Systems Engineering Fundamentals Certificate Program

The Systems Engineering Fundamentals Certificate Program provides you with the critical skills and knowledge essential for successful systems engineering. The 40-hour curriculum focuses on practical methods and tools for eliciting user needs and requirements, defining robust system architectures and designs, and effectively verifying and validating that your product works as intended. The course covers current industry best practices to ensure robust, cost-effective designs that meet stringent functional, performance, and cost requirements.

Program Experience

For open-enrollment learners, this program is available in two online formats for flexibility. There is a Live-Online offering and an OnDemand version that runs concurrently. The latter is pre-recorded and is optimal for learners throughout the US and internationally. Caltech's Systems Engineering programs are taught by expert practitioners and engineering fellows in aerospace, defense, energy, medical devices, and mobility. You will learn advanced methods that align with INCOSE's body of knowledge for systems engineering and can prepare you to be a Certified Systems Engineering Professional.

Benefits

Participants will learn to:

• Analyze customer needs and develop clearly-stated requirements
• Apply systems thinking to optimize product design and development
• Develop innovative approaches for systems design and integration
• Define cost-effective verification and validation programs
• Effectively manage cost, schedule, and risk in engineering tasks

Topics

• Introduction to Systems Engineering
• Defining System Requirements
• Functional Analysis
• System Specifications
• System Architecture
• Decision Analysis
• Design and Integration
• Verification and Validation
• Engineering Specialties
• System Engineering Management
• Technical Reviews and Audits
• Risk Management
• Quality Management
• Creating a High-Performance Team
• Minimizing and Resolving Team Conflicts

Who should attend

Component/subsystems engineers, software/hardware engineers, systems engineers, project managers, business analysts, and technical support personnel who want a comprehensive understanding of the breadth of systems engineering activities and their interconnections across the lifecycle

Schedule

Location: Online until further notice; normally Pasadena, CA

There are two options for taking a course remotely. Live remote broadcast courses are live lectures delivered via Zoom or WebEx. A passing grade requires attending and actively participating in all sessions. Online On-demand courses are pre-recorded lectures to be watched on your schedule. A passing grade requires watching all lectures and completing the short assignments.

Live Remote classes are delivered remotely via scheduled Zoom sessions. If you miss a session, you may watch the recorded session at a later time. On-Demand classes are pre-recorded videos you watch at your leisure. You may interact with your instructors through the Moodle Learning Management System.

Fee: $3250 for the 5 full day or Online On-Demand program. Payment is due (or credit card charged) on the Friday prior to first day of the course. For the live program, you may pay the entire program fee of $3250 in one payment, or you may pay the program fee in five increments of $650 corresponding to each of the 5 full class days of the live class.  Starting March, 2023, the price will be increased to $3550 for the 5 full day or Online On-Demand program. For the live program, you may pay the entire program fee of $3550 in one payment, or you may pay the program fee in five increments of $710 corresponding to each of the 5 full class days of the live class. (In the program with ten 4-hour sessions, two successive 4-hour class sessions are combined to equal one full 8-hour day.)

Hours and Credits: Participants will earn 4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Grading: Both the live and the on-demand programs are based on a Pass/Fail grading system.

Instructors

Tim Boyd; Michael Brenner; Nathaniel Crews, MBA, PMP; Dave Di Pietro; Tony Freeman, PhD; Stephen Guine; Leroy Hanneman; John Hearing; Rick Hefner, PhD; Jim Hines; Ken Preston, DBA; Rob Renner; Dennis Schwarz; David Shostak; Michael Sturgeon; Steve Wall; Doug Wood