INTEGRATED MISSION SOLUTIONS DD(X ... - Raytheon

Engineering Perspective on DD(X)
MARK RUSSELL
Vice President of
Engineering - IDS
DD(X) is a revolutionary
program which will
develop the next generation
surface combatant
ship for the US
Navy as well as redefine the way Naval ship
and computing systems are architected,
developed and produced. The mission areas
within DD(X) include C4ISR, radar, sonar,
mine-hunting, combat control, torpedoes,
navigation, advanced air and missile
defense, land attack precision surface-tosurface
strike and systems integration. The
entire Engineering organization is proud to
have contributed to this significant contract
win and to be involved in solving complex
engineering problems while helping to promote
the security of our country.
Raytheon's role is to be the DD(X) systems
integrator and to design, develop, and test
engineering development models for the
Total Ship Computing Environment,
Integrated Undersea Warfare, Vertical
Launching System, and Dual Band Radar,
and engineer the results of the testing into
a fully integrated DD(X) System Design.
The DD(X) integration role employs revolutionary
development technologies that
catapult Raytheon to the forefront of
Systems Engineering and Combat Systems
technology. The technological advances
achieved will be used to upgrade other
existing Raytheon programs and open the
door for new customer solutions
This program provides many challenges
across the engineering disciplines. Whether
your skills are in system architecture and
design, software development, mechanical
design and advanced materials, modeling
and simulation, electrical design or system
integration and test, there are more than
enough design challenges for everyone. In
addition to these engineering disciplines
that have a long and distinguished history
at Raytheon, design of the DD(X) is driving
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Raytheon to make use of object oriented
software, open architectures, data fusion,
human systems interface, reduced crew
size, and training policies to take full
advantage of the system automation and
improvements in shipboard processes.
The real value of the DD(X) program cannot
be measured just by the financial value of
the contract. Raytheon’s number one asset
is our people, and our engineers are growing
and benefiting from this program.
During the execution of our contractual
duties, we are accomplishing much more
than just completing milestones. We are
learning and growing individually and as a
group. We are sharing our knowledge and
experiences with others as mentors. We are
stepping into challenging positions of significant
authority and responsibility. We are
repeatedly interacting with the Navy customers
and building relationships with customers,
suppliers, and industry teammates
upon a solid foundation of integrity and
trust. We employ the best process methodologies
in the industry, including the
Carnegie Mellon Capability Maturity
Model® Integration (CMMI®), the
Integrated Product Development System
(IPDS), the Earned Value Management
System (EVMS), and R6σ. We are also gaining
experience as we perform as a system
integrator of the products developed by
other teams and other companies.
The outcome of all this is the growth and
development of individuals who listen,
anticipate, respond, and perform today,
and will raise the bar for all of our efforts in
the future. In demonstrating dedication to
excellence and developing the best solutions,
we will attract individuals who want
to join and be part of the team. In total,
our Engineering workforce is being
enhanced by our involvement with the
DD(X) program.
® Capability Maturity Model and CMMI are registered
in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Carnegie
Mellon University.
DD(X) (continued)
Total Ship Computing Environment
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the TSCE. TSCE software services
populate all of the hardware
resources that make up the TSCE
physical environment. An application
can reside in a ship’s data center,
shore site, or a remote access device
such as a PDA. The location makes
no difference, as long as the device
provides the necessary computing
resources. Services are deployed to
the TSCE, locate each other through
lookup and discovery mechanisms,
and are assimilated into the software
environment as peers in the service
community. The vision is that services
can join and leave the TSCE as the
mission requirements of the system
change. More importantly, the system
has the ability to move services
dynamically when a failure or casualty
occurs, yielding the maximum system
reliability, scalability and availability
in a dynamic changing computing
environment.
The DD(X) open standards-based
approach to the TSCE detaches
applications from hardware and
software, eradicates rigid weaponsensor
pairings, and eliminates the
need for independently managed
tactical software programs. DD(X),
through the TSCE, is establishing
the framework for the entire surface
Navy as part of its Open Architecture
(OA) initiative. Raytheon is also looking
to extend the TSCE concept to
a networked force designated the
Total Grid Computing Environment
(TGCE) in support of the Navy’s
FORCEnet vision. ■
– Bill Killeavy