SSI's Development Capabilities

SSI's engineering and design staff, through cross-fertilization of core engineering competencies with domain experience and knowledge, are intimately involved in product research, design, assembly, integration and test.

Our domain expertise includes: Radar Systems, Communication Systems, Signals and Electronic Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, Electronic Support Measures, Targeting and Weapons and Tactics.

Our core competencies are:

Systems Engineering and Analysis
  • System Requirements Analysis and Allocation
  • System and Architecture Concept Development and Design
  • Interface Description and Design
  • Functional and Performance Analysis
  • Analysis, Modeling and Simulation
  • Trade Study Development
  • Design Synthesis and Verification
  • Design Baseline Development and Tracking
  • Subsystem/System Integration and Testing
  • Ground and Flight Testing
  • Product Certification
Digital Signal Processing and Data Processing
  • High-Speed Signal Conversion Architectures and Implementations
  • Multi-Rate Systems and Filterbanks
  • Detection and Parameter Estimation Algorithms and Implementations
  • Pulse Descriptor Word Formation, Pre-Processing and Processing
  • Angle-of-Arrival (AoA) Processing: Phase Interferometers, Digital Beamformers
  • Interference Cancellation
  • Correlation Processing: Detection, Time-Difference/Phase Difference of Arrival
  • Data Correlation and Fusion
Software Engineering
  • IEEE/EIA 12207.1-1996 Software Life Cycle Processes
  • Waterfall, Evolutionary, Incremental, Spiral Development and Methodologies
  • Object Oriented Analysis and Design using UML
  • CASE and Software Development Tools Operating on SUN Workstations
  • Design and Development of Embedded Systems, VME, PC 104, Custom Processors, and Micro-Controlled Boards
  • Development and Integration of Embedded Real-Time Systems
  • C, C++, Ada Programming
  • Real-Time, Multi-Tasking Operating Systems
  • VxWorks, Solaris, Windows 2000/NT, Unix, and Lynx Operating Systems
Digital and Board-Level Design
  • Complete Digital Design Flows for FPGAs and ASICs
  • All Designs VHDL-Based and Fully Verified
  • High-Speed (> 300 MHz) and Signal Integrity Intensive Designs
  • Schematic Capture and PCB/PWB Design and Layout, 18+ Layers
  • Symbol Development and Management
  • Fabrication and Assembly Preparation, Support and Kitting
  • Board-Level Integration and Test
RF/Mixed Signal Design
  • Microwave Circuit Design
  • High-Speed Analog-to-Digital Converter and Interface Circuitry Integration
  • RF PCB/PWB Design
Mechanical Engineering
  • Custom Enclosure and Chassis Design
  • PCB/PWB Mechanical and Packaging Design
  • Custom Cooling Design
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Custom High-Speed Backplane Design
  • Thermal, Vibration and Shock Analysis
  • Environmental (Temperature) Chamber and Testing
  • 2-D and 3-D CAD
Test Engineering
  • Integration Plans and Procedures
  • System, Subsystem, Ground and Flight Test Planning and Procedure Development
  • Test Set Design and Development
  • System and Subsystem Integration Verification
  • Test Conductance
  • Test Plan and Report Documentation