Aerospace Engineering
Delivering domain-specific MBSE for next-generation aircraft and space systems - managing multi-disciplinary interdependencies while navigating the strict digital engineering requirements of DoD Instruction 5000.97 and ARP4754.
Challenges
Addressing Aerospace Engineering Challenges
Aerospace systems involve deep interdependencies across avionics, propulsion, and software that legacy documentation cannot reliably manage. Meeting mandates like ARP4754 and DoD 5000.97 requires more than static files; it demands a connected, model-based architecture. Enola establishes this infrastructure to ensure your technical baseline remains synchronized, traceable, and compliant from day one.
We don’t just advise from the outside; we embed within programs as practitioners. Our CTO, David Fields, spent 15 years leading MBSE for major DoD initiatives, including the MQ-25 Stingray at NAVAIR and the US Army’s FLRAA program. This firsthand experience building digital environments inside the acquisition system is what separates Enola’s delivery - we understand the standards because we helped define them.
Capabilites
How Enola Supports Aerospace Organizations
This is not a generic MBSE practice applied to vehicles. It is a domain-specific capability built on the standards that govern automotive system development.
01/06
ARP4754 Program Support
Systems engineering and architecture support aligned to ARP4754(A) - Aerospace Recommended Practice for Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems. Functional hazard assessment, system safety assessment, and development assurance traceability
02/06
DoD Digital Engineering
Architecture development and model-based program documentation aligned to DoD Instruction 5000.97 and OUSD(R&E) Digital Engineering Strategy - including DoDAF view production and digital thread implementation
03/06
Multi-domain SysML Architecture
SysML-based system architecture development across avionics, propulsion, structural, and software domains - with interface definition, requirements allocation, and verification planning within a single authoritative CATIA Magic model
04/06
Mission Simulation Integration
Integration of CATIA Magic architecture models with simulation tools - MATLAB, Dymola - for parametric analysis, trade studies, and automated requirements verification using Cameo Simulation Toolkit
05/06
UAF and DoDAF Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise architecture development for aerospace programs and programme offices using UAF v1.2 and DoDAF - Strategic, Operational, Resources, and Security viewpoints aligned to program and enterprise objectives.
06/06
Classified Program Support
Consulting and engineering delivery in classified environments for programs requiring access control. Enola's team holds TS and TS/SCI clearances
INSIGHT
MBSE in Practice - Aerospace
Airbus A350 XWB (Siemens and Airbus, 2013)
The Airbus A350 XWB programme demonstrates the lifecycle value of MBSE at scale. Product verification, requirements communication, power-up simulation, and mastery of a new-generation airliner's complexity, with models still in active use today. Correctly implemented MBSE is not a phase deliverable. It is a programme asset.
Hydrogen propulsion - Beyond Aero (Dassault Systèmes, n.d.a)
Beyond Aero built its electric business aircraft architecture on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, integrating hydrogen tank and fuel cell system design with MBSE. The result: a tested, validated, and flown 85kW scale propulsion system.
Supersonic commercial aviation - Boom Supersonic (Dassault Systèmes, n.d.b)
Boom Supersonic is applying the same model-based platform approach to supersonic commercial aviation, managing the full programme complexity of a new-generation supersonic aircraft within a connected digital model.
Results
MBSE Impact in Aerospace Program
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Improvement in first-time engineering quality
( Boeing T-7A program )
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Reduction in assembly hours
( Boeing T-7A program )
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Reduction in testing and validation labour
(NASA MIAMI program*)
From concept to first flight
( Boeing T-7A program )
STANDARDS
Regulatory and Standards Landscape
FuAerospace Recommended Practice - guidelines for development of civil aircraft and systems. Enola supports functional hazard assessment, system safety assessment, and development assurance within the CATIA Magic architecture model.
US DoD Digital Engineering mandate - requires primes and supply chains to implement model-based engineering. The OMFV programme ($1.6 billion) was awarded to a new entrant over the incumbent prime; MBSE capability gaps were a contributing factor.
Department of Defense Architecture Framework and Unified Architecture Framework - required for programme architecture deliverables. Enola's team has produced DoDAF-compliant architectures for live defence programmes.
Primary modelling language for aerospace systems architecture. Enola delivers training and consulting in both current (v1) and next-generation (v2) SysML standards.
Modular Open Systems Approach - required for US Army and DoD programmes. Enola's CTO David Fields was the Digital Engineering Lead for US Army FLRAA, with direct MOSA programme experience.
"Aerospace programs have produced the most extensively documented MBSE outcomes of any sector. The question is not whether those outcomes are achievable - it is whether your organisation has the modelling expertise, methodology, and tooling to achieve them on your programmes."
Working With Enola in Aerospace
Whether you need targeted SysML training or full DoD 5000.97 digital engineering strategy, Enola mobilises instantly. With deep programme office experience and active TS/SCI clearances, our practitioners are day-one ready for DoDAF/UAF compliance in your most restricted aerospace environments.