José francisco F.

Consultant - Model Based Systems Engineering

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Hamburg, Germany

A30X A/C Energy

Airbus

  • Environment: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Definition of project tasks & the project schedule
  • Tasks: Coordination of modeling activities for the CORE GLACEA model
  • Tools: Core (Vitech)
  • Results: Simulation of heat generation & electrical load within the aircraft cabin across flight phases.
Hamburg, Germany

A30X Global Aircraft Energy Architecture (GLACEA)

Airbus

  • Environment: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Definition of project tasks & the project schedule
  • Tasks: Implementation of the graphical user interface for the GLACEA model
  • Tasks: Coordination of modeling activities for the GLACEA model
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design
  • Results: Platform for definition & testing of the GLACEA function.
  • Results: Facilitating communication of GLACEA functions to third parties.
Hamburg, Germany

A30x Thermal Management Analysis

Airbus

  • Environment: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Operational & functional analysis of cabin operations
  • Tasks: Identification of heat-generating functions within the aircraft cabin
  • Tasks: Model implementation to simulate heat generation across all flight phases
  • Tasks: Simulation of heat generation in different operational scenarios
  • Tools: Core (Vitech)
  • Results: Simulation of heat generation within the aircraft cabin across flight phases.
Hamburg, Germany

A350 Bleed Air System (BAS)

Airbus

  • Environment: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Implementation of architecture & behavior of BAS components
  • Tasks: Implementation of GUI elements for the A350 BAS model
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design
  • Results: Clear definition of system behavior & system architecture via SysML diagrams.
  • Results: Validation of system design via model simulation.
  • Results: Facilitating communication of A350 BAS functions to third parties.
Hamburg, Germany

A350 Cabin Power Management

Airbus

  • Environment: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Implementation of the A350 electrical network for the cabin power management model
  • Tasks: Implementation of the graphical user interface for the cabin power management model
  • Tasks: Coordination of modeling activities for the cabin power management model
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design
  • Results: Review & validation of the ELMF function.
  • Results: Facilitating communication of power management functions to third parties.
Hamburg, Germany

A350 Cabin Supplier Monitoring

Airbus

  • Context: Project management - project planning
  • Tasks: Restructuring, maintenance and upkeep of the following development plans: Wireless System / CIDS / CVMS / ELT / Secondary Power
  • Tasks: Reviewing supplier planning
  • Tasks: Harmonization & synchronization of plans
  • Tools: OPX2 (Planisware)
  • Results: Quick response to changes in the development plan
  • Results: Improved traceability of development steps
  • Results: Easier monitoring of development steps
Hamburg, Germany

A350 Flight Crew Operations & ASIC Multi-System Functions Analysis

Airbus

  • Context: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Operational analysis of A380 flight crew (FC) operations
  • Tasks: Transferring or adapting A380 FC operations to the A350
  • Tasks: Implementing A350 FC operations in Vitech Core
  • Tasks: Implementing A350 cockpit HMI in Vitech Core
  • Tasks: FC trigger analysis of ASIC multi-system functions (MSF)
  • Tasks: Creating links and relationships between A350 FC operations, MSF, and A350 HMI components in Vitech Core
  • Tools: Core (Vitech)
  • Results: Supported V&V activities during system integration
Hamburg, Germany

A350 Hydraulic – HMCA Modeling

Airbus

  • Context: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: A350 hydraulic system requirements analysis
  • Tasks: HMCA requirements analysis / HMCA functional analysis
  • Tasks: Implementing HMCA control/monitoring functions in Rhapsody
  • Tasks: Creating an executable model with hydraulic components & a focus on HMCA functionalities
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM Telelogic), Altia Design
  • Results: Verification & validation of hydraulic/HMCA functions
  • Results: Made testing for HMCA function changes easier and faster
  • Results: Made communication of HMCA functions to third parties easier
Hamburg, Germany

