JVAT delivers specialist engineering and systems solutions that reduce risk, ensure compliance and improve performance. We help clients navigate technical complexity and deliver high-confidence outcomes across safety-critical and regulated environments.
Whether you are developing new capability, improving legacy systems or delivering national infrastructure, our team provides the clarity, rigour and delivery confidence needed to succeed.
We offer integrated engineering support across the full lifecycle – from concept and design through to verification, validation and sustainment. Our technical teams operate at system, sub-system and component level, bringing together discipline-specific expertise with whole-of-system thinking.
Our services are trusted across infrastructure, transport, energy, aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
Trusted to deliver technical outcomes that matter
Clients come to JVAT for confidence – confidence that complex programs will move forward, risks will be managed and technical obligations will be met.
– Proven in highly regulated sectors
– Adaptive to different delivery frameworks
– Embedded or standalone delivery options
– Consistent performance across disciplines and domains
We partner with organisations to provide the right mix of strategy, engineering and assurance – focused on outcomes, not just process.
Specialist Engineering
Our Specialist Engineering capabilities are designed to support safety-critical and high-complexity projects with precision and assurance. We apply global best practices to ensure that systems meet stringent safety, performance, and compliance standards.
System Safety and Assurance
Practical system safety and assurance solutions for complex systems
JVAT delivers structured safety programs that work in the real world. We help reduce risk, support certification, and ensure systems are safe, compliant and ready for operation.
Our approach balances engineering rigour with practical delivery. We align to recognised standards including MIL-STD-882E, ISO 31000, DEF STAN 00-56 and EN 50126/50128/50129 for rail and infrastructure.
We offer:
• Design and delivery of tailored safety programs
• Hazard identification and structured risk assessment (HAZOP, FMECA, FTA)
• Safety case development aligned to regulatory and operational needs
• Independent safety reviews and certification support
• Integration of safety across systems, platforms, processes and lifecycle phases
We bring grounded, experience-led advice - focused on outcomes, not just process.
Operational Test & Evaluation
JVAT conducts independent testing and evaluation to ensure systems and capabilities meet their intended operational requirements. Our approach verifies functional integrity and confirms that stakeholder expectations are met throughout the capability development cycle.
We offer:
• Development and execution of test strategies and plans
• Design and implementation of test programs
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Support for certification and compliance processes
•Integration of test activities across system lifecycles
We provide objective assessments to support informed decision-making, ensuring systems are ready for deployment and effective in their operational environments.
Technical Certification & Licensing
Clear pathways to regulatory approval
JVAT helps clients achieve technical certification and licensing across complex systems, platforms and facilities in regulated environments. We support projects across Australia, the UK, the US and New Zealand—de-risking delivery by aligning evidence, schedules and regulatory expectations.
We take a risk-based approach, tailoring certification plans to your program phase and operational context. Whether embedded in your delivery team or engaged as an independent advisor, we help you move forward with confidence.
We offer:
• Support for civil aviation certification under EASA, CASA and NZ CAA frameworks, including guidance on design, manufacturing and airworthiness approvals.
• Delivery of Defence airworthiness certification across DASR, NZ DAA and US MIL-HDBK-516C standards.
• Expertise in seaworthiness and naval certification aligned with sovereign Defence authority frameworks and international guidance.
• Support for broader Defence certification and licensing, including ASDEFCON, DEF(AUST) 5000, and system-level authoring for technical regulation and configuration control.
• Advisory on nuclear and hazardous licensing under ARPANSA, ISO 19443, and international radiation protection and safety management standards.
• Planning and execution of general technical certification for rail, energy and infrastructure systems, including assurance evidence for regulators and asset owners.
• Development and review of safety cases, technical files and regulatory submissions tailored to platform, facility or system-level requirements.
We help you avoid last-minute surprises, reduce risk, and deliver assured systems that are regulator-ready and operationally sound.
Security and Software Assurance
Confidence in connected, code-driven systems
JVAT provides targeted assurance for software-intensive systems and digitally integrated platforms. We ensure functional safety, cyber alignment and system integrity—helping clients manage risk, meet regulatory requirements and maintain control in complex environments.
We support projects from concept through to certification, applying structured frameworks to embedded systems, user-facing applications and control logic. Our assurance approach integrates safety, cybersecurity and software engineering to support delivery of systems that are safe, secure and compliant.
