Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

Catalog description

An introduction to the fundamental principles, processes, and practices associated with the application of Systems Engineering across the system life cycle. Translate needs and priorities into system requirements; derive requirements. Methods and standards; concept definition; interface definition; requirements development and management; system baseline definition and management; system architecture development; integrated schedule management and analysis; risk assessment; systems integration, verification, and validation. Mathematical and graphical tools for system analysis and control, testing and evaluation of system and technology alternatives. Reliability and maintainability, design trade-offs and trade off models.