Hammerstone provides systems engineering services across the full capability lifecycle, from requirements definition and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) through to engineering assurance by appropriately qualified professionals. Our engineering is aligned to ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023 and delivered alongside Integrated Product Support principles, ensuring capabilities are designed to be supported in the real world from the outset. We combine systems thinking, digital models and assurance discipline to deliver solutions that are robust, supportable and ready for operational use.
Complex programs fail not because the engineering was technically wrong, but because requirements were ambiguous, changes were uncontrolled, design decisions weren’t traceable, and supportability wasn’t engineered in from the start. The consequences arrive late — during integration, during trials, or years into operation when through-life costs exceed budget and maintenance systems don’t match the as-built configuration.
Without engineering discipline:
Hammerstone’s engineering approach addresses these risks structurally, through disciplined methods, qualified professionals and digital models that make requirements traceable, decisions visible and the support solution a design input rather than an afterthought.
Hammerstone manages the full engineering lifecycle on every project, from initial concept through design, build, testing, and handover to operations, and can include:
Work is conducted under the Hammerstone Systems Engineering Framework, which is built on internationally recognised standards including ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023 and 24748-8. From concept and requirements through design, integration, verification and transition to operations.
Hammerstone manages requirements under a requirements management approach governed by ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 and the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook. Traceability and a controlled changes process, ensures requirements are verifiable, traceable and under configuration control throughout delivery.
Model-Based Systems Engineering using Enterprise Architect and SysML for digital, traceable design — replacing static documents with living models that improve collaboration, reduce ambiguity and accelerate change management.
Design and analysis using industry toolsets (e.g., CAD and finite element analysis) — supporting structural, mechanical and system-level design for hardware and integrated systems.
A tailored engineering plan governs each engagement, scaling the level of rigour to match the project’s complexity and risk. Technical reviews at defined milestones confirm readiness before progression to the next phase.
Engineering assurance and approvals using appropriately qualified professionals (RPEQ, CPEng, NER as required) — providing the independent technical authority and regulatory compliance capability that regulated and safety-critical programs require.
Engineering with Integrated Product Support (IPS) principles embedded from the outset, ensuring the capability being designed can be maintained, supplied and supported in the real world across its full lifecycle.
Hammerstone’s strength is in combining project management, systems engineering and supportability thinking into a single, coherent delivery method. We tailor toolsets to customer requirements and security constraints and maintain disciplined delivery practices supported by an ISO-certified Business Management System.
Hammerstone delivers and sustains capability end-to-end, often alongside ReadyFleet™ so the solution is designed to be supportable from day one.
In practice, this means systems engineering requirements inform the IPS analysis, the maintenance concept is a design input rather than a delivery afterthought, and digital logistics platforms — including ReadyFleet™ — are considered as integration targets from concept stage. Engineering and sustainment are not separate workstreams at Hammerstone — they are the same workstream.
Improve design confidence through traceable requirements, disciplined assurance and qualified engineering approvals that hold up to scrutiny at gate reviews and trials.
Accelerate delivery using digital models (MBSE) that replace static documents, improve collaboration and reduce the cost and time of change management across the delivery team.
Integrate complex hardware/software systems with clear system context, interface management and controlled configuration — reducing integration risk at system boundaries.
Reduce through-life cost by engineering for supportability, reliability and maintainability — with IPS principles embedded from concept rather than retrofitted at introduction to service.
Strengthen compliance and safety outcomes through structured verification, engineering approvals by RPEQ and CPEng qualified professionals, and assurance trails that meet regulatory and customer requirements.
Hammerstone’s engineering approach is suited to regulated and safety-critical environments that demand strong assurance, configuration discipline and documentation quality — supporting complex procurement, integration, manufacturing and through-life support.
Hammerstone engineering combines systems thinking, digital models and assurance discipline to deliver solutions that are robust, supportable and ready for operational use.
This includes:
ILS program planning, logistics analysis and technical data development for the Royal Australian Navy Maritime Communications Modernisation System. Defence Introduction-Into-Service professional services for the Commonwealth and RAN.
SE Management support, requirements management using IBM DOORS, and verification and validation test support — the specific toolset Hammerstone provides across multiple engagements.
ILS and Logistics Supportability Analysis for the Gun Tow Vehicle Modular Capability acquisition — three modular systems, Defence-mandated engineering, V&V and ILS activities under CASG program.
Logistics Supportability Analysis for the Modular Logistics Distribution System — high-velocity, mission-configurable ADF logistics packaging.
ILS management, RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) analysis and LSA support for the JP8190 Deployable Bulk Fuel Distribution System — coalition logistics for low to mid-intensity operations. Demonstrates integration into prime contractor delivery teams.
Retrospective engineering and Logistics Support Analysis for Navy maritime SATCOM terminals — demonstrating ability to develop LSA outcomes for systems already in procurement where supportability engineering was not completed at design stage.
Integrated Logistics Support professional services for the LAND 400-3 Risk Mitigation Activity — including IPS for HUMS and VIMS systems supporting the Army’s next-generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
Systems engineering and product development across two DIH programs — from concept and design through to delivery of an in-transit visibility system. Demonstrates the ability to take a concept from innovation to ADF-deployed capability.
Hammerstone provides systems engineering services aligned to ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023 across the full capability lifecycle — including requirements definition and management using IBM DOORS, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) with Enterprise Architect and SysML, design and analysis, and engineering assurance by RPEQ and CPEng qualified professionals. All engineering is delivered with Integrated Product Support principles embedded from the outset, ensuring design decisions account for through-life supportability from concept stage.
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) replaces static engineering documents with digital models that represent system requirements, architecture and interfaces in a traceable, living format. Hammerstone uses Enterprise Architect with SysML for MBSE — enabling faster change management, improved collaboration across delivery teams, and better interface definition in complex hardware/software systems. MBSE is particularly valuable in programmes where requirements change frequently or where multiple organisations need shared system context.
Yes. Hammerstone provides engineering assurance and approvals through appropriately qualified professionals — including RPEQ (Registered Professional Engineer Queensland), CPEng (Chartered Professional Engineer) and NER (National Engineering Register) where required. This is particularly important for safety-critical or regulated programmes where design decisions require independent technical authority sign-off. Hammerstone coordinates the qualification requirements with programme governance to ensure assurance activities are timed to support delivery milestones.
Hammerstone’s engineering services are delivered with IPS principles embedded from the outset — meaning supportability, reliability and maintainability are design inputs, not afterthoughts. Systems engineers and IPS analysts work together from requirements definition, ensuring maintenance concepts, spares requirements and technical data are informed by the system architecture rather than reverse-engineered from the as-built design. This approach reduces through-life cost and avoids the expensive late-stage IPS retrofits that are common when engineering and sustainment are separated.
Hammerstone has provided engineering and ILS services across multiple ADF and industry programmes, including maritime communications systems for the Royal Australian Navy, land vehicle platforms under the LAND 400 programme, deployable fuel distribution systems, in-transit visibility systems (D-JMILS) and modular logistics distribution systems. Engagement types range from prime contractor delivery to embedded subcontractor support within larger prime delivery teams.
