Afterburner Wind Tunnel Services LLC
Safety Engineering and System Safety Program Development.
About the firm
Afterburner Wind Tunnel Services LLC is a Northern Virginia engineering firm providing safety, systems, and weapons engineering support to Industry, Department of Defense agencies, and other federal entities. Its work spans aviation, weapons systems, research, testing, development and evaluation, and technology programs, with a team experienced in rapid-development defense programs.
- Firm type
- Defense Engineering · Aerospace Engineering
People
Stephanie VerdugoOwner
Jason VerdugoChief Engineer
Capabilities
Safety Engineering
Service websiteSystem safety programs for DoD weapon systems, unmanned systems, munitions, lasers, and batteries, demonstrating compliance with MIL-STD-882 and additional guidance including AI/ML-enabled systems.
- System Safety Program Development
Safety Management Plans (SMP) and System Safety Program Plans (SSPP) for tactical vehicles, unmanned systems, munitions, lasers, and batteries.
- Hardware and Software Safety Analysis
Hazard tracking, preliminary hazard assessments, system hazard analyses (SHA/SSHA/SRHA), operating and support hazard analysis, functional and health hazard analyses, fault tree analysis, FMECA, and battery safety data packages.
- Safety Board Support
Technical data packages and briefings for WSESRB, FISTRP, SSSTRP, and Laser Safety Review Board evaluations.
- Environmental Assessments
NEPA compliance documentation for defense programs.
- Failure Investigations
Investigations into safety-critical part failures including laboratory testing and reliability history assessment.
- Test Readiness and Safety Releases
Safety assessments and releases for test events including range-specific procedures and operator use limits.
Systems Engineering
Service websiteSystems engineering planning and execution support for DoD programs, covering management plans, configuration management, reliability, and airworthiness certification.
- Systems Engineering Planning
Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMP), Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), Analysis of Alternatives (AOA), and Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP).
- Configuration Management
Configuration Management Plans (CMPs) and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) with compliance documentation.
- Reliability Engineering
Fault tree analysis, FMECA, maintenance metrics estimation, and engineering investigations for system components.
- Airworthiness Certification
Compliance support for MIL-HDBK-516 Tailored Airworthiness Certification Criteria (TACC) and Modified Airworthiness Certification Criteria (MACC).
Industries
Defense · Federal · Aerospace
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