About this course
A certificate program on Model-Based Systems Engineering that follows systems thinking through the engineering process, from customer needs and requirements to systems modelling and integrated design. Participants build SysML models in Cameo Systems Modeler (or similar Dassault tools) on an autonomous-systems case or their own initiative, working through package, use case, activity, requirements, block definition, state machine, sequence, internal block and parametric diagrams. Offered live online (six Saturdays) and self-paced.
Course presenters may include
Master's (Electronics Digital Design and Computer Architecture), California State University Northridge
Senior systems engineer with nearly 30 years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a senior instructor in Caltech CTME's MBSE and systems engineering programs.
MBSE & modellingFoundations & practitioner developmentIntegration, V&V and test
- Works with
- Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education
- Regions
- United States
Modeling language, method and software
- Modeling language
- SysML (version not confirmed; ask the provider)
- Software
- Cameo Systems Modeler (or similar Dassault tools) (used hands-on)
As stated on the provider's course page, checked 9 October 2026. Confirm the language version and software edition with the provider before booking.
Who should attend
- Senior and early-career engineers, analysts, designers and developers in aerospace, defence, electronics, mobility and medical devices
- Project managers and support teams
Learning outcomes
- Explore MBSE in the context of model-based engineering and complex systems.
- Scope and execute full-lifecycle MBSE tasks.
- Model structures, interactions and behaviours from requirements and constraints.
- Generate and manage appropriate system models.
- Assess trades and implications.
- Evaluate, critique and improve SysML models.
- Plan approaches for MBSE implementation and adoption.
Course outline
- 01
MBSE — why we do it
- 02
Introduction to the MagicDraw/Cameo interface
- 03
Package diagrams
- 04
Use case diagrams
- 05
Activity diagrams
- 06
Requirements diagrams
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- 07
Block definition diagrams
- 08
State machine diagrams
- 09
Sequence diagrams
- 10
Internal block diagrams
- 11
Parametric diagrams
What participants receive
- A Practical Guide to SysML (Third Edition) textbook
Certificate of completion
Caltech CTME certificate of completion.
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- Delivery
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