Engineering and
SETA Services
CTS provides expert engineering services to assist our Federal Government clients in selecting and managing new missions to conduct new and innovative investigations advancing the scientific communities' knowledge of Earth Science, Space Science, Astronomy and Planetary Science. CTS has over 400 experts with experience in complex space based and suborbital instrument design, mission design, launch systems, ground systems, flight operations, and communications.
Key Areas of Expertise
Aerospace Engineering Services
Technology assessments addressing all aspects of space based systems
Management and schedule assessments
Instrument and mission cost modeling, including independent cost estimates and joint confidence levels
Independent program reviews and assessments
Advanced studies addressing technical, cost, and schedule performance
Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA)
Requirements and functional analysis/allocation
Risk assessments and mitigation
Systems architecture, design, analysis, and control
Independent verification and validation, test, and deployment plans
Quality assurance
C4ISR/DoDAF process implementation
Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMi) best practices