System Architecture & Disciplined Interface Control

A flawed architecture guarantees program failure. At Forward Engineering, we provide the executive-level systems engineering leadership required to build it right the first time.

We do not rely on junior staff to make strategic decisions. Our strategic engineering guidance comes from a principal with over 3 decades in aerospace and defense. This leadership foundation enables our team to support and deliver architectures that are disciplined, scalable, and ready design for seamless integration.

We provide the strategic governance to support your design team, or we deploy our expert strike team of Digital Avionic, Radar, and EW system specialists to execute the detailed design.

Architecture & Interface

System Decomposition & Governance: We direct the breakdown of complex systems into disciplined, traceable architectural elements. We provide the senior-level oversight to ensure the MBSE structures supports the design requirements, or we deploy our systems engineers to develop the complete physical and logical architecture.

Functional & Resource Definition: We lead the definition of system functions, behaviors, and resource allocations. We ensure performance boundaries are defined by operational needs, not just legacy constraints.

Disciplined Interface Design & Management: We enforce rigorous interface control. We provide the leadership to establish the Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and governance models that prevent integration disconnects. For execution, we deploy our integration specialists to manage the data exchanges between hardware and software.

API Alignment & Modular Open Systems (MOSA): We provide the strategic guidance for establishing modular API architectures. We ensure your system is built for reuse and secure communication, aligned with government open-system standards.

Behavioral Modeling Oversight: We architect the modeling strategy. We define what needs to be modeled to reduce risk. We guide your existing teams or, we deploy our MBSE modelers to build the executable behaviors that validate the architecture.

Mission Impact & Key Advantages

Establish a Stable Foundation: We prevent the "requirements churn" that kills programs by establishing a solid, defensible architectural baseline early in the lifecycle.

De-Risk Integration: By enforcing disciplined interface controls (ICDs) from day one, we eliminate the "square peg in a round hole" problem that typically surface during expensive physical integration.

Ensure Scalability: We design architectures that are ready for future technology insertions (Technology Refresh), ensuring the platform remains relevant to the warfighter for decades, not just years.

Maximize Interoperability: We focus on clean, open interfaces (MOSA) that ensure your system can talk to other assets across the Air, Space, and Sea domains.