Typical Program Development Plan

A description of a typical assembly timeframe follows.

Day minus 60 Customer’s requirements received at MDI. Specification and Statement of Work reviewed by marketing, engineering, operations and quality. Questions formulated for customer response. Conceptual electrical and mechanical design started. Technical and Cost Proposal started.

Day minus 30 Proposal with technical, cost and schedule elements submitted to customer. Customer review with exchange of customer/MDI questions and clarifications. Update of MDI proposal and customer’s requirements, if needed.

Day 0 Customer places order with MDI. Project team for work is established. Kick off meeting; Tasks are assigned. Conceptual design is converted to initial design. Preliminary schematics, parts list and mechanical packaging concepts developed.

Day 30 Initial design is complete. Preliminary stress and derating analysis is started. Preliminary weight analysis is started. Preliminary thermal analysis is started. Preliminary test plan and procedures are started. Breadboard/ prototype parts are ordered.

Day 60 Materials and Parts application lists are initiated. A listing of required spec or source control drawings are generated. Requirements for parts screening, LAT or piece part radiation tests are established. Preparation for PDR preliminary analysis completed.

Day 90 PDR conducted. Preliminary analysis reviewed. Breadboard results reviewed. Approval to procure and fabricate qualification and flight hardware is given. Procurement of flight components begins.

Day 120-270 Material received and screened. LAT tests performed.

Day 150 CDR Conducted

Day 210 Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) conducted. Assembly commences.

Day 330 Qualification hardware assembled and tested. Qualification tests start.

Day 360 Qualification tests complete. Assembly of flight units commences per schedule.