The competencies of a systems engineer (COSE Lesson 25)

This module covers the personal aspect of systems engineering because the rarely mentioned biggest risk to system development is the use of personnel with poor or inappropriate competencies

Contents

1. The five types of systems engineers and the states in the system development in which they should be used to avoid cost and schedule overruns.
2. A competency reference model for systems and software engineers to ensure the right type of systems engineer is used in each state of the SDP
3. The little-known need for systems engineering and problem, implementation and solution domain knowledge
4. How to identify the qualities, knowledge and experience needed by junior, intermediate and advanced systems engineers in the various states of the SLC
5. The differences between systems engineers, good systems engineers and outstanding systems engineers
6. Why being a good systems engineer is very stressful
7. The little-known way to eliminate the stress of good systems engineering by becoming an outstanding systems engineer.

Notes

• 0301 The competencies of a systems engineer notes (Version 4.0.0)

Readings

• 0302 FUSE Chapter 23, Section 23.3 Reengineering systems engineering; the
  five types of systems engineers.
• 0303 FUSE Chapter 24, Section 24.1, 24.2., 24.3 and 24.6; A framework for
  benchmarking competency assessment models.

Reference

• 0350 Systems Engineering Chapter 4 The successful systems engineer’s
  toolbox