Defence

Mechanical Design – Change Request Embodiment

“The KDC team supporting our programme are very capable and adapt to the ever-changing needs of the programme technical team. They bring innovative suggestions to the problems encountered on the programme, not only with the design activity, but also with the tools and ways of working.“ - Mike Ward, Northrop Grumman, Defence Director

Way of Working

Contractual Terms

Fixed Price

Agile Sprint Tasking

SQEP Capability Provision

Engagement Model

Offsite, independent task execution

Task-driven SQEP Capability Provision

Resource deployed to customer team

Requirement

KDC were engaged to support with a backlog of Technical Queries that were delaying the delivery of mechanical design tasking relating to the Dreadnought platform.

Skills & tools

CREO
Technical Management &Presentation
Windchill PLM

Tasking

AGILE Sprint based approach adopted to address end customer Technical Queries and embodiment of any associated change requests into the design. Tasking was defined at meetings with client based on schedule priorities.

Deliverables

Technical query assessment and design solution proposal.

CREO drawing updates to embody agreed change requests

Outcome

KDC implemented an Agile sprint‑based approach to resolving Technical Queries and integrate design change requests. A five‑person mechanical engineering team, led by a KDC Team Lead, collaborated closely with the client to maintain schedule adherence and deliver high‑quality design updates.