# Advanced Engineering

*/Departments/Advanced_Engineering*

## Neighborhood

### Related (delivered by)

- [Run Feasibility and Trade Studies](/Processes/Run_Feasibility_and_Trade_Studies) — delivered by · Processes
- [Conduct research into the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of robotic mechanisms, comp...](/Tasks/Conduct_research_into_the_feasibility,_design,_operation,_or_performance_of_robotic_mechanisms,_comp...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Conduct research studies to develop new concepts in the field of automotive engineering.](/Tasks/Conduct_research_studies_to_develop_new_concepts_in_the_field_of_automotive_engineering.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Research advanced engineering designs or applications.](/Activities/Research_advanced_engineering_designs_or_applications.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Identify and leverage mega-trends: identify key vehicle functional objectives, identify strategic vehicle systems](/Processes/Identify_and_leverage_mega-trends:_identify_key_vehicle_functional_objectives,_identify_strategic_vehicle_systems) — delivered by · Processes
- [Research engineering applications of emerging technologies.](/Activities/Research_engineering_applications_of_emerging_technologies.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Setup business objective (create and finalize concepts for new vehicle -Vehicle Synthesis)](/Processes/Setup_business_objective_(create_and_finalize_concepts_for_new_vehicle_-Vehicle_Synthesis)) — delivered by · Processes

### Measured by

- [Technology Readiness Level Advancement](/Metrics/Technology_Readiness_Level_Advancement) — measured by · Metrics
- [Patent Disclosure Count](/Metrics/Patent_Disclosure_Count) — measured by · Metrics
- [Technology Transfer Success Rate](/Metrics/Technology_Transfer_Success_Rate) — measured by · Metrics
- [Concept to Prototype Cycle Time](/Metrics/Concept_to_Prototype_Cycle_Time) — measured by · Metrics

### Processes it runs

- [Assess new technology innovations](/Processes/Assess_new_technology_innovations) — runs · Processes
- [Transfer Proven Technology to Product Engineering](/Processes/Transfer_Proven_Technology_to_Product_Engineering) — runs · Processes
- [Mature Technology Readiness Levels](/Processes/Mature_Technology_Readiness_Levels) — runs · Processes
- [Build and Test Proof of Concept Prototypes](/Processes/Build_and_Test_Proof_of_Concept_Prototypes) — runs · Processes

