Platform Engineering for Onboard Aerospace Systems

Achieve reuse, speed, and scale without eroding certification boundaries.

Unlock the Power of a Platform-Based Approach

Konture helps commercial aerospace teams design, evolve, and de-risk onboard software platforms to enable reuse, controlled speed, and scale.

We specialize in non-safety-critical (NSC) mission software platforms; which, in today’s market, play an expanded role in driving innovation and scale. This is due to their capacity for reduced regulatory friction, and compatibility with modern DevSecOps best-practices…so long as teams make the right architectural decisions early in the development lifecycle.

Services

We specialize in the architecture of mission, payload, and platform software that sits outside the safety-critical domain but must interoperate with it reliably and predictably - and be capable of reuse, controlled speed, and scale across multiple programs, missions, and vehicles.

This includes:

  • Containerized and modular software architectures

  • Deployment and update strategies for constrained and air-gapped environments

  • Messaging, data exchange, and control boundaries between SC and NSC systems

  • NSC failure modes and response behaviors

  • Reference architectures and standards adoption

  • DevSecOps practices adapted for aerospace realities

  • Internal Platform as a Service (PaaS) models to scale various engineering operations

  • Integrating MBSE, Agile Processes, and DevSecOps into a continuous, cross-functional workflow

Our focus is on enabling modern software practices for resiliency, scale, and business growth while accounting for real-world constraints.

About

Konture Technology Services is the independent consultancy of Scott Crespo. As a software engineer by trade with nearly 15 years of experience, he helps small-to-midsize commercial aerospace companies achieve reuse, speed, and scale across technology, operations, and business concerns. These results are achieved by empowering organizations to (1) develop cloud-native, containerized platforms for non-safety-critical systems, and (2) incorporate Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Agile, and DevSecOps best-practices into the software development lifecycle.

Scott’s unique approach, which integrates model-based systems engineering, agile methodologies, open architectures, and cloud-native platform engineering, is the product of years of collaboration with academic institutions, prime industry leaders, and the U.S. Special Operations Community. He now brings this expertise to bear for those commercial organizations looking to push the boundaries of what’s possible in both the airborne and space domains.

 
 

Approach

Decision-Focused | Time-Boxed | Artifact-Driven

  1. Understand context and constraints
    Technical, organizational, operational, and certification-related.

  2. Define architectural options
    There’s never a single answer - we define clear trade spaces with pros and cons.

  3. Facilitate alignment on technical architecture and development process
    Between NSC teams and SC stakeholders

  4. Validate assumptions (when useful)
    Through narrowly scoped, non-production proof-of-concepts (PoCs).

  5. Exit cleanly
    Leaving durable documentation, system models, functional PoCs, and aligned teams prepared execute - not delivery dependency.

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