We offer:
• Software safety assurance aligned with Defence, transport and safety-critical standards
• Application of Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) in accordance with IEC 61508, EN 50128, and MIL-STD guidance
• Cybersecurity integration with system safety (incl. ISO 27001, NIST, DSPF, ISM)
• Assurance documentation and support for certification (e.g. software safety case, risk registers, software hazard analysis)
• Guidance on secure-by-design and fail-safe architecture patterns
•Independent assessment of software compliance, including legacy and third-party components
We help you build trust in your system’s software—from control layers to cloud interfaces—by ensuring its behaviour is predictable, safe and defensible under real-world conditions.
Comprehensive assurance for software systems, focusing on functional safety, cybersecurity alignment, and verification of system integrity.
Integrated Logistics Support
Sustainment built into system design
JVAT delivers engineering-led Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) to optimise system availability, performance and cost over the full lifecycle. Our focus is on building supportability into the design—not bolting it on after the fact.
We work across Defence, infrastructure and transport programs to ensure systems are supportable, maintainable and ready when it matters. From acquisition through to disposal, our ILS planning improves readiness, reduces downtime and supports total asset stewardship.
We offer:
• Development of ILS strategies, concepts and plans
• Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) engineering
• Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and supportability modelling
• Maintenance planning and task analysis
• Lifecycle cost estimation and obsolescence planning
• Technical publications, spares provisioning and support tooling analysis
• Alignment with Defence, rail and infrastructure ILS standards
We integrate ILS with systems engineering and program delivery—de-risking through-life support and enabling long-term mission performance.
Human Factors
Designing systems that work for people
JVAT applies human-centred design to improve the usability, safety and performance of complex systems. We ensure that human needs, limitations and behaviours are considered from the outset—reducing error, improving efficiency, and supporting safe operation in real-world environments.
Our approach integrates human factors across system design, testing, operations and sustainment. Whether for Defence platforms, transport infrastructure, or control systems, we help ensure your capability works in practice—not just on paper.
We offer:
• Human factors integration planning and stakeholder engagement
• Task analysis, workload assessment and cognitive demand modelling
• Ergonomic assessment of workstations, interfaces and control layouts
• Human-machine interface (HMI) design and evaluation
• User trials, simulation and usability testing
• Support to safety cases and certification for human-related risk controls
• Alignment with Defence, transport, and infrastructure human factors standards
We help bridge the gap between technical performance and human performance—designing systems people can trust, operate and sustain.
Application of human-centred design principles, integrating user needs and ergonomics to improve usability, safety, and performance.
Systems and Design Engineering
Our System and Design Engineering team enables whole-of-system thinking and the delivery of integrated, high-performance engineering outcomes across diverse domains.
Requirements Management
Clarity and control from concept to close-out
JVAT supports clients to define, manage and trace requirements across the system lifecycle - ensuring that stakeholder intent is preserved, scope is controlled, and the delivered system meets its purpose.
We work across Defence, transport, energy and infrastructure programs to establish clear, testable requirements that align with operational goals and technical constraints. Our approach supports early trade-offs, reduces rework and provides the foundation for successful integration, verification and acceptance.
We offer:
• Requirements elicitation and stakeholder engagement
• Structuring and authoring of system and sub-system requirements
• Requirements traceability and change management
• Verification and validation planning linked to acceptance criteria
• Integration with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools
•Gap analysis and interface control
•Alignment with ISO 15288 and project-specific standards
We help build systems that deliver what was intended - because the right requirements were captured, managed and proven.
Systems Engineering
Full-spectrum engineering support guided by ISO 15288, from concept development to integration, verification, and sustainment.
Design Engineering
Connecting concepts to capability
JVAT delivers full-spectrum systems engineering, ensuring complex projects stay aligned, integrated and under control - from early concept to final acceptance and sustainment.
We apply structured, standards-based systems thinking (incl. ISO 15288) to support design clarity, interface management and verification. Our engineers work across Defence, infrastructure and safety-critical sectors to help de-risk delivery and turn stakeholder intent into operational capability.
We offer:
• System architecture definition and functional decomposition
• Requirements management, interface control and change governance
• Trade studies and solution evaluation
• Design integration and configuration management
• Verification and validation planning and execution
• Support to safety, security and ILS integration
• Alignment with ISO 15288 and major acquisition frameworks (e.g. ASDEFCON, EN 50126)
We help bring together people, systems and intent—so projects move forward with structure, assurance and engineering confidence.
Digital Engineering
Smarter engineering through models and data
JVAT supports clients to adopt digital engineering practices that improve decision-making, reduce rework, and enhance traceability across the system lifecycle.
We apply model-based systems engineering (MBSE), digital twins and simulation tools to test ideas early, manage complexity and generate insights that are otherwise hard to see. Our digital engineering approach integrates with existing delivery models—adding value without disruption.
We offer:
• MBSE planning, modelling and toolchain integration
• SysML-based architecture modelling and analysis
• Digital twin development for operational forecasting and diagnostics
• Simulation of system behaviour, interfaces and failure modes
• Data integration across engineering, logistics and operations domains
• Support for digital thread implementation and lifecycle traceability
• Alignment with Defence, transport and infrastructure digital engineering standards
We help teams move from static documents to living models—enabling faster, clearer and more informed system development.
Simulation & Modelling
Test before you build, validate before you commit
JVAT applies simulation and modelling to understand how systems behave under real-world and edge-case conditions—before they are built or deployed.
We help clients make earlier, better-informed decisions by testing assumptions, evaluating performance, and identifying risks virtually. Our team supports simulation across system design, integration, safety and sustainment—reducing surprises and improving engineering confidence.
We offer:
• Development and execution of physics-based, digital and hybrid simulations
• Modelling of system behaviour, interfaces, loads and failure modes
• Operational performance forecasting and what-if scenario testing
• Simulation support for V&V, safety analysis and decision support
• Integration with MBSE, digital twin and data visualisation environments
• Toolchain alignment with MATLAB, Simulink, ANSYS, Modelica and custom platforms
We help de-risk delivery by making system performance visible, testable and tuneable—before it becomes real.
Stress Engineering
Proving strength where it matters most
JVAT provides structural analysis and stress engineering services to confirm that systems can withstand real-world and extreme conditions - without compromising safety, durability or compliance.
We support critical platforms and infrastructure across Defence, transport and energy, applying advanced methods to validate structural integrity and inform design decisions. Whether for metal, composite, or hybrid systems, our work ensures you meet regulatory obligations and performance expectations.
We offer:
• Static, dynamic and fatigue stress analysis
• Structural modelling of components, sub-systems and full assemblies
•. Load case development and failure mode assessment
• Finite element analysis (FEA) using industry-standard tools
• Material characterisation and design margin assessments
•Support for safety cases, certification and life extension
• Alignment with defence, aerospace and civil engineering standards
We help build confidence in system performance - by proving it under pressure.
Verification and Validation
Independent checks that build confidence
JVAT provides structured, independent Verification and Validation (V&V) services to ensure systems do what they are meant to - safely, reliably and in line with stakeholder needs.
We support V&V across the full lifecycle, from early planning through to final acceptance, helping clients avoid late-stage surprises and ensure traceability from requirements to results. Whether for complex systems, safety-critical functions or regulated environments, we provide the evidence to support assurance, compliance and delivery.
We offer:
• V&V strategy development and lifecycle planning
• Mapping of requirements to verification methods and outcomes
• Independent execution of tests, reviews and technical audits
• Support for formal acceptance, certification and regulatory engagement
• Validation against operational scenarios and stakeholder intent
• Alignment with ISO 15288, defence acquisition frameworks and rail/infrastructure standards
We ensure your system is not only built right - but is the right system for the job.
Increased the level and quality of management safety interactions conducted by our leadership group.
Manager, Aggreko,
Quality Health Safety Environment Manager
JVAT supported Thales Australia throughout the month-long gate review and then continued to assist and influence Hawkei’s safety design process for a further two years.
Thales Australia,
Defence & National Security
Timely, professional and compliant support is a key ingredient when navigating the complex defence manufacturing market, and having JVAT as a partner we can rely upon has been invaluable
JVAT is an ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certified consultancy.
We know that quality, the environment, and health and safety is paramount to both our success and yours, so we ensure this is at the heart of everything we do.