### Problems this exposes

- [scouted external technologies adopted without freedom-to-operate / patent-landscape clearance, so a demonstrator builds on third-party IP that blocks later productization](/Problems/scouted_external_technologies_adopted_without_freedom-to-operate_%2F_patent-landscape_clearance,_so_a_demonstrator_builds_on_third-party_IP_that_blocks_later_productization) — exposes problem · Problems
- [trade-study results report a point optimum with no sensitivity/assumption-uncertainty propagation, hiding which ranking flips under the next scouting update](/Problems/trade-study_results_report_a_point_optimum_with_no_sensitivity%2Fassumption-uncertainty_propagation,_hiding_which_ranking_flips_under_the_next_scouting_update) — exposes problem · Problems
- [trade-study MATLAB/Simulink and DOE models drive go/no-go decisions while remaining un-verified-and-validated (no V&V pedigree), so unqualified analysis tools gate technology selection](/Problems/trade-study_MATLAB%2FSimulink_and_DOE_models_drive_go%2Fno-go_decisions_while_remaining_un-verified-and-validated_(no_V&V_pedigree),_so_unqualified_analysis_tools_gate_technology_selection) — exposes problem · Problems
- [TRL advances without paired Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) assessment, so a 'mature' technology has no producibility evidence at the production gate](/Problems/TRL_advances_without_paired_Manufacturing_Readiness_Level_(MRL)_assessment,_so_a_'mature'_technology_has_no_producibility_evidence_at_the_production_gate) — exposes problem · Problems
- [uncontrolled COTS dev-boards and one-off machined parts sourced into PoC rigs without supplier traceability, blocking later safety/airworthiness substantiation](/Problems/uncontrolled_COTS_dev-boards_and_one-off_machined_parts_sourced_into_PoC_rigs_without_supplier_traceability,_blocking_later_safety%2Fairworthiness_substantiation) — exposes problem · Problems
- [ITAR/EAR export-controlled tech embedded in hand-built demonstrator rigs with no part-level export jurisdiction tagging before lab access](/Problems/ITAR%2FEAR_export-controlled_tech_embedded_in_hand-built_demonstrator_rigs_with_no_part-level_export_jurisdiction_tagging_before_lab_access) — exposes problem · Problems
- [tech-transfer package ships demonstrator-grade artifacts (research code, breadboard BOMs) that product engineering can't accept into the production PLM, stalling at the org boundary with no agreed maturity exit criteria](/Problems/tech-transfer_package_ships_demonstrator-grade_artifacts_(research_code,_breadboard_BOMs)_that_product_engineering_can't_accept_into_the_production_PLM,_stalling_at_the_org_boundary_with_no_agreed_maturity_exit_criteria) — exposes problem · Problems
- [TRL maturation gates fund the next stage before the underlying feasibility/trade-study assumption that justified the technology has been re-checked against newer scouting intelligence, so dead-end tech keeps advancing](/Problems/TRL_maturation_gates_fund_the_next_stage_before_the_underlying_feasibility%2Ftrade-study_assumption_that_justified_the_technology_has_been_re-checked_against_newer_scouting_intelligence,_so_dead-end_tech_keeps_advancing) — exposes problem · Problems
- [PoC rigs hand-built off informal sketches with no link to the controlled CAD/PLM revision, so the prototype that 'passed' can't be reproduced when production engineering asks which configuration it validated](/Problems/PoC_rigs_hand-built_off_informal_sketches_with_no_link_to_the_controlled_CAD%2FPLM_revision,_so_the_prototype_that_'passed'_can't_be_reproduced_when_production_engineering_asks_which_configuration_it_validated) — exposes problem · Problems
- [emerging-tech scouting watchlist never reconciled against the feasibility studies meant to evaluate it](/Problems/emerging-tech_scouting_watchlist_never_reconciled_against_the_feasibility_studies_meant_to_evaluate_it) — exposes problem · Problems
- [TRL-advancement evidence scattered, so technology-readiness gate reviews can't prove the criteria were actually met](/Problems/TRL-advancement_evidence_scattered,_so_technology-readiness_gate_reviews_can't_prove_the_criteria_were_actually_met) — exposes problem · Problems
- [trade-study assumptions not version-linked to the proof-of-concept prototypes that later validate or refute them](/Problems/trade-study_assumptions_not_version-linked_to_the_proof-of-concept_prototypes_that_later_validate_or_refute_them) — exposes problem · Problems
- [CAD/CAE handoffs lose design intent and PMI between Siemens NX and simulation meshes](/Problems/CAD%2FCAE_handoffs_lose_design_intent_and_PMI_between_Siemens_NX_and_simulation_meshes) — exposes problem · Problems
- [DFMEA knowledge trapped in retiring senior engineers' tribal memory](/Problems/DFMEA_knowledge_trapped_in_retiring_senior_engineers'_tribal_memory) — exposes problem · Problems
- [advanced-development prototypes lack a clean path to production tolerancing](/Problems/advanced-development_prototypes_lack_a_clean_path_to_production_tolerancing) — exposes problem · Problems
- [long FEA/CFD solve cycles bottleneck design-of-experiments iteration](/Problems/long_FEA%2FCFD_solve_cycles_bottleneck_design-of-experiments_iteration) — exposes problem · Problems
- [requirements traceability (DOORS) decouples from evolving CAD revisions](/Problems/requirements_traceability_(DOORS)_decouples_from_evolving_CAD_revisions) — exposes problem · Problems
- [tolerance-stack analyses redone by hand each design change](/Problems/tolerance-stack_analyses_redone_by_hand_each_design_change) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Design Tradeoff Knowledge Loss](/Problems/Design_Tradeoff_Knowledge_Loss) — exposes problem · Problems

### Staff

- [Systems Architect](/JobTypes/Systems_Architect) — staff · JobTypes
- [Technology Scout](/JobTypes/Technology_Scout) — staff · JobTypes
- [Prototype Development Engineer](/JobTypes/Prototype_Development_Engineer) — staff · JobTypes
- [Materials Engineer](/JobTypes/Materials_Engineer) — staff · JobTypes
- [Research Engineer](/JobTypes/Research_Engineer) — staff · JobTypes
- [Advanced Engineering Lead](/JobTypes/Advanced_Engineering_Lead) — staff · JobTypes

### Part of

- [Industrial Equipment Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Industrial_Equipment_Manufacturer) — part of · CompanyTypes
- [Aerospace and Defense Company](/CompanyTypes/Aerospace_and_Defense_Company) — part of · CompanyTypes
- [Automotive Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Automotive_Manufacturer) — part of · CompanyTypes