A350 In-Seat Power

Airbus

  • Context: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Implementing the graphical user interface for the In-Seat Power model
  • Tasks: Coordinating modeling activities for the In-Seat Power model
  • Tasks: Customer communication & support
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design
  • Results: Verification & validation of In-Seat Power functions
  • Results: Made communication of In-Seat Power functions to third parties easier
Hamburg, Germany

A350 Water/Waste (WWS) Demonstrator

Airbus

  • Context: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Defining project tasks & the project schedule
  • Tasks: Implementing model architecture & behavior
  • Tasks: Implementing the graphical user interface for the demonstrator model
  • Tasks: Coordinating modeling activities for the demonstrator model
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design
  • Results: Monitoring and controlling real hardware elements in the test bench
  • Results: Made communication of A350 WWS functions to third parties easier
  • Results: Validation of the WWS MBSE model
Hamburg, Germany

A400M Guide and Restraint System (GRS)

Airbus

  • Context: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Implementation of the graphical user interface for the GRS model
  • Tasks: Coordination of the modeling activities for the GRS model
  • Tasks: Definition of the project tasks
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design
  • Results: Clear definition of the system behavior & architecture through SysML diagrams
  • Results: Verification of the system design based on model simulation
  • Results: Easier communication of the A400M GRS functions to third parties
Hamburg, Germany

ALFA (Aircraft Level Functional Analysis) - Lower Deck Catering

Airbus

  • Context: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Operational & functional analysis of the lower deck catering system
  • Tasks: Abstraction of system functions to A/C level functions to enable a top-down analysis of the system
  • Tasks: Consolidation of the performed analysis into a lower deck catering model in the CORE development software
  • Tools: CORE (Vitech)
  • Results: Identification of missing specifications for system functions and operations
  • Results: Refinement of the requirements for the lower deck catering system
  • Results: A/C level view of the system
  • Results: Identification of system interfaces
Hamburg, Germany

MBSE Model Migration

Airbus

  • Context: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) / migration
  • Tasks: Model migration from Rhapsody 7.4 & 7.5 to Rhapsody 8
  • Tasks: Migration of model user interfaces from Altia Design 8 to Altia Design 10
  • Tasks: Migration of Matlab model components from Matlab 2006b to Matlab 2010b
  • Tasks: Execution of non-regression tests
  • Tasks: Project documentation
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design, Matlab Simulink
  • Results: Secured the ongoing development of the existing MBSE models
Hamburg, Germany

Potable Water Service Panel Demonstrator (PWSP)

Airbus

  • Context: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Definition of project tasks & project schedule
  • Tasks: Implementation of the graphical user interface for the PWSP model
  • Tasks: Coordination of the modeling activities for the PWSP model
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design
  • Results: Monitoring/control of real hardware elements in the test bench
  • Results: Definition of PWSP concepts
  • Results: Easier communication of PWSP functions to third parties
Buxtehude, Germany

Automatic Test Generator

Airbus Operations GmbH

  • Context: Aerospace - Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Definition of model-based test strategies and modeling guidelines for the client's MBSE approach
  • Tasks: Implementation of UTP2 test concepts in SysML
  • Tools: PTC Integrity Modeler
  • Results: System white-box and black-box tests can be modeled together with the system models
  • Results: Clear test specification by applying the UTP2 standard
  • Results: Test cases can be automatically interpreted and executed by an external test environment
Buxtehude, Germany

Cabin Intercommunication Data System (CIDS)

Airbus Operations GmbH

  • Environment: system design processes / model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: definition of processes for the automatic creation of textual specifications from SysML models
  • Tasks: generation of system specifications from SysML models for CIDS applications: evacuation signaling
  • Tasks: generation of system specifications from SysML models for CIDS applications: software loading
  • Tasks: generation of system specifications from SysML models for CIDS applications: director switchover
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), MS Word
  • Results: SysML models can be used as system specifications.
Buxtehude, Germany

Cabin Intercommunication Data System (CIDS)

Airbus Operations GmbH

  • Environment: tool customization
  • Tasks: development of extensions for IBM Rhapsody to check SysML models against company-specific requirements.
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), Java Eclipse
  • Results: automatic checking of SysML models for consistency, correctness, and completeness.
Buxtehude, Germany

Flight Attendant Panel (FAP)

Airbus Operations GmbH

  • Environment: model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: modeling the architecture and behavior of FAP functions in SysML
  • Tasks: simulation of FAP functions
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM)
  • Results: clear definition of system behavior & system architecture
  • Results: validation of system design
  • Results: facilitating communication of FAP functions to third parties
Lippstadt, Germany

Animated light functions platform - rear light

Hella KG Hueck & Co.

