| Practitioner |
- Can design space systems at concept level and perform trade-offs between different concepts and design solutions.
- Can analyse weaknesses and strengths of relevant technologies in the context of the system design.
- Can balance technical, cost, and schedule constraints when selecting and justifying an optimum solution.
- Can generate mission and spacecraft architectures, spacecraft system block diagrams, and basic ConOps.
- Can model different parts of the system to aid design and assess performance (e.g. power generation, power usage, orbital manoeuvres and delta V budget).
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| Aware |
- Can describe the key terms and fundamental principles of space system concept design, trade-offs between different concepts and designs, and Concept of operations (ConOps).
- Can describe how to generate simple architecture and system block diagrams.
- Can describe the need to model different parts of the system to aid design and determine potential system performance.
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| Senior Practitioner |
- Can design complex space systems, perform complex trade-offs, and can consider novel technologies for concepts and system design.
- Can design and review complex ConOps.
- Can critically review system designs, system modelling, and advise on recommended approaches.
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| Expert |
- Can lead and mentor teams in conducting system trade-offs and complex design reviews.
- Can lead collaborations on the development of space system standards and best practices.
- Can innovate in areas such as digital engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), or AI-enhanced design processes.
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