User requirements (URS)
The brief, captured against the plant. Operators, maintainers and the asset owner sign the same document so “what it has to do” is locked in before anything is drawn.
Goto Engineering is an Australian engineering and automation company specialising in industrial electrical, control systems, and process automation solutions. We work with clients across water and wastewater, manufacturing, food processing, utilities, infrastructure, and industrial operations to deliver practical, reliable, and scalable systems that improve plant performance and reduce downtime.
Our expertise spans PLC and SCADA programming, electrical design, MCC and control panel systems, industrial networking, instrumentation, commissioning, and fault finding. From small plant upgrades through to complete automation and control system integration projects, we focus on delivering solutions that are engineered for long-term maintainability, operational reliability, and real-world site conditions.
We combine hands-on field experience with high-level engineering and system integration capability, allowing us to support projects from concept and design through to installation, commissioning, and ongoing operational support. Whether it is modernising legacy infrastructure, developing new control strategies, integrating process equipment, or troubleshooting complex industrial systems, Goto Engineering works closely with clients to deliver outcomes that are technically sound and commercially practical.
At Goto Engineering, we believe good engineering is not just about technology — it is about building systems that operators trust, maintenance teams can support, and businesses can rely on for years to come.
Every design phase on the left has a matching verification phase on the right. The test plan for each level is written at the same time as its design, so by the time we get to commissioning the criteria for “done” are already agreed in writing — not improvised on site.
The brief, captured against the plant. Operators, maintainers and the asset owner sign the same document so “what it has to do” is locked in before anything is drawn.
Validation against the URS — does the plant do what the operator asked for? Training delivered, as-builts current, documentation matches what’s installed.
How the system behaves — modes, sequences, alarms, interlocks, permissives. Reads like an operating manual before any code is written, and becomes the script the SAT runs against.
Functional verification on the live plant against the FDS. Sequences proven, alarms exercised, edge cases run with the operator at the screen.
IO list, panel GAs, single-lines, PLC architecture, SCADA navigation, network topology. Each subsystem specified in enough detail for the next engineer to build straight from the drawings.
Panel powered up in the workshop, code loaded, every IO point exercised against the design before the switchboard leaves the bench.
Where design becomes plant. Modules are built and unit-tested in isolation before they are integrated.
“Did we build what we said we’d build?” — checking each output against its corresponding design document, level by level.
“Does the plant do what the operator actually needs?” — the final check that the URS is met on the running system, not just on paper.
Test plans written alongside the design mean fewer surprises at SAT, an audit trail clients can hand to a regulator, and a plant the next engineer can pick up without guesswork.