ZAI provides systems engineering, design, construction and management support for some of the most technologically advanced military programs in existence today. Our systems engineering support covers all program and acquisition phases, from research and development through preliminary design, detailed design, test and evaluation, production, and deployment. ZAI specializes in engineering services associated with Command and Control, RADAR, combat identification, life-cycle support for non-nuclear submarine systems, remote sensing, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

ZAI provides technical expertise in program, financial, logistics, configuration and acquisition management; life-cycle engineering; e-business; digital libraries; and document management systems for engineering offices. Specific capabilities include:

• Full life-cycle systems engineering services from research and development through maintenance and support
• Modeling, engineering development, prototype, pre-production and simulation development and analyses for combat weapon and sensor systems
• Engineering plans, program records, design histories, design configurations, databases and other documentation
• Feasibility studies and performance assessments
• Reviews and assessments, life-cycle support analyses, and design reviews for new construction submarine programs

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Program analyses: issues, recommendations, platform support, information system, weapon system, cost, schedule and performance
• Program assessments: information collection, cost-to-complete estimates, schedule analyses, cost benefit analyses, cost tradeoff studies, and risk and resource requirements analyses
• Project guidelines: tracking and evaluating deviations from the project schedule and analyzing impact on program activities
• Program documentation: briefs, reports, reclamas, white papers and correspondence
• Project guidelines: tracking and evaluating deviations from the project schedule and analyzing their impact on program activities
• Event tracking and earned value analyses for project significant and critical events
• Digital program library development to include program-level documentation to detailed engineering drawings and design documentation

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development: plans and budget materials to justify financial program requirements
• Budget development: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), cost centers, cost and budget risks factors and planned expenditure timelines
• Data source verification to justify and document budget decisions and cost estimates
• Cost database development and tracking to assess program plans and task requirements by cost center and prepare recommendations for consideration in budget formulation

INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT (ILS)

• ILS requirements development throughout the systems life-cycle from initial development to production through program modernization
• ILS risk assessments
• ILS checklist and schedule development
• ILS performance assessments
• Provisioning process development including the receipt and stowage of repair parts equipage and test equipment
• Logistics plan development and implementation to support the fielding and maintenance of software
• Reliability-centered maintenance program reviews
• Intelligent graphics for maintenance support, design, and review

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

• Change management documentation to evaluate and track revision content including all correspondence and documentation
• Configuration status accounting to record and report the status of changes to change control boards, coordinate the storage, handling, and delivery of equipment, and software configuration audits
• Technical and operational evaluations of various options during revision content definition including operational prioritization of design deficiencies
• Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Engineering Changes (ECs): preparation and review for operational requirements and constraints, technical content, system level impacts, and cost and schedule risk
• Execution and control of equipment modifications and software releases including handling a range of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) military equipment and various software release configuration updates
• Business Process Improvement (BPI) initiatives and Lean Sigma events for Navy programs

ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

• Source selection strategies and performance-based contracting solutions, including Request for Proposal (RFP) development and evaluation objectives
• Performance measurement objectives and metrics
• Work breakdown structures and performance-based objectives
• Program tracking systems

TEST AND EVALUATION (T & E)

• T & E master plans
• Test planning, procedure development, testing and reporting
• Independent testing in an operational environment
• Determination of operational risks to producing and developing systems
• Assessment and recommendations for agency development decisions

ALTERATION INSTALLATION TEAMS (AIT)

• AIT installation and maintenance including Ship Alterations (SHIPALTs), Field Changes (FC), and Ordnance Alterations (ORDALTs)