We pride ourselves on ensuring that our products and services conform to the highest quality standards. SwRI has achieved multiple quality accreditations and certifications to help our clients test, evaluate, and develop their products.
SwRI Quality Policy
It is the policy of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to ensure that products supplied to and services performed for clients conform to contractual and self-imposed quality requirements. Applicable laws, regulations, codes, standards or specifications as referenced in client contracts, purchase orders or SwRI operating policies and procedures define these requirements.
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| Standard | Scope of Registration |
|---|---|
| AS 9100:2016 ISO 9001:2015 | Space science and engineering includes the development of scientific payloads aboard scientific satellites, sounding rockets and spacecraft. Activities within this scope include formulation of concepts, design and management of complex hardware and data systems, development of advanced space borne instrumentation, and study of scientific aspects of space physics and planetary science. This quality program is applicable in its entirety to all Division projects with contractual deliverables. |
| AS 9100:2016 ISO 9001:2015 | Research, design, development, and manufacture of signal acquisition, exploitation, and geolocation systems, shipboard, airborne, and land-based SIGINT systems and subsystems, aircraft avionics, and support systems. This includes development hardware and software engineering, and post-delivery product support. |
| API-Q1 | API Spec 6AV1 APO Spec 14A |
| CMMI-DEV V1-3 | Level 3 |
| CMMI DEV V2 | Space Data Systems Section |
| CMMI DEV/3 | Critical Systems Department |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Provide engineering services in the definition, development, and maintenance of complex systems and equipment for government and industry. |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Provision of contract research and development services for government and commercial customers in environmental and analytical chemistry; fire testing; engineering; and certification; microcapsulation and polymers, and environmental and chemical engineering. |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Engineering and research of the nonlinear response and behavior of material and structures that are subjected to large deformations often at high strain rates for government and industry |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate aircraft, marine, and land-based structural and mechanical systems for industry and government |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Engineering consulting, design, development and testing of engine and vehicle hardware, software and technologies. Research, development and testing of exhaust emissions, fuels, automotive fluids and lubricants. |
| ISO 13485:2016 | The provision of engineering services for the design, development, testing and servicing of devices for the healthcare industry |
| ISO 14001:2015 | Office of Automotive Engineering (OAE), Facilities and Services (FS), Fluids Engineering Department (FED), and Environmental, Safety, & Quality Systems (ESQ) cost centers, their operations/activities/services, buildings, and facilities |
| ISO 17020 | Inspection agency |
| ISO 17025 ISO 17025 ISO 17025 | Mechanical testing Chemical testing Calibration |
| ISO 17025 | Fire testing and analytical and environmental chemistry |
| ISO 17025 | Calibration |
| ISO 17025 | Mechanical testing |
| ISO/IEC 17025:2017 | Environmental Testing in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, DOD ELAP and DOECAP programs as detailed in version 5.4 of the DoD/DOE Quality System Manual for Environmental Laboratories (QSM). |
| NELAP | Environmental and chemical engineering |
| South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control | Regulation 61-81, entitled “State Environmental Laboratory Certification Regulations” |
| Utah State Department of Health | Scope of accreditation is limited to the state of Utah accredited fields that accompany this Certificate. |
| Washington State Department of Ecology | Scope of accreditation is in accordance with the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program for the Washinton State Department of Ecology approved analyte list in support of EPA Standars for Water, Waste Water, for approved SM EPA, ASTM, USGS, and AOAC Methods. |