This five-day Systems Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workshop is designed primarily to develop systems engineers who can apply a disciplined, end-to-end systems engineering processes on complex defense programs. Using ISO 15288-aligned processes, participants logically progress through the key areas of operational analysis/mission engineering, functional analysis, requirements development, design synthesis, and verification and validation.

The course is strongly practice-based. Instructor-led workshops require participants to plan systems engineering activities, conduct operational and mission analysis, derive and record requirements, develop functional and physical models, assess technical risk and design alternatives, and structure verification work. Participants use MBSE techniques to connect these activities, improve traceability, and maintain consistency across the engineering lifecycle.

By developing an integrated set of systems engineering products, participants learn how the individual processes combine into a coherent engineering method. Outputs include a Systems Engineering Management Plan, an Operational Concept Document (OCD), Performance Specification (PSPEC), functional and physical system architectures, Interface Control Document and diagrams, and a Verification Program Plan and Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM). The course is suited to defense organizations seeking to develop systems engineers who can perform core systems engineering tasks with greater rigor, confidence, and consistency on multidisciplinary acquisition and development programs.

Participants receive a full-color printed training folder, ensuring continued learning and practical application of course concepts.

Course Learning Outcomes

• •Formulate a systems engineering management plan that integrates key technical and managementwork needed for a defined defense system.
• •Construct an operational model from stakeholder needs and scenarios, and derive operational requirements and an Operational Concept Document.
• •Analyze system behavior to develop functional models, derive functional and technical requirements, and establish requirements traceability.
• •Synthesize functions, requirements, constraints, and interfaces into a coherent physical architecture and evaluate design alternatives and trade-offs.
• •Apply requirements and configuration management methods to establish and control technical baselines.
• •Apply MBSE methods to develop integrated operational, functional, and physical system models with end-to-end traceability.
• •Evaluate technical risks and relevant non-functional requirements when making system design decisions.
• •Design a verification and validation program that links system requirements to verification methods, work packages, and planned evidence.