Overview of systems engineering principles and process elements for people who work alongside systems engineering rather than practise it in depth.
A three-day overview for participants and stakeholders in technical projects who need a common understanding of systems engineering without applying it substantially themselves. PPI states plainly that three days is not enough to train practitioners; the aim is shared understanding.
The course covers the principles of a systems approach and its process elements — requirements analysis, physical and logical design, effectiveness evaluation and trade-off analysis, specification, integration, verification, validation and systems engineering management — in a lifecycle context, with workshops on a single example system. No engineering background is required.
FIE Aust · CPEng · IntPE(Aus)
Systems engineering practitioner, consultant, trainer and methodology developer with extensive international experience in technology-based projects.
Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) · Member, INCOSE Crossroads of America Chapter
Systems engineering consultant and trainer with more than four decades in engineering, engineering management, consulting and training. PPI Principal Consultant and editor of PPI's Systems Engineering Newsjournal.
BSc (Physics), Bristol University · MSc (Gas Turbine Engineering), Cranfield University · Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Systems engineer with more than 37 years' experience, formerly Associate Fellow in Systems Engineering at Rolls-Royce, and a PPI Principal Consultant and course presenter.
PhD (Astrophysics), University of Sydney · BE (Aerospace, First Class Honours), UNSW · Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)
Engineering leader and systems engineer with senior roles at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory, now a PPI Principal Consultant and course presenter.
Supporting software tools are discussed; none is named.
As stated on the provider's course page, checked 9 October 2026. Confirm the language version and software edition with the provider before booking.
Including MBSE foundations, the Vee and Wedge models and traceability.
Functional design, behaviour modelling and SysML v2.
Certificate upon completion.
PPI states that the course may be credited towards maintenance of INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification for 24 Professional Development Units, qualifies for 24 hours of Engineers Australia and Engineering New Zealand CPD, and that PMI PDUs may be claimed.
Certification relevance indicates subject-matter relevance only. It does not imply accreditation, formal alignment or endorsement by any certifying body.
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