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Core Systems Engineering

Develop a practical understanding of SE concepts, products, process, tools and management practices across industries. Introducing systems engineering principles within the context of related disciplines to maximise capability realisation throughout a system's fully life cycle.

Next Dates: 25 May; View more dates
Duration: 2 days
Delivery mode: In-person or Online
Location: UNSW Canberra City

Price (AUD inc. GST): $2,260
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Course summary

Systems engineering made simple

This course provides hands-on design exercises to practice and discuss SE processes, focusing on early concept definition and acquisition within the system life cycle. Drawing on current International Test and Evaluation Association methods, the course teaches you how to understand system components, translate user needs into objectives, and set performance requirements. You will also learn to evolve designs through reviews, validate and verify baselines and iterate systems through operational use and ongoing support.

Who will benefit

Professionals operating safety-critical systems, including those in Defence, government, logistics, manufacturing, IT and security.
The introductory course is ideal for professionals who need practical, real-world systems engineering and test and evaluation skills.

Course is suitable for

Practitioners who are new to commercial or Defence capability or capability integration positions.
Industry professionals seeking to gain a baseline understanding of engineering intelligent and autonomous systems.

Delivered by experts

Grant Moran

Facilitator

Chartered Professional Engineer with specialised expertise in delivering complex systems.
Serving in the Royal Australian Navy as a Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer Extensive experience covering Defence related areas such as Electronic Warfare, Intelligence and Communications System
Industry Specialist at UNSW's Capability Systems Centre and Founder and CEO of Oscillo Labs
Grant has masters' degrees in Systems Engineering, Project Management and Capability Management. He brings practical insights into both technical and strategic aspects of modern complex system management and product development.

About the course

Applying SE principles

Core Systems Engineering includes practical design exercises that demonstrate how SE processes apply in different contexts and prepare you for future systems. These exercises give you the chance to practise, apply and discuss systems engineering, with a focus on early concept definition and the acquisition phase of the system life cycle. It also forms the first part of the three-day Advanced SE Course, where participants reinforce this foundation and gain deeper knowledge across all stages of the system life cycle.

No prior knowledge is assumed for the Core Course.

Why enrol in this course

Strenghten your systems capability

Build a solid foundation in systems engineering principles that are essential for managing complexity in modern engineering, technology and Defence projects.

Work confidently with complex systems

Learn how systems are defined, designed, evaluated and supported across their life cycle.

Learn from experienced practitioners

Be guided by expert facilitators with real-world experience in Defence and industry.

Key features

Life-cycle focused learning

Understand how systems engineering supports every stage of a system’s life cycle, from concept and design through to testing, operation and support.

Hands-on systems methods

Develop practical skills in requirements analysis, functional decomposition, system architecture, trade-off analysis and verification and validation.

Industry-aligned delivery

Course content reflects contemporary commercial and military systems engineering practice, ensuring relevance across Defence, government and industry contexts.

Learning outcomes

Analysing intelligent systems

This course applies the latest INCOSE and International Test and Evaluation Association approaches to the design and use of intelligent and autonomous systems.

You will learn to identify system components, define objectives based on user needs, and set performance requirements. The course also equips you to evolve designs through reviews, validate and verify baselines, and iterate solutions throughout operational use and system support.

What you'll learn

On completion of this course, you will be able to identify system components, define objectives from stakeholder needs and evaluate how systems engineers apply frameworks and processes to design, analyse and manage complex systems.

Additionally, you will analyse emerging trends in systems engineering, explore strategies to address future technical challenges and gain hands-on experience using tools and methods to model, verify and validate system designs.

Topics covered

This course applies the latest INCOSE and International Test & Evaluation Association approaches and practices to describe the functions, roles, design and use of intelligent and autonomous systems, including:

Understanding the main components of contemporary commercial and military system
Defining the system objectives from users’ needs and operational concepts
Establishing performance requirements and functionality (requirements and functional analysis)
Evolving design and operations concepts (architecture synthesis) to select a baseline (via cost/benefit trades) through conceptual, preliminary and critical design reviews
Validating and verifying the baseline meets requirements (users’ needs) using test and evaluation
Iterating the process through operational use and system support needed through the system life cycle.