Edge-deployed defense systems operate under different constraints than cloud infrastructure. Daniel Hebb, Engineering Manager at TurbineOne breaks down why you can't spin up additional compute instances: the entire optimization problem shifts from cost-per-transaction to maximum capability within fixed hardware limits. Daniel also touches on a critical gap in MOSA implementation where systems achieve specification compliance at the interface level while remaining operationally incompatible.

Daniel showcases how he applies guitar signal chain processing concepts to build TurbineOne's pipeline architecture, enabling features that took engineers at other defense companies two years to ship. He signs up for the minimum MOSA requirement, then builds the complete capability anyway. When other contracted components fail, you demonstrate what's actually possible. The hardest defense technology problems don't get solved from desks; they require engineers willing to work contorted inside boat hulls with three-foot cables, no ladders, and trucks as improvised roof access.

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Topics Discussed:

• Engineering edge-deployed AI systems under fixed hardware constraints where cloud computing scalability doesn't exist

• Exposing MOSA compliance failures where interface specifications achieve paper certification but platform security policies prevent actual data exchange

• Applying cross-domain engineering insights from guitar signal chain processing to frontline perception system pipeline architecture 

• Navigating misaligned architectural boundaries between military requirements and commercial tech company design approaches

• Implementing tactical workarounds by exceeding minimum MOSA requirements to demonstrate full capability when contracted components fail operationally

• Transition from big tech cloud environments to field-deployed defense systems requiring hands-on hardware debugging and integration

• Bridging cultural gaps between risk-averse defense acquisition processes and move-fast tech industry development methodologies