Our Philosophy

Geocent views systems engineering as a comprehensive, iterative and recursive problem solving process, applied sequentially top-down by integrated teams.

Systems engineering transforms needs and requirements into a set of system product and process descriptions, generates information for decision makers, and provides input for the next level of development. The Geocent team brings a wide variety of past experiences in system engineering.

Our Experience

The Geocent team's knowledge in a variety of engineering and technology disciplines combined with our systems engineering methodology allows us to provide positive solutions for our customers.

Requirements, hardware development, payload integration, test and verification, and mission support are a few of the practices we employ.

Our Process

Geocent focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the goal of providing a quality end product that meets the user needs.

Our Clients

The Geocent Engineering team has worked at various NASA facilities including Stennis Space Center and the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.

Requirements development, design coordination, document development, and design verification through inspections, testing, demonstration, and analysis practices have been used in planning and development of the International Space Station. As in the NASA's Apollo program many new technologies and products have spun out of the Space Shuttle and Space Station programs, assisted by members of the Geocent team.

NASA

Geocent team members have been coordinating verification efforts on the First Stage of the Ares I-X demonstration vehicle at both the project management and technical levels. This effort is the basis for the development of the Ares I manned flight vehicle, our nation's replacement for the 30 year old Space Shuttle fleet. Geocent's team has been developing ARES I Upper Stage (US) requirements and documentation, laying the foundation of its design. Geocent assisted in the ARES team throughout the design phase. The team successfully coordinated US internal subsystem interfaces with the First Stage, Orion capsule, ground launch systems and the US main engine (J-2X).

Nuclear

Geocent's heritage is nuclear energy. Geocent personnel have supported both commercial nuclear power and U.S. Department of Energy nuclear programs in a diverse set of disciplines including regulatory compliance, isotope production, business processes, program management, strategic planning and information technology. Many of the processes, technologies and methodologies developed through our Decision Support and Information Technology competencies are also of value to energy programs of national significance.

National Center for Advanced Manufacturing

Located in New Orleans, Louisiana on NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM) combines education, research and manufacturing to provide leadership in technology. Geocent team members helped NCAM pass its first ever Operational Readiness Review for space flight hardware production.