Provide Engineering support related to the space segment design, development and verification.
1. Scope of Technical Support
- Support shall include space engineering in the following areas;
- Space segment-related industrial reviews and procurement activities;
- Support at segment and subsystem level;
- Follow and review architecture definition for space segment;
Activities may include:
- Requirements engineering and consolidation;
- Functional and physical architecture definition;
- Design trade-off analysis;
- Interface definition;
- Technical risk assessment;
2. Industrial Milestone Reviews
The Contractor shall support ESA in the review of industrial contract technical milestones, including but not limited to:
Space Segment RR (Requirements Review)
- Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR);
- Space Segment PDR;
- Space Segment CDR;
- Critical Design Reviews (CDR);
- Qualification Reviews (QR);
- In-Orbit Validation Review (IOVR);
- Service Declaration (SD);
This support shall include:
- Technical assessment of industrial deliverables;
- Preparation of review comments;
3. Deliverables (non-exhaustive list)
The above activities shall result in:
- Technical Notes;
- Review Item Discrepancies (RIDS);
- Trade-off Reports;
- Contribution to DCNs for requirements change.