Parallax’s Systems Engineering Team delivers comprehensive solutions for designing and managing complex systems, leveraging standardized processes and advanced tools to address mission-critical needs. Our expertise spans the entire lifecycle of system development—from requirements definition to final deployment—ensuring that system components integrate seamlessly into a unified, operationally effective whole. 

Core Technologies and Techniques

Our team employs a rigorous, digital-first approach to systems engineering, using advanced methodologies and tools for system definition, validation, and optimization. Core techniques include:

  • Requirements and concept development
  • Design trade studies and system optimization
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) with SysML

Application Domains

Parallax systems engineering capabilities provide solutions across key stages and applications, including:

Requirements Definition and System Concept Design 

Our systems engineering discipline initiates with mission-critical needs analysis, which translates requirements into clear operational concepts and actionable system designs. Parallax’s systems engineers lead the team in defining the requirements, designing system concepts, conducting trade studies, and optimizing designs—all while keeping sight of the overall mission.

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) 

Using MBSE and industry standards like SysML, Parallax captures, models, and optimizes complex systems digitally. MBSE enables our engineers to model system interactions, predict system-of-systems performance, and verify each system component’s role before physical implementation. This digital approach facilitates robust design validation, reducing integration risks and improving system performance.

Workforce Training and Integration 

Parallax supports the seamless adoption of MBSE tools into existing systems engineering workflows. Our experts offer training for engineering teams to effectively leverage MBSE, addressing contemporary challenges in process integration and workforce proficiency in digital tools.

Development and Deployment

Our systems engineering programs use an agile framework to support flexible, rapid deployment of complex systems, emphasizing:

  • Digital-first systems engineering with MBSE
  • Standards-based modeling (SysML) for streamlined workflows
  • Training programs to upskill the systems engineering workforce in MBSE tools and practices

 Technical Lead

MAtthew Molineaux

VP, Advanced Technology

Dr. Michael Simon