Capability 07

Engineering & Drafting Services

Software, computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering support, including design, analysis, integration, documentation, and production support. Drafting and CAD services using AutoCAD, PTC Creo, SOLIDWORKS, and DraftSight.

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MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SUPPORT

Support Design, Analysis, Integration, Documentation, Production, and Fielded Systems.

Black Dog Solutions provides practical engineering support across software, computer, electrical, electronic, and mechanical disciplines. Our engineers help customers develop new systems, integrate equipment, modernize legacy designs, resolve technical problems, prepare production documentation, and support fielded capability.

BDS combines engineering analysis with controlled technical documentation. Design intent, interfaces, configuration information, drawings, bills of material, verification evidence, and production changes remain connected throughout the effort.

Core Engineering and Drafting Services

  • Software engineering and application development
  • Computer and embedded-system engineering
  • Electrical and electronic design support
  • Mechanical design and packaging support
  • System, subsystem, and equipment integration
  • Engineering analysis and design documentation
  • Production and manufacturing engineering support
  • Field engineering and troubleshooting support
  • AutoCAD and DraftSight drafting
  • PTC Creo and SOLIDWORKS modeling
  • Drawing updates, redlines, and controlled releases
  • Bills of material and engineering-change support

ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES

Bring the Required Engineering Disciplines Together Around the System Need.

BDS supports standalone engineering tasks and integrated multidisciplinary efforts. Each discipline works from the same requirements, interfaces, configuration baseline, and acceptance objectives.

DISCIPLINE 01

Software Engineering

Application architecture, instrument control, test software, automation, data processing, user interfaces, utilities, integration, maintenance, and documentation.

DISCIPLINE 02

Computer and Embedded-System Engineering

Computing platforms, embedded controllers, interfaces, networking, storage, timing, communications, operating environments, and hardware-software integration.

DISCIPLINE 03

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Power distribution, signal conditioning, switching, wiring, grounding, protection, interface circuits, instrumentation, schematics, and test support.

DISCIPLINE 04

Mechanical Engineering

Packaging, enclosures, racks, panels, fixtures, mounting, thermal considerations, structural support, service access, tolerances, and producibility.

DISCIPLINE 05

Systems Integration

Requirements, interfaces, hardware, software, instruments, fixtures, cabling, operators, data, verification, and configuration brought together as a complete capability.

DISCIPLINE 06

Production Engineering

Design release, bills of material, assembly documentation, work instructions, supplier support, discrepancy resolution, change control, and production readiness.

DISCIPLINE 07

Field Engineering

Installation, checkout, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, repair support, configuration verification, corrective action, and customer-site technical assistance.

DISCIPLINE 08

Technical Documentation

Design descriptions, interface documents, drawings, specifications, procedures, reports, verification evidence, maintenance information, and configuration records.

DRAFTING AND CAD SERVICES

Create and Maintain Accurate, Controlled Engineering Drawings and Models.

BDS develops new drawings and models, updates legacy technical data, incorporates redlines, converts file formats, supports engineering changes, and prepares controlled documentation for design, production, installation, maintenance, and sustainment.

01

AutoCAD

Two-dimensional drawings, layouts, wiring diagrams, panel drawings, schematics, installation details, facility interfaces, and legacy-data updates.

02

PTC Creo

Three-dimensional parts, assemblies, mechanical packaging, production drawings, revisions, fit checks, and controlled engineering models.

03

SOLIDWORKS

Mechanical design, enclosures, fixtures, assemblies, sheet metal, drawings, bills of material, design changes, and production support.

04

DraftSight

Two-dimensional drafting, DWG and DXF editing, redline incorporation, drawing conversion, revision updates, and technical-data maintenance.

05

Drawing Conversion and Cleanup

Convert scanned, raster, legacy, or supplier drawings into editable engineering files with corrected layers, dimensions, notes, symbols, and title blocks.

06

Redlines and Engineering Changes

Incorporate verified redlines, update affected drawings and models, identify related documents, and support controlled engineering-change release.

07

Production Drawing Packages

Prepare detail drawings, assembly drawings, installation drawings, bills of material, notes, tolerances, and supporting manufacturing information.

08

Configuration-Controlled Releases

Support drawing numbers, revision history, approvals, release records, affected-item identification, and technical baseline maintenance.

ENGINEERING APPROACH

Move From Technical Need to Released Engineering Baseline.

The BDS process connects requirements, source data, analysis, design decisions, interfaces, drawings, verification, production feedback, and configuration control.

01

Define

Establish the technical need, requirements, interfaces, constraints, source data, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and applicable standards.

02

Analyze

Evaluate alternatives, loads, signals, interfaces, dimensions, tolerances, risks, configuration impacts, and production considerations.

03

Design

Develop the engineering solution, software, circuits, assemblies, models, drawings, bills of material, and supporting documentation.

04

Verify

Conduct reviews, fit checks, calculations, inspections, demonstrations, tests, drawing checks, and requirements traceability.

05

Release

Finalize approvals, configuration records, production files, revision history, implementation instructions, and lifecycle support information.

REPRESENTATIVE DELIVERABLES

Deliver Complete Engineering and Drafting Products for Design, Production, Installation, and Sustainment.

Engineering Design Packages

Requirements, analyses, design descriptions, interface definitions, calculations, component selections, risk assessments, and supporting technical rationale.

CAD Models and Drawing Sets

Part models, assemblies, layouts, detail drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, panel drawings, installation drawings, and controlled revisions.

Bills of Material and Parts Data

Structured bills of material, manufacturer and part information, quantities, alternates, notes, references, and configuration relationships.

Production and Assembly Documentation

Assembly drawings, work instructions, inspection criteria, fabrication notes, installation procedures, test steps, and production-support records.

Engineering Change Packages

Change descriptions, impact analysis, affected drawings, revised models, updated bills of material, implementation instructions, and verification evidence.

Field and Lifecycle Support Products

Installation records, as-built drawings, troubleshooting information, repair documentation, configuration updates, sustainment data, and modernization recommendations.

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