Systems Engineering Challenges

Air Force Systems Engineering Conference 17 August 2011 C. Douglas Ebersole Director of Engineering, F-35 Lightning II Program

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Problem Statement
Identify systems engineering challenges to the execution of the F-35 program. Identify means to mitigate negative impacts through effective systems engineering policy, practices and people.

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Outline
Overview of F-35 Program Systems Engineering Challenges/Mitigations Workforce Management and Support Final Thoughts

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F-35 Characteristics
Key Attributes: Stealth Integrated Avionics A/G Munitions Intraflight DL Adv A/C Survivability General Features: Single seat Speed: 700 kts or 1.6M (630/1.6M STOVL) Ceiling: 50,000 ft+ Engine: PW F135 Sensors Fully integrated open architecture system A/G A/A radar/SAR Electro Optical A/G Targeting system A/A IRST Electronic Support Measures (ESM) Short range EO spherical coverage

CTOL
(AF)

Length: 51.4 ft Wing Area: 460 ft2 Weight (Empty): 29,400 lb Internal Fuel: 18,200 lb Range: 600 + nm

STOVL
(BF) Length: 51.1 ft Wing Area: 460 ft2 Weight (Empty): 32,600 lb Internal Fuel: 13,500 lb Range: 450 + nm

CV
(CF) Length: 51.4 ft Wing Area: 668 ft2 Weight (Empty): 34,900 lb Internal Fuel: 19,700 lb Range: 600 + nm

Three Variants: Max Commonality And Interoperability

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F-35 Program At Nexus of Planned Concurrency

1990 ASTOVL MRF ATA NATF AX JAST 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035

JSF CDP

Eglin AFB ITC Operations

JSF SDD

Derivatives and Enhancements

System Development and Demonstration

FMS

F-35 PRECURSOR PROGRAMS: Advanced Short Takeoff Vertical Landing Multi-Role Fighter Advanced Tactical Aircraft Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter Advanced Attack Joint Advanced Strike Technology / Concept Demonstration Phase

LRIP

Low Rate Initial Production

Full Rate Production Performance Based Global Sustainment

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Systems Engineering V
Pre-Milestone C

Interpret User Needs, Refine System Performance Specs & Environmental Constraints

Validation Linkage
Trades

Combined DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E Demonstrate System to Specified User Needs and Environmental Constraints

Develop System Functional Specs & Verification Plan to Evolve System Functional Baseline

Verification Linkage

Evolve Functional Performance Specs into System Allocated Baseline

Verification Linkage

Evolve CI Functional Specs into Product (Build to) Documentation & Verification Plan

Verification Linkage

Fabricate, Assemble, Code Update Constraints, & Cost/Risk Drivers

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Trades

System DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E & OAs Verify System Functionality & Constraints Compliance to Specs

Integrated DT&E, LFT&E & EOAs Verify Performance Compliance to Specs

Individual CI Verification DT&E

Systems Engineering V
Pre-Milestone C

Interpret User Needs, Refine System Performance Specs & Environmental Constraints

Validation Linkage
Trades

Combined DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E Demonstrate System to Specified User Needs and Environmental Constraints System DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E & OAs Verify System Functionality & Constraints Compliance to Specs

Develop System Functional Specs & Verification Plan to Evolve System Functional Baseline

Verification Linkage

Challenge:

Evolve Functional Performance Specs into System Allocated Baseline

Verification Linkage

Evolve CI Functional Specs into Product (Build to) Documentation & Verification Plan

Maintaining common air system level requirements Individual CIbroad stakeholder base. across Verification

Mitigation:
Linkage

Code Update Constraints, & Cost/Risk Drivers

JSF Executive Steering Board control of Fabricate, Assemble, system level requirements.

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Trades

Integrated DT&E, LFT&E & EOAs Verify Performance Compliance to Specs

Verification DT&E

Systems Engineering V
Pre-Milestone C

Interpret User Needs, Refine System Performance Specs & Environmental Constraints

Validation Linkage
Trades

Combined DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E Demonstrate System to Specified User Needs and Environmental Constraints

Develop System Functional Specs & Verification Plan to Evolve System Functional Baseline

Challenge: Linkage
Verification

Evolve Functional Performance Specs into System Allocated Baseline

Verification Linkage

Evolve CI Functional Specs into Product (Build to) Documentation & Verification Plan

Individual CI Performance Based Acquisition broad Verification Verification Linkage DT&E definition of system level requirements.

Mitigation:
Fabricate, Assemble, Code Update Constraints, & Cost/Risk Drivers

Definition of required functional attributes necessary via mission de-comp, use cases, active user engagement, other.

