Certification & Regulatory Compliance

As federal agencies look to streamline processes and costs, more certification responsibilities are being placed on companies’ internal systems and processes. Compliance findings must be integrated throughout supply chains that are increasingly complex and global. This moves important compliance issues beyond traditional organizational bounds.

Tectura Applied Engineering Solutions understands the way regulatory compliance, project planning, design and execution must come together in a successful business. Our experts can provide a single-source solution that supports your entire product lifecycle from beginning to end. We combine extensive knowledge of certification requirements with effective business processes, systems engineering discipline, and program management skills to deliver the solutions you require in a changing regulatory world. We can also draw on our Information Systems practice area to provide seamless assistance in developing enterprise architecture and data management solutions.

Tectura is a leader in working with aerospace and other industries that face increasing regulatory compliance demands. Our end-to-end Certification & Regulatory Compliance services include:

• Strategy Development for Processes & Products
• Program Management
• Technical & Program Management Support
• Process and IS Architecture and Application Development
• Specialist Services & Support

Strategy Development for Processes & Products

The FAA’s shift toward delegating more authority to companies is pressuring OEMs, suppliers, and certificate holders to transition from current processes to the upcoming ODA system of delegation. Tectura certification experts will to help you make a smooth transition with the highest efficiency and lowest risk. We will fully assess your existing situation and future requirements, review the Statement of Work between you and your customer to understand your goals—then develop clear, strategic steps that meet certification regulations and ODA requirements. We will also develop a certification business plan, including process model, schedule, budget and organizational requirements, along with a conformity plan that spans your entire product supply chain. The result is a practical certification roadmap that leads to successful certification approvals.

Certification Program Management

In order for product certification to be efficient, regulatory compliance must be designed into a product from the outset. Tectura brings years of proven experience certifying complicated products from large-scale projects with complex supply chains. Our certification experts, program managers, and business development experts will work closely with your internal team create a quality certification process that meets your regulatory and business needs. We can lead your certification effort and perform ongoing management tasks—including audits, risk assessment, issue management, and document configuration management. Our phased, system-based approach leads to an on-track certification program with low costs, minimal rework, and timely certified products.

Technical & Program Management Support

Tectura provides a single, trusted source of expert service and support for all of your certification program needs. Our certification specialists combine expertise in regulatory compliance with the business acumen to provide seamless technical and program management support, including: certification set-up; certification basis development; certification plan development; overall project management; and conformity planning and tracking.

Certification Information Systems

When it comes to managing massive certification program data, prioritizing certification activities, and controlling certification deliverables, there is no “out of the box” information management solution. But there is a single-source solution. Our certification and IS experts work together to create and implement a custom IS Strategy and Plan that meets your certification data management needs and business constraints—from time and budget to culture and organizational issues.

Specialist Services & Support

Count on the expert resources you need, when you need them to fully support your certification program. Tectura can provide a wide range of Technical Certification Specialists to support and augment your own staff. We offer real world experience in Certification Programs/Project Management, Certification Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Regulatory Rulemaking. Our ability to step in with just the right resources provides the expertise you need for specific times and projects—with no learning curve. In the process, we transfer valuable knowledge that stays with your internal staff and serves your company well into the future.