  • Environment: model-based software development (MBSE)
  • Tasks: modeling software architecture and detailed software design in UML
  • Tasks: analysis of system requirements and definition of corresponding software concepts / requirements.
  • Tasks: monitoring the implementation of detailed software design
  • Tools: Rhapsody (IBM), DOORS (IBM), PTC Integrity
  • Results: clear definition of software behavior & software architecture
  • Results: automatically generated code from UML model
Lippstadt, Germany

Low Volt Battery Management System (BMS)

Hella KG Hueck & Co.

  • Environment: model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: modeling the system architecture (vehicle, system, subsystem and component levels)
  • Tasks: system architecture semi-formal verification - development of an executable system architecture
  • Tasks: system architecture semi-formal verification - definition of test scenarios and their execution to verify the system safety goals
  • Tools: DOORS (IBM), Rhapsody (IBM)
  • Results: clear definition of architecture via SysML model
  • Results: verified system architecture with respect to safety goals
Lippstadt, Germany

Battery Management System (BMS)

Hella KG Hueck & Co., Hella Aglaia Mobile Vision GmbH

  • Environment: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Definition of system design processes for model based development
  • Tasks: Modeling of architecture & behavior of the BMS system in IBM Rhapsody
  • Tools: DOORS (IBM), Rhapsody (IBM)
  • Results: Defined approach to describe system behavior & architecture
  • Results: Clear definition of system behavior & system architecture using SysML diagrams
Lippstadt, Germany

High Voltage Battery Management System (BMS)

Hella KG Hueck & Co., Hella Aglaia Mobile Vision GmbH

  • Environment: Requirements Engineering
  • Tasks: Analysis of customer requirements and definition of corresponding system concepts / system requirements
  • Tasks: Monitoring the implementation of system requirements in SW and HW
  • Tasks: Support in defining system tests
  • Tools: DOORS (IBM), PTC Integrity
  • Results: Completed & validated system specification
Stuttgart, Germany

Automotive Instrument Cluster

Magneti Marelli GmbH

  • Environment: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Definition of system design processes for model based development
  • Tasks: Modeling of architecture & behavior of the BMS system in IBM Rhapsody
  • Tasks: Coordination of system architecture activities / team leadership / project management
  • Tools: DOORS (IBM), Rhapsody (IBM)
  • Results: Defined approach to describe system behavior & architecture
  • Results: Clear definition of system behavior & system architecture using SysML diagrams
Germany
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Integrated Remote Control Interface

Paragon GmbH & Co. KGaA

  • Environment: Model Based System & SW Development (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Definition of modeling guidelines for system architecture specification with SysML
  • Tasks: Definition of modeling guidelines for SW architecture specification with UML
  • Tasks: Modeling of system architecture
  • Tasks: Modeling of SW architecture
  • Tools: Enterprise Architect (Sparx Systems)
  • Results: Defined methods and guidelines for system architecture specification
  • Results: Defined methods and guidelines for SW architecture specification
  • Results: Specified system architecture using a SysML model
  • Results: Specified SW architecture using a UML model
Bremen, Germany

Short-Range Air Defense System

Rheinmetall Electronics AG

  • Environment: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Modeling the system architecture (functional, logical, and physical layers)
  • Tasks: Automatic extraction of architecture information into Excel and Word formats
  • Tools: DOORS (IBM), Enterprise Architect (Sparx Systems), Git, Atlassian
  • Results: Clear definition of the system architecture using a SysML model
Germany

