AI-Assisted Engineering

AI That Engineers Can Trust

Safety-critical industries need AI that accelerates work without compromising integrity. NirmIQ puts you in control: bring your own AI provider, review every suggestion, and maintain full accountability.

No black boxes. No auto-commits. Every AI output passes through human review before it touches your engineering data.

Human reviews every AI output
Your API keys, your data control
No data used for AI training

Bring Your Own AI

NirmIQ doesn't lock you into a single AI provider. Connect your existing enterprise AI accounts and maintain full control over where your data goes.

Multi-Provider Support

Connect to OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, or any compatible API. Switch providers anytime without losing work.

  • OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4)
  • Google Gemini (2.0 Flash)
  • Anthropic Claude

Your Keys, Your Control

API keys are stored per-user and encrypted. NirmIQ never proxies your data through our servers — calls go directly from your session to your AI provider.

  • Per-user API key storage
  • Global defaults + per-user overrides
  • Enterprise accounts supported

Configurable Per-Project

Different projects can use different AI providers. A medical device project might use a different model than an automotive project based on your compliance needs.

  • Admin sets organization defaults
  • Users configure their own keys
  • Disable AI entirely if required

Where AI Adds Value

AI in NirmIQ is a productivity multiplier, not a replacement for engineering judgement. Every capability is designed to save hours of manual work while keeping engineers in the driver's seat.

Requirements Rewriting

Transform vague, ambiguous requirements into precise, testable engineering language. AI suggests improved wording following INCOSE and IEEE 29148 best practices.

Before:"The system should be fast and reliable"
After:"The system shall respond to user inputs within 200ms under normal operating conditions (95th percentile) and shall achieve 99.9% uptime measured monthly"

FMEA Generation

Generate failure mode analyses from your requirements. AI suggests failure modes, effects, and causes — then engineers review, adjust severity/occurrence/detection ratings, and approve.

From a single requirement, AI suggests:

  • • Potential failure modes specific to the component
  • • Local and system-level effects
  • • Root causes and failure mechanisms
  • • Initial S/O/D ratings for engineer review
  • • Recommended prevention and detection controls

Document Import with AI Parsing

Import existing requirements documents (Word, PDF, text) and let AI extract structured requirements with hierarchy. Stop manually copy-pasting hundreds of requirements from legacy documents.

AI-assisted import handles:

  • • Turn Word, PDF, and Excel documents into structured requirements
  • • Automatic hierarchy and categorization
  • • Preserves your existing ID schemes
  • • Bulk import with review before commit

Impact Analysis

When a requirement changes, AI helps assess the ripple effect across your project — which tests need re-running, which FMEA analyses need updating, and which downstream requirements are affected.

Change impact includes:

  • • Linked test cases that need re-verification
  • • FMEA failure modes connected to changed requirement
  • • Child requirements that may need updates
  • • Jira issues linked to affected requirements
Safety-Critical Guardrails

The Rules AI Must Follow

In safety-critical industries, "move fast and break things" is not an option. Every AI interaction in NirmIQ is bound by strict guardrails that cannot be overridden.

Human-in-the-Loop — Always

AI never writes directly to your engineering data. Every suggestion is presented for review. The engineer decides what gets accepted, modified, or rejected. There is no "auto-apply" mode.

AI Outputs Are Suggestions Only

Every AI-generated requirement, FMEA item, or analysis is clearly marked as AI-suggested. Nothing from AI has engineering authority until a qualified engineer explicitly approves it.

No Training on Your Data

Your engineering data is never used to train AI models. When you use OpenAI or Gemini through NirmIQ, your data is sent for inference only and is subject to your provider's enterprise data handling policies.

Full Accountability Trail

Every AI interaction is logged: who requested it, what was sent, what was returned, and what the engineer decided. During an audit, you can trace every decision back to the responsible person.

Data Minimization

Only the minimum necessary context is sent to AI providers. NirmIQ sends the specific requirement or component being analyzed — not your entire project database, not your organization's full data set.

AI Is Optional — Always

Every feature in NirmIQ works without AI. AI is an accelerator, not a dependency. Organizations that prohibit AI tools can use NirmIQ with AI features completely disabled and lose zero functionality.

Confidence for Regulated Industries

We designed our AI approach by asking: "What would a regulatory auditor need to see?"

When an Auditor Asks About AI

Here's what you can demonstrate

"Who made this engineering decision?"

Every requirement, FMEA item, and approval has a named engineer. AI-generated content is marked as such, and the approving engineer's name and timestamp are recorded. Electronic signatures (21 CFR Part 11) provide legally binding proof of review.

"Was AI used in this safety analysis?"

Yes, and here's the complete audit trail. You can see exactly what the AI suggested, what the engineer modified, and the final approved version. The AI accelerated the analysis; the engineer validated it.

"Where did the engineering data go?"

Data was sent to [your chosen provider] for inference only, using your organization's enterprise API key with your provider's data retention and privacy policies. NirmIQ does not store, cache, or retransmit AI responses beyond the session.

"Can the AI modify safety-critical data without approval?"

No. Architecturally impossible. AI generates suggestions that are presented in a review interface. The engineer must explicitly accept, modify, or reject each suggestion. There is no automated path from AI output to committed engineering data.

"What if I don't want to use AI at all?"

Simply don't configure an API key. All AI features are disabled by default and require explicit activation. The platform is fully functional without AI — requirements management, FMEA, traceability, reporting, and electronic signatures all work independently.

How AI Works in NirmIQ

A transparent, auditable process from request to approval

1

Engineer Initiates

An engineer clicks "Rewrite with AI", "Generate FMEA", or "Import with AI". The action is always explicit and intentional.

2

Minimum Context Sent

Minimal data is shared with the AI provider via your API key. Your broader project data stays private and never leaves the platform.

3

AI Returns Suggestions

The AI provider returns structured suggestions (rewritten text, failure modes, extracted requirements). These are displayed in a review interface clearly marked as AI-generated.

4

Engineer Reviews & Decides

The engineer reviews each suggestion. They can accept as-is, modify the AI output, or reject entirely. Every decision is logged with the engineer's identity and timestamp.

5

Approved Data Committed

Only engineer-approved content is written to the project database. The audit trail records: original text, AI suggestion, engineer's final version, and approval timestamp.

AI Done Right for Safety-Critical Work

What Concerns Regulators

  • AI auto-generates safety analyses without engineer review
  • Engineering data sent to unknown third-party servers
  • No audit trail of what AI generated vs. what humans decided
  • AI outputs treated as engineering decisions
  • No way to operate without AI if needed

How NirmIQ Handles It

  • Every AI output requires explicit engineer approval before committing
  • Your API keys, your provider choice, your data policies apply
  • Complete audit trail: AI input, AI output, engineer decision, timestamp
  • AI outputs clearly marked as suggestions; engineers own the decisions
  • 100% functional without AI — disable anytime, lose nothing

Ready to Use AI the Right Way?

See how NirmIQ lets your team move faster without compromising the engineering rigour your industry demands.