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Trades

System DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E & OAs Verify System Functionality & Constraints Compliance to Specs

Integrated DT&E, LFT&E & EOAs Verify Performance Compliance to Specs

453 Shall Statements

Systems Engineering V
Pre-Milestone C Challenge:
Interpret User Needs, Refine System Performance Specs & Environmental Constraints
Validation

Combined DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E Government oversight of requirements of Demonstrate System to Linkage allocated baseline. Specified User Needs and

Trades

Mitigation:
Verification
Trades

Environmental Constraints

Develop System Functional Specs & Verification Plan to Evolve System Functional Baseline

Manage to risk. Taking active steps to System DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E & for identified System recover control OAs VerifyConstraintsrisk areas. Functionality & Linkage Compliance to Specs Example: Helmet Mounted Display System

Evolve Functional Performance Specs into System Allocated Baseline

3.2.1.1.1.3.7. The JSF Air System shall provide and night vision target techniques, including visibility Integrated DT&E, LFT&E & Verification through aircraft structures to execute missions
Linkage

EOAs Verify Performance Compliance to Specs

Evolve CI Functional Specs into Product (Build to) Documentation & Verification Plan

Verification Linkage

Individual CI Verification DT&E

Gen II Helmet EODAS sensors

HTS

DMC-H

Required specificity: Fabricate, Assemble, Code Visual acuity as function of Update Constraints, & End to end Cost/Risk Drivers system latency

light conditions

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Systems Engineering V
Pre-Milestone C Challenge:
Active management of program risk at lowest configuration item level. Combined DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E

Mitigation:

Access to program data artifacts, active TPM and risk management

Develop System Functional Specs & Verification Plan to Evolve System Functional Baseline
Verification Linkage
Trades

Interpret User Needs, Refine System Performance Specs & Environmental Constraints

Validation Linkage

Trades

Demonstrate System to Specified User Needs and Environmental Constraints

System DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E & OAs Verify System Functionality & Constraints Compliance to Specs

Evolve Functional Performance Specs into System Allocated Baseline

Verification Linkage

Integrated DT&E, LFT&E & EOAs Verify Performance Compliance to Specs

Evolve CI Functional Specs into Product (Build to) Documentation & Verification Plan

Verification Linkage

Individual CI Verification DT&E

Fabricate, Assemble, Fabricate, Assemble, Code Code Update Constraints, & Update Constraints, & Cost/Risk Drivers Cost/Risk Drivers

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Systems Engineering V
Pre-Milestone C

Challenge:

Interpret User Needs, Refine System Performance Specs & Environmental Constraints

Validation Linkage
Trades

Combined DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E Demonstrate System to Specified User Needs and Environmental Constraints

Develop System multiple Concurrent development of Functional air Specs & Verification Plan to system software builds. Drives close Evolve System Functional Baseline coordination across major system components (flight sciences, mission systems, ALIS, PHM, training systems). Evolve Functional Performance Specs into Stresses program resources. Baseline System Allocated

Verification Linkage

Verification Linkage

Mitigation:
Evolve CI Functional Broad investment in component and system Specs into Product Verification level test and laboratory infrastructure. Tools (Build to) Documentation Linkage & Verification Plan to have program level sight picture of all components. Disciplined burndown of SDD Fabricate, Assemble, success criteria. Code Update Constraints, & Example: F-35 Software Build Status Cost/Risk Drivers Success Criteria Burndown Individual CI Verification DT&E

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Trades

System DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E System DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E & OAs Verify System & OAs Verify System Functionality & Constraints Functionality & Constraints Compliance to Specs Compliance to Specs

Integrated DT&E, LFT&E & EOAs Verify Performance Compliance to Specs

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F-35 Software Build-Up Status

DEL

Block 3 Final
(Full SDD war-fighting capability, SW Retrofit)

SIT

REQ DEV

SW Phase for each LRIP fleet release Block 1B

Fill Level Denotes % Complete Color Denotes Status to Plan

DEL

Block 2B
(SW Retrofit) DEL

Block 3 Initial
(Tech Refresh 2) DEL

SIT

REQ DEV

Block 2A
(Multi-Level Security, Full Block 1 Avionics) SIT DEL SIT REQ DEV REQ DEV DEV
MS Integration: 5% Act vs. 26% Plan AIHM Dev: 39% vs. 47% Plan ALIS Dev: 88% vs. 100% Plan

SIT

REQ DEV

SIT

REQ DEV SC REQ SIT DEV

DEL REQ

Block 1A
(Eglin Ready for Training)

