Systems Engineering & Safety Assurance (SESA) is essential to the successful delivery of complex, safety-critical projects. ARCH Artifex has emerged as a leading specialist provider of SESA services, playing an influential role in the development and delivery of some of Australia’s most iconic projects.

Our strength is our people and their combination of specialist expertise and practical knowledge. Blending the power of SESA with standard industry custom and practice is the key to increasing value and lowering cost and risk.

We also recognise that the assurance world can be confusing, abounding with acronyms and jargon. ARCH Artifex provides a safe pair of hands to guide our clients through the steps necessary to deliver their projects successfully.

Capabilities

ARCH Artifex's combined leadership, knowledge and experience provides industry leading insights and best-in-class practices across all services. The team is led by highly skilled and experienced directors and principles who are actively involved in project delivery.

Our team is made up of exceptionally capable specialists from diverse project backgrounds in Major Rail, Road, Power, Defence, Health and Information & Communication Technology projects.

We listen, we understand and we deliver results.

Systems Engineering

We add value to complex projects by combining the strength of systems engineering principles with a deep understanding of how projects are developed, designed and delivered in the real world.

We offer

Requirements management, including DOOR's and RAATM's for the full 'V' cycle of the asset delivery
System interface and integration management, including IDC, IDR, IRS and V&V management
Integration of Systems Engineering with contractors Quality Management Systems
System Acceptance and Systems Integration Testing
HF, EMC, F&LS and other key systems' integration in design development and risk management support

RAM

RAM analysis is a proven approach and effective tool for assessing system reliability, availability and maintainability. Our team is experienced in using the full range of RAM techniques to improve outcomes both during project delivery and ongoing maintenance.

We offer

Planning to establish a cost-effective results-driven RAM strategy
Failure mode analysis including FMEA and FMCA
Maintainability analysis including MRA
RAM modelling including ETA, FTA and RBD
Operational RAM improvement studies including RCM

Technically Assured Organisation (TAO) Application Support

With in-depth knowledge of both TfNSW and TAO, our team is highly experienced in helping projects and organisations understand and meet their obligations.

We offer

Assistance in obtaining organisational TAO accreditation
Implementing both organisation level and project level tailored TAO processes and procedures complying with ASA standard TS 06197.1 TAO Authorisation Requirements
TAO auditing and surveillance
Competency management

Requirements Management

The verification and validation of performance and technical requirements through the life-cycle of a project is the backbone to ensuring projects meet their objectives.

We offer

Verification and validation of requirements across the project lifecycle
DOORS and DOOR NG management and control
Integrating requirements management needs with contractors ‘Quality Management Plans’
Establishing and managing derived requirements such as safety controls, security, human factors

Human Factors Engineering

Creating high performing, safe and reliable systems through a clear understanding of the target end users and context of use.

We offer

User Research/ Customer Value Proposition
Human Factors integration planning and execution
Human Factors Risk and Issues Management
System Integration/ Human Centred Design (HCD)
Operational Integration Support

Safety Assurance

The identification and control of safety hazards together with robust safety assurance processes are essential for delivering safe projects.

We offer

Preparation and review of Safety Assurance Plans (SAPs) and Safety Assurance Reports (SARs)
Risk/hazard identification, mitigation & management of specific registers (PSHL) throughout the project life cycle
Preparation of safety cases, Goal Structured Notation (GSN) and SFAIRP arguments

Configuration Management

Where changes are made to a safety-critical operating system such as a railway, configuration management is the gateway process used through the development and delivery of a project.

We offer