Systems Engineering: Imperatives, Definitions and Technology & Talent
Abstract:
This talk will present the “why, what and how” of systems engineering from an industrial perspective from the view of product development for “infrastructure systems” and that are often safety or operations critical. These system stay in operation for a very long time and they are part of “product families” aimed at different market segments.
This context gives the “why” and “why now” for a change in the content and the need for rethinking what systems engineering is and how to deploy in an industrial context. The “what” and “how” relate to four thrusts that define systems engineering: (1) requirements, (2) architecture, (3) model based development and (4) design flows. These elements define systems engineering, within these four elements there is a context of what output is needed to address needs in product development (the link to the “why”) and what technology is available to make these areas actionable today (the “how”). These four thrusts also point to educational imperatives to serve industrial and societal needs (“mega-trends”) and also research thrusts.