Space Qualified Hardware Manufacturing Capabilities

Communication Systems-East (CS-E) has extensive experience in delivering space qualified products to the nation's premier space programs including ongoing activities with NASA's Human Space Flight programs, the National Missile Defense program, and International satellite programs.

We understand the space environment and have developed designs and processes that ensure mission success. CS-E has the system engineering skills, manufacturing skills, facilities, NASA certified people, and production test facilities to design and manufacture space qualified hardware for use on manned and unmanned space platforms. Selection and qualification requirements for parts, materials, and manufacturing processes are well known. CS-E fully understands the various radiation requirements of low, stationary, and polar orbits.

CS-E facilities include State of the Art assembly equipment - NASA certified surface mount and through hole printed circuit assembly facilities, clean room assembly areas, certified operators, and all required NASA NHB 5300 certifications to manufacture space hardware are in place with all production processes and procedures proven. All personnel have the appropriate certifications and extensive experience on space qualified programs. CS-E facilities are ISO 9001 certified, and our software development expertise is SEI SW-CMM Level 3 certified.

  • 225,000 Sq. Ft. Manufacturing Facility
  • 115,000 Sq. Ft. of High Bay Space
  • Class 10K/100K/400K Clean Rooms
Final Assembly & Test:
  • Wire & Cable Harness Assembly Area
  • Rack & Drawer Assembly Area
  • Labview & VXI based Automated Testers
  • Cablescan Cable Tester
  • Environmental Stress Screening
  • MIL-STD-810 Environmental Lab for Temp, Humidity, Vibe, Vacuum, Shock, Salt Spray, TEMPEST, & EMI
  • 10CFR50 (Appendix B) & 10CFR21 Certified
  • ISO-9001 & SEI CMM Level III Certified
PWA & Cable/Harness Assembly:
  • J-STD-001 and NAS 8739 compliant
  • Automated Surface Mount & Through-Hole
    PWAs (including BGA's), 3 SMT lines
  • Genrad 2276, 2286, & TS86 In-Circuit Testers
    with on-board programming capability
L-3 Communication Systems - East (CS-E) capabilities are far-reaching and proven. Our engineering, manufacturing and product assurance talents support our programs by developing and maintaining state of the art designs and processes.

Our core competencies in communications systems solutions support a wide variety of customers and applications. Our manufacturing organization has the proven resources and experience to do low to medium volumes of complex, highly reliable electronic assemblies. Our Material Quality Center provides incoming inspection and test requirements for simple and complex electrical and mechanical components and systems.