What is Systems Engineering?

Systems engineering is a relatively new discipline, getting its start with military and space programs

in the mid-1960s. INCOSE, The International Council on Systems Engineering was formed in 1990 and

has grown to over 8,000 members in over 50 countries

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What is systems engineering?

Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem

Systems Engineering integrates all the disciplines and specialty groups into a team effort forming a structured development process that proceeds from concept to production to operation. Systems Engineering considers both the business and the technical needs of all customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the user needs

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Operations Cost & SchedulePerformance Training & SupportTest DisposalManufacturing

What do systems engineers do?

Systems engineers concentrate their efforts on the aspects of the engineering process that serve to organize and coordinate other engineering activities. The systems engineer is the primary interface between management, customers, suppliers, and specialty engineers in the systems development process

Gregory S. Parnell, Patrick J. Driscoll , Dale L. Henderson, 2nd Ed, Systems Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, November 2010, pg 198.

What are the Skills and Qualities required to by a Systems Engineer?

Good math skills Strong time management

skills Aptitude for systems

thinking Good common sense A strong desire for

organization and efficiency Excellent

communication/salesmanship

Creative problem solving Quantitative skills Technical competency Continuous drive for

improvement

Resourcefulness Listening skills Negotiation skills Diplomacy Patience Ability to adapt to many

environments, wear many hats and interact with a diverse group of individuals

Inquisitive mind Continuous desire to learn Leadership skills Ethics

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Bahill, A.T. and Gissing, B., Re-evaluating systems engineering concepts using systems thinking, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, Volume 28, Number 4, pp. 516-527, November 1998.

Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary process comprised of the following seven tasks summarized with the acronym SIMILAR (Bahill and Gissing, 1998).

The Steady Rise in Systems Engineering Interest

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Systems Engineering Abstract Records/ Year

A search in Compendex on the term “Systems Engineering” in the title from the years 1995 – present yields 2,286 abstracts.

What topics are researched in Systems Engineering?

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Top Affiliations

Mitre Corporation 27Stevens Institute Of Technology 37Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Of Technology 19Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 18Aerospace Corporation 12Boeing Company 12Systems Engineering And Evaluation Centre, University Of South Australia 11Georgia Institute Of Technology 9Sandia National Laboratories 9Bae Systems 8Lockheed Martin 7

Projects Performed by Systems Engineers

Representing a company in the design and construction of the next generation commercial aircraft

Designing the network services needed for a cellular communications system

Developing a communications satellite

Developing and launching NASA's Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO)

Working on a design project to make a medical device for heart defibrillation

Designing the electromagnetic launch system for a nuclear powered aircraft carrier

Developing the architecture for the US Army's Future Combat System consisting of trucks, tanks, aircraft, unmanned aerial and ground vehicles, associated communication systems, and soldiers

Performing simulation of a proposed operational concept for a new product

Representing systems engineering issues on an integrated product team

Performing research on the next generation systems engineering software tool

Systems Engineering in Louisiana: Jobs

157 jobs on engineeringjobs.com in Systems Engineering alone from a wide spectrum of systems. For example, Control systems Enterprise systems Subsea systems Power systems Telecommunication systems Propulsion systems Fluid systems

Systems Engineering in Louisiana: Regional Systems

The concept of Regional Systems of Innovation (RSI) results from a territorially embedded institutional infrastructure and a production system. The central idea is that the innovative performance of an economy depends on the innovative capabilities of firms and research institutions, and on the ways they interact with each other and public institutions

As a region, we need more individuals trained to understand the way the regional system interacts for innovation and economic growth.

What we should know about regional systems of innovationD. Doloreux,  Linköping University, Systems of Innovation Research Program, Department of Technology and Social Change, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden