Systems Engineering
The term 'systems engineering' originated in the defence and aerospace industry. Although, in the past, the term was often associated with sluggishness and bureaucracy, systems engineering and how it is perceived has experienced a transformation through its expansion into other industries.
In developing complex commercial products (e.g. aircraft, mobile telephones, high-speed trains) and by incorporating electronics and software into the development of previously 'simple' products (e.g. cars, production equipment, domestic appliances), experience has shown that an adequate approach to development must be used in order to accommodate the enormously increasing complexity. Systems engineering with iterative approaches, costs and scheduling to be able to respond to market requirements, with close cooperation between manufacturers and suppliers from very different disciplines, provides this suitable framework.
HOOD will help you to master the various challenges of systems engineering in general and to become proficient in the essential aspects:
- Requirements management
- Project management
- Risk management
- Test management
- System architecture
- Software design
- Configurations and versions
- Variants and product lines
Organisations such as INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) and GfSE (Gesellschaft für Systems Engineering; German Chapter of INCOSE) are dedicated to promoting and developing systems engineering. Their websites are excellent sources for further literature about systems engineering.