What is Systems Engineering?

Systems Engineering is the application of mathematical and physical sciences to develop systems that use economically the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.A particularly full-definition, dating from 1974 - offers us the military standard U.S. Air Force engineering management. Systems Engineering is the application of scientific and engineering efforts to:

(1) transform an operational need into a description of system performance parameters and system configuration through the use of an iterative process of definition, synthesis, analysis, design, testing and evaluation.

(2) integrate related technical parameters to ensure compatibility of all functional and program interfaces in order to optimize the identification and total system design.

(3) integrating factors of reliability, maintainability, safety, survivability, human and others in the total engineering effort to meet cost objectives, planning and technical performance.

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