"Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organized forcing of technological change... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society..."
~Dean Gordon Brown
Frontier Electronic Systems Corp. was founded as an engineering company more that 32 years ago to provide engineering solutions to its customers. This focus has resulted in the development of unique engineering and product development capabilities not found in other companies of its size. Frontier is the US Navy’s engineering design, qualification, manufacturing, and field engineering agent for all facets of shipboard Radar and Video distribution. Frontier’s engineering expertise in Space Flight power control electronics supports commercial and government manned space flight and satellite programs. Frontier’s excellence in providing engineering obsolescence, avionics, test equipment, simulation and manufacturing process solutions has and continues to be sought by a wide variety of customers.
Turn-Key Engineering Solutions
- Customer solutions focused AS9100c/ISO9001-2008 Systems & Product design processes compliant to
CMMI level III - Systems, electrical/electronic, aerospace, mechanical, software, firmware & manufacturing engineering
- IR & D, product commercialization & collaborative research with public & private partners
System Design
- Interactive customer collaboration on design specifications
- Systems Design at the systems, subsystems, box & card level
- Systems requirements analysis
- Interface requirements analysis
- Modeling/simulation of design options with subsequent recommendations for high value-low risk alternatives
- Design for Manufacturing & Design for Test Customer Solutions
- Design Qualification: functional, physical, environmental, EMI/EMC
- Reliability, maintainability, life cycle & failure modes & effects analysis
Electrical/Electronic Design
- Digital & Analog hi-reliability
- Power Control Electronics
- Aircraft, Spacecraft, Maritime Systems and Automatic Test Systems design & simulation
- Gigabit & Ethernet designs
- FPGA development to include firmware & simulation testing
- ACTEL and Xilinx designs for military and spaceflight applications
Mechanical Design
- Rack, Chassis, Printed Wiring Board and Circuit Card Assemblies for aerospace and maritime products
- Ruggedized packaging design for military & space flight application
- 3-D Modeling, simulation & analysis: Thermal, Stress and Finite element anaysis
- Component selection, up-screening, destructive physical analysis
- Finite element analysis
Software
- Open Architecture Strategies focusing on replacement of “purpose specific hardware” with SW to reduce obsolescence risk
- Embedded, hosted and custom architectures
- Real Time Operating Systems
- Languages: C, C#, C++, XML, Labview, Test Stand, PCI, Python, ADA, VHDL, Verilog, Visual Basic
- Environments: Embedded, Windows, Linux, RTOS, Lab Windows, Visual, Studio.net
- Firmware:
- Xilinx: FPGA logic, Embedded Power PC, Schem, Virtex 4
- Actel: FPGA Logic
- Altera: FPGA Logic
- Mentor Graphics Model Simulation
- ALDEC Active HDL Simulation
Sustainment Engineering
- Full Life Cycle Support
- Configuration Management & full component traceability
- On site customer training & support
- Depot level repair & modification
- Long-term Risk Management
- Obsolescence, counterfeit parts, prohibited materials management
- GIDEP reporting
- Subtier supplier management
- Technical Publications development & maintenance in IETM format
- Reverse Engineering & Tech Refresh
Engineering Tools
- Solid Works
- AutoCAD
- P Spice
- Altium
- PCad
- Mat Lab
- Comsol