Supplier Dev: 89% Act vs. 92% Plan Prime Dev: 15% Act vs. 36% Plan

On-board SW
DEL SIT

SC SIT REQ DEV SIT

SC REQ DEV

MS Integration: 83% Act vs. 95% Plan GLOC CTE projecting Aug Start vs May Plan

SC REQ SIT DEV

Legend Notes On-board SW includes IPT: MS, VS, PHM Prime SW, Suppliers Off-board SW includes IPT: OMS, ALIS, AIHM Color codes based on IPT with lowest status against plan Relative weighted across requirements, development, SI&T and SW based on effort

Off-board SW
SC REQ SIT DEV

SC REQ SIT DEV

Software Phase
REQ DEV SIT DEL SC Requirements Development Code &Unit Test System Integration & Test/ Rework Delivery (DD250/Production Readiness) Security Cert/Govt. Acceptance

Status against plan

Complete >=95% of Plan 90-95% of Plan <90% of Plan

As of 26 July 2011

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1175 SCs to Be closed In 2016 and Beyond

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Systems Engineering V
Pre-Milestone C

Challenge:

Interpret User Needs, Refine System Performance Specs & Environmental Constraints

Validation Linkage
Trades

Combined DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E Demonstrate System to Specified User Needs and Environmental Constraints

Mitigation:

Specs & Verification Plan to Evolve System Functional Baseline

Verification Linkage

Clear definition of incremental system level performance to be delivered with each LRIP lot Evolve Functional Verification to execute user mission needs.into Performance Specs
System Allocated Baseline
Linkage

Example: Block development plan.

Evolve CI Functional Specs into Product (Build to) Documentation & Verification Plan
Verification Linkage

Fabricate, Assemble, Code Update Constraints, & Cost/Risk Drivers

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Trades

LRIP production aircraft delivery concurrent to continued SDD Develop System Functional execution.

System DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E & OAs Verify System Functionality & Constraints Compliance to Specs

Integrated DT&E, LFT&E & EOAs Verify Performance Compliance to Specs

Individual CI Verification DT&E

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Block Plan: Capabilities / Transition Plan

LRIP 1 LRIP2 LRIP3 LRIP4 LRIP5 LRIP6 LRIP 7 LRIP 8 +

Fleet Release

1A
Mission Capabilities Altitude Airspeed Mach AOA G Ready for Training

1B
Initial Training

2A
Enhanced Training

2B / 3I
Initial Warfighting

3C (3F)
Full Warfighting / Export

Weapons

Basic Basic Mission SystemsBasic CAS/Interdiction, Multi-Level Security Multi-ship Fusion, Nav/Comm/Sensors Initial MADL, Link 16 Initial A/A ORD Compliant 40k 40k 40k 40K 50k 450 / 400 / -550 / 450 / -550 / 450 / 450 700 / 550 / 550 700 / 630 / 700 0.9 / .8 / -0.9 / 0.9 / -0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 1.6 / 1.2 / 1.2 1.6 18 18 18 50 50 5.0 / 4.5 / -5.5 / 4.5 / -5.5 / 4.5 / 4.5 7 / 5.5 / 7.5 9 / 7 / 7.5 2 AIM-120-C5/7 (A/B/C) 2 JDAM (GBU-31) (A/C) 2 JDAM GBU-32 (B) Full SDD Weapons No Weapons No Weapons No Weapons 2 GBU-12 Internal (A/B)
* Carriage/Employment Envelope Limited

NOTE: Block 2B and 3C Fleet Release timing under development (SDD Replan)

Includes Proposed Accelerated Block 2B Weapons (AF & CF)

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A Bit About Personnel

CSAF Vector: "Improved acquisition performance begins with experienced professionals, using the right analytic tools and processes, all supported by transparent decision-making". JSF DoE Challenge: Transition Engineering Community of Practice from one that Reviews and Reports to one that Engages and Influences Current F-35 Engineering Workforce
765 Engineers across numerous work sites representing 83 specific competencies

Feb-Jun 11 we completed 100% audit of all spaces/75% of faces

Resulted in need to re-align workforce competencies and re-assign personnel Committed to stand up FTW JPO engineering presence Identified the requisite data and artifacts required for staff to meet expectations

Transition of workforce to be accomplished throughout FY12

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Closing Thoughts
VADM Venlets commitment to program execution coming out of the N-M re-certification.
Realism in planning Transparency in all we do Program grounded in disciplined systems engineering

Its not hard its not free but it requires discipline and commitment For mostsimply follow your SEP
Systems Engineering Technical Reviews critical
Enables gated approach to program execution

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Effective Use of SETR as Program Gates

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