Introducing MBSE in Soldier Systems

Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH

  • Environment: Military / Soldier Systems: Model Based System Development
  • Tasks: Development of training concepts for the MBSE tool chain defined by the customer.
  • Tasks: Training customer employees in MBSE and tools
  • Tasks: MBSE methods and tool support
  • Tools: IBM Rhapsody, IBM Engineering Workflow Manager
  • Results: Employees are able to follow the MBSE processes with the selected modeling tool chain
Amberg, Germany

Migration of Model-Based Software Development Tools

Siemens AG – Automation Division

  • Environment: Model Based Software Development (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Analysis of the current state of the applied model-based tools – used functions
  • Tasks: Analysis of the current state of the applied model-based tools – integration with other tools
  • Tasks: Analysis of the current state of the applied model-based tools – integration in the software design process
  • Tasks: Analysis of changes in the target version of the used model-based tool and their impact on the existing design process.
  • Tasks: Definition of migration steps
  • Tasks: Definition of a migration plan
  • Tasks: Migration execution
  • Tools: IBM Rhapsody, Git
  • Results: Software development takes place with the target version of the model-based tools without changing the working practices of individual developers.
Erlangen, Germany

MBSE Trainer for Train Control System Development Process

Siemens AG – Mobility Division

  • Environment: Model Based Software Development (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Development of training concepts for the MBSE processes defined by the customer.
  • Tasks: Training of customer employees in the MBSE processes and tools
  • Tools: MagicDraw, SubVersion, Redmine
  • Results: Employees understand the MBSE processes and are able to follow them and produce the resulting work products
Pliezhausen, Germany

MultiCar Elevator System

ThyssenKrupp Elevators

  • Environment: Model Based System Development (MBSE)
  • Tasks: Implementation of a requirement-based design
  • Tasks: Definition of the document structure in DOORS
  • Tasks: Definition of document contents in DOORS
  • Tasks: Linking the system design process with model-based development
  • Tasks: Definition of the requirements derivation process with SysML (Rhapsody)
  • Tasks: Requirement traceability (DOORS – Rhapsody)
  • Tasks: Modeling the architecture and behavior of the MultiCar system in IBM Rhapsody
  • Tasks: Implementation of the graphical user interface for the MultiCar model
  • Tasks: Coordination of the modeling activities for the MultiCar model
  • Tasks: Definition of system level requirements for the MultiCar system
  • Tools: DOORS (IBM), Rhapsody (IBM), Altia Design / QT
  • Results: Clear system definition through requirements and SysML model
  • Results: Verification of the system design through model simulation
Germany

MBSE Methods: Military Marine Systems

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH

  • Environment: Military / Marine: Model Based System Development
  • Tasks: Analysis of existing customer MBSE methodologies
  • Tasks: Definition of MBSE methods for mission analysis
  • Tasks: Definition of MBSE methods for functional analysis
  • Tasks: Definition of MBSE methods for system architecture description
  • Tools: Cameo/MagicDraw
  • Results: Methodologies for creating systems engineering work products with an MBSE approach are available.

Summary

Specialist in Model-Based Systems Engineering with an MSc in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Technology Management.

17 years of professional experience in Systems Engineering with solid knowledge in Requirements-Based Engineering as well as in the processes, methods, and tools of Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Experienced in aerospace systems, automotive industry, building transport systems, rail and military industry. Activities include, among others, requirements analysis and specification, functional architecture, interface definition, system architecture design, SysML modeling, design verification, and process and training development.

Languages

Spanish
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2005 - Aug 2008

Northern Institute Of Technology

MBA, Technology Management · Technology Management · Hamburg, Germany

Oct 2002 - Aug 2008

Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg

Dipl.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Digital Transmission Technology and Digital Communication · Electrical Engineering · Hamburg, Germany

Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

University of Hamburg Preparatory College

University entrance qualification · University Preparation · Hamburg, Germany

...and 2 more

Certifications & licenses

INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)

OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional (Model Builder Fundamental)

OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional (Model User)

INCOSE Associate System Engineering Professional (ASEP)

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