About this course
A high-level foundation in the principles and practices of systems engineering, aligned with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Systems Engineering Handbook. It covers the scope of systems engineering and its links to other engineering approaches, key systems engineering models, and the system life-cycle, technical, project, agreement and organisational project-enabling processes, as well as stakeholders and the cost of systems engineering.
Run as public courses in London and Birmingham and in-house. IMechE states that it contributes 14 CPD hours.
Course tutor
Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
Founder and Managing Director of Optimise Engineering and tutor of IMechE's Introduction to Systems Engineering, with 23 years' service in the Royal Air Force.
Foundations & practitioner developmentNeeds & requirementsCertification preparation
- Works with
- Optimise Engineering, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Who should attend
- Engineers and non-engineers at all levels
Learning outcomes
- Define systems engineering in accordance with the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook.
- Identify the key systems engineering models.
- Assess the applicability of the approach to an engineering programme.
- Understand the role of stakeholders and the cost element of systems engineering.
Certification and professional development
IMechE states 14 CPD hours, mapped against UK-SPEC competencies A, B, C and E.
Certification relevance indicates subject-matter relevance only. It does not imply accreditation, formal alignment or endorsement by any certifying body.
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- Delivery
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- Access
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- Delivery
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