Capability 09

Technical Engineering Training & Workshops

BDS develops and delivers technical engineering training classes and workshops covering defense systems engineering and requirements; MBSE and requirements traceability; verification, validation, and test strategy; design for testability, prognostics, and diagnostics; reliability and maintainability; configuration and engineering change management; DMSMS and lifecycle sustainment; and development-to-production and field support.

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PRACTICAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Build Workforce Capability Through Practical Engineering Training.

Black Dog Solutions develops technical classes and workshops that convert engineering experience, program knowledge, proven methods, and lessons learned into practical workforce capability. Training is tailored to the customer’s systems, tools, workforce roles, technical baseline, and desired level of proficiency.

BDS combines instruction with engineering examples, guided exercises, case studies, tool demonstrations, group discussions, and applied assignments. The objective is not simply to present information. It is to help participants understand the method, apply it to realistic problems, and use it on their programs.

Core Technical Engineering Training and Workshop Services

Training-needs and workforce-gap analysis
Custom course and workshop development
Instructor-led classroom and virtual delivery
Foundational, applied, and advanced learning paths
Program-specific examples and case studies
Hands-on engineering exercises and assignments
Tool demonstrations and guided laboratory activities
Student guides, instructor guides, and reference material
Knowledge checks, assessments, and grading rubrics
Technical workshops for engineering teams and leaders
Train-the-trainer and workforce-transition support
Course updates and lifecycle maintenance

TECHNICAL TRAINING AREAS

Develop Skills Across Systems Engineering, Test, Diagnostics, Reliability, and Sustainment.

Training can be delivered as individual classes, focused workshops, multi-level curricula, or a coordinated workforce development program.

AREA 01

Defense Systems Engineering and Requirements

Mission context, stakeholder needs, requirements development, decomposition, allocation, interfaces, technical reviews, and lifecycle decision support.

AREA 02

MBSE and Requirements Traceability

Model-based systems engineering concepts, architecture views, behavior modeling, requirements relationships, traceability, and model quality.

AREA 03

Verification, Validation, and Test Strategy

Verification methods, validation planning, test requirements, coverage, acceptance criteria, evidence, readiness reviews, and requirements-to-result traceability.

AREA 04

Design for Testability, Prognostics, and Diagnostics

Test access, fault detection, fault isolation, diagnostic reasoning, ambiguity reduction, health indicators, and maintainable test architectures.

AREA 05

Reliability and Maintainability

Reliability measures, maintainability analysis, failure data, supportability, repair workflow, readiness, technical risk, and lifecycle improvement.

AREA 06

Configuration and Engineering Change Management

Technical baselines, configuration identification, change control, impact analysis, documentation, release management, and decision records.

AREA 07

DMSMS and Lifecycle Sustainment

Obsolescence identification, risk prioritization, replacement planning, technology insertion, technical data, sustainment strategy, and lifecycle support.

AREA 08

Development-to-Production and Field Support

Design transition, production readiness, test and acceptance, configuration transfer, fielding, troubleshooting, feedback, and corrective action.

TRAINING DELIVERY OPTIONS

Match the Training Format to the Audience and Objective.

BDS can combine delivery formats to support introductory learning, applied proficiency, advanced engineering judgment, team alignment, and sustained workforce development.

Instructor-Led Classes

Structured classroom or virtual instruction with examples, demonstrations, guided discussion, and knowledge checks.

Applied Engineering Workshops

Facilitated sessions in which participants apply methods to realistic scenarios, customer artifacts, and program problems.

Hands-On Laboratories

Guided tool use, modeling, test development, analysis, troubleshooting, configuration, and engineering exercises.

Online and Blended Learning

Self-paced prerequisites, instructor-led sessions, applied assignments, virtual support, and follow-on workshops.

Program-Specific Training

Courses tailored to customer terminology, systems, tools, technical data, processes, reviews, and lifecycle objectives.

Executive and Leadership Workshops

Focused sessions for program managers and technical leaders on strategy, risk, governance, decisions, and implementation.

Train-the-Trainer Programs

Instructor preparation, teaching guides, exercises, assessment criteria, delivery coaching, and controlled course transfer.

Coaching and Follow-On Support

Post-course office hours, artifact reviews, mentoring, implementation support, and targeted reinforcement.

TRAINING DEVELOPMENT APPROACH

Create Training That Produces Practical Engineering Results.

The BDS process connects learning objectives to job roles, engineering tasks, program artifacts, measurable performance, and the customer’s desired implementation outcomes.

Define

Identify the audience, roles, existing knowledge, performance gaps, program context, tools, constraints, and desired outcomes.

Develop

Create objectives, lesson plans, instructional content, examples, exercises, assessments, references, and instructor materials.

Deliver

Present the material through the selected format while encouraging discussion, application, feedback, and engineering judgment.

Apply

Use assignments, workshops, laboratories, case studies, and program artifacts to reinforce practical performance.

Improve

Evaluate results, capture lessons learned, update examples, refine assessments, and maintain the training baseline.

REPRESENTATIVE DELIVERABLES

Deliver Complete Training Products for Initial Use and Lifecycle Support.

Course and Workshop Plans

Audience definitions, prerequisites, learning objectives, schedules, lesson structures, delivery methods, resource needs, and evaluation plans.

Instructor and Student Materials

Instructor guides, presentation material, student manuals, quick-reference guides, notes, examples, readings, and supporting technical references.

Hands-On Exercises and Case Studies

Guided exercises, technical scenarios, modeling activities, test-planning problems, troubleshooting cases, and program-relevant assignments.

Assessments and Grading Rubrics

Knowledge checks, practical assessments, assignment criteria, scoring guides, feedback forms, and proficiency measures.

Training Records and Completion Evidence

Attendance records, completion data, assessment results, certificates, evaluation summaries, and recommended follow-on actions.

Custom Engineering Workshops

Facilitated agendas, customer-specific examples, working sessions, technical outputs, decision records, lessons learned, and implementation recommendations.

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