Advanced systems engineering program for defense, run with the DGA: three modules on systems thinking, architecture and modeling, and architecture evaluation.
Trains managers in the technologies needed to design systems for the defense industry. It covers systems engineering fundamentals, technical and project processes, specialty engineering activities such as EMC and environmental impact, and methods for rapidly inserting new technologies, eco-design and cost reduction in complex programs, including systems of systems and urbanization. Theory is illustrated through a running case study and industrial lessons learned.
Three modules: 'Penser systèmes' on collaborative and requirements engineering (28 hours); 'Architecture et modélisation' on systems engineering processes, architecture and architecture frameworks compatible with industry and NATO choices, with intensive MEGA HOPEX tool work (104 hours); and 'Évaluation d'architecture' on architecture evaluation standards, technical-operational simulation and optimization, with the Directsim tool (84 hours). The second and third modules are split evenly between theory and practical work on case studies proposed by participants. Teaching is in French; course materials are in English.
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The architecture and modeling module includes 21 hours of dedicated MEGA HOPEX work on a case study. No modeling language is named.
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Collaborative engineering · Requirements engineering · Lessons learned from existing projects
Systems engineering processes and life cycles · System architecture and architecture frameworks · Architecture optimization and operations research · MEGA HOPEX tool training on a case study
Architecture evaluation standards · Technical-operational simulation and process optimization · Directsim tool training on a case study
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