One sunny day, James sat in his room, frustrated, trying to design a small automated greenhouse for his college project. Sensors of the project worked perfectly individually, Water pump was reliable, and the solar panel provided required power. However, the project was doomed to failure, even though it was in its final stages.

James fed up and said, Why this project is not working properly?

His university professor, Dr. Smith, came to visit him and smiled knowingly.

“Why are you so worried about this project? You’ve just discovered the importance of systems engineering.

Professor Smith’s words stirred James’s mind and he asked.

Question: What exactly is systems engineering?

Answer: This special field of engineering has emerged from the mutual cooperation of various engineering and science-related fields such as mechanical, electrical, artificial intelligence and software engineering, with the main objective of playing an important role in the design and manufacture of the most complex industrial and space systems.

A clear example of this is the International Space Station.

Question: How does a systems engineer work?

Answer: A systems engineer acts as a bridge between different branches of engineering, whose aim is to remove any obstacles or complications by providing support to various experts during the management, design and manufacture of any complex system.

Question: What are the main steps in systems engineering?

Answer: So this modern branch of engineering plays its role in many parts, some of the important ones are as follows:

• Essential analysis

• System design

• Integration

• Verification and validation

• Operation and maintenance

Question: Where is systems engineering playing a role in real life?

Answer: This particular branch of engineering is playing its role in almost every technology that makes human life easier today, in which airplanes, smart cities, hospital management systems, self-driving cars, defense systems, and even large software can be seen as a specific example.

Question: Why is systems engineering becoming more important today?

Answer: Today, modern technology does not depend on any single branch of engineering, from a small smartphone to the production of a large ship, more than one field is playing an important role. Systems engineering is playing an important role in integrating all these fields.

Question: Which countries offer the most jobs in this field?

Answer: Although systems engineering is in demand worldwide, a few countries stand out due to their advanced industries:

• United States of America
  
  
  
  
• Germany
  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom
  
  
  
  
• Canada
  
  
  
  
• Australia
  
  
  
  
• Japan
  
  
  
  
• South Korea
  
  
  
  
• Middle East

Question: Which universities around the world offer admissions to systems engineering programs?

Answer: Many top universities offer degrees or specializations in systems engineering, some of the important ones are as follows:

• United States of America (USA) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  
  
  
  
• United States of America (USA) - Georgia Institute of Technology
  
  
  
  
• United States of America (USA) - Johns Hopkins University
  
  
  
  
• United Kingdom (UK) - University of Cambridge
  
  
  
  
• Germany - Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  
  
  
  
• Switzerland - ETH Zurich
  
  
  
  
• Singapore - National University of Singapore
  
  
  
  
• Australia - Australian National University
  
  

Finally, we learn that this particular branch of engineering is playing a blind role in the journey of technological innovation. What is your analysis about this? Please let us know your valuable opinions, thank you.

Written by Syed Murtaza Hassan