Through our Systems Engineering services, we assist in defining and validating architectures for both new aircraft and retrofit programs. For example, when adapting a certified airframe to electric or hydrogen propulsion, or integrating an automatic flight system or performing an avionics upgrade for legacy aircraft, we help manufacturers restructure system architectures, manage new power, data, and control interfaces, and maintain full requirement traceability from the aircraft level down to the propulsion and automation systems.

Our Safety & Reliability Engineering activities support proportional safety assessments tailored to CS-23 aircraft size and complexity. We develop FHA, PSSA, and SSA documentation and perform analyses such as Intrinsic Hazard Analysis (IHA) to identify risks specific to new propulsion and automation technologies. This ensures that safety objectives are met efficiently while keeping certification evidence clear and traceable.

In projects introducing advanced avionics, autonomous functions, or digital control systems, we apply our Software Development and Product Security expertise to define efficient, certifiable processes under DO-178C / ED-12C and ED-202B / DO-326B. Whether developing software for an automatic flight control computer or securing communication links between remote control stations and onboard avionics, IDA ensures that development assurance and cybersecurity are proportionate, practical, and fully aligned with certification expectations.