safety, reliability, survivability, and cybersecurity requirements
- Use MBSE tools (SysML, DoDAF) for architecture modeling
- Align systems engineering with acquisition and sustainment (DoD 5000)
- Navigate configuration, verification, and qualification test planning
Audience:
- Aerospace and defense systems engineers
- Systems architects
- Program managers and IPT leads
- DoD acquisition and technical oversight personnel
- OEM and Tier 1 supplier engineers
- Cybersecurity professionals
Course Modules:
Module 1: Systems Thinking Foundations
- Defense platform complexity
- Principles of systems thinking
- Stakeholder needs analysis
- Operational context definition
- Critical mission scenarios
- Managing trade-offs and constraints
Module 2: Standards & Compliance
- MIL-STD-499C overview
- DO-178C for software
- DO-254 for hardware
- ARP4754A for aircraft
- ISO/IEC 15288 lifecycle
- Defense acquisition guidelines
Module 3: MBSE & MOSA Concepts
- MBSE principles and benefits
- SysML modeling essentials
- DoDAF viewpoints and artifacts
- Modular Open Systems Approach
- Tool integration strategies
- Model validation techniques
Module 4: Cybersecurity & Survivability
- Threat landscape in defense
- Secure architecture design
- Cybersecurity compliance frameworks
- Survivability and redundancy planning
- C5ISR security integration
- Risk assessment and mitigation
Module 5: Verification & Validation
- Configuration management basics
- Test planning approaches
- Qualification test execution
- Verification artifacts management
- Traceability of requirements
- Lessons learned from test failures
Module 6: Acquisition & Sustainment
- DoD 5000 series processes
- Lifecycle cost estimation
- Sustainment strategies
- Performance-based logistics
- Supplier and contractor oversight
- Continuous improvement in sustainment
Join the Product Systems Engineering Workshop – Aerospace & Defense Edition Essentials Training by Tonex to strengthen your expertise in engineering resilient, compliant, and cyber-secure defense systems. Enroll today and advance your career in the aerospace and defense industry!