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We’re experiencing a global Industry Renaissance today,bringing new ways – real and virtual – of seeing the world,
inventing, learning, producing and trading. Tomorrow’s

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game-changers will not be those with the most automatedproduction systems, but those who build a culture ofknowledge and know-how to reveal and train the Workforceof the Future, able to solve the challenges of a planet
lacking sustainable solutions.
BERNARD CHARLÈS
Vice Chairman of the Board
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At Dassault Systèmes, we are convincedthat the future is about people, that the only
progress is human. In order to create amore sustainable world, people need to be
empowered with knowledge and knowhow.
Technologies are reshaping the world ofwork. Jobs are being transformed and newjobs requiring new skills are emerging.
Dassault Systèmes, as a strategictransformation partner for many industrial
customers, plays a unique role in this jobs
transformation.

At Dassault Systèmes, our 3DEXPERIENCE
Edu universe is committed to improving
people’s skills and employability throughout
their lifetimes. “To foster industry growth,
people must be able to adapt to new ways
of working, businesses must equip workers
for fast-evolving roles and find workers thathave the right skills, and industry must workwith educators to reduce the gap between theirneeds and what is taught in classes,” said
Florence Verzelen, Executive Vice President,
Industry, Marketing & Sustainability, Global
Affairs at Dassault Systèmes.

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We are very pleased to share this publicationof 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, whose missions
include fostering collective intelligence on
key emerging roles and skills. This ebook is
the third in a series of publications called“Skills wanted for sustainable innovations”
that share the view of 3DEXPERIENCE Edu
and our ecosystem on the evolution of the
key roles and top skills for the Industry
Renaissance.
Over the past 100 years, thanks to thedevelopment of technologies and innovations,systems have become more complex.
Industries have shifted from delivering single
mechanical products to smart products

combiningmechanical,
electronics,
software, control systems, communication,etc. This ebook focuses on Systems
engineering professionals, and highlights
the missions and skills of Systems Engineersand how they are critical for the developmentof sustainable innovations.

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In today’s multidisciplinary engineering world,
Systems engineers not only design complex
systems, but systems of systems. Considering
the exponential growth in interactions andcomplexity that occur in the systems andecosystems in which they operate, Systems
engineers are required to architect smarter,
more connected and more autonomous
products and systems.
Moreover, many industries seek means to
produce systems that have reliable and positive
impacts on the environment. This ebook
highlights Systems Engineers’ missions andkey skills, and explains how this job is criticalto create sustainable innovations. You will:• Discover some key facts about Systems
engineering approach, its application domains
in industry and how technologies can help
answering Systems engineering challenges.

• Learn more about the Systems Engineer role,
the missions for such professionals, and how
their role is critical for tomorrow’s complex
systems.
• Hear from several experts from the industry
and academic world sharing their views about
the evolution of the systems engineeringrole and the skills required to be successful.
• Observe job outlook data detailing current
job openings and sustainable systems
engineering education programs offered inmany universities.

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Systems engineers and architects are definitely
key jobs for managing a complex world. They
will continue to be more and more in-demandbecause they bring a multidisciplinary visionand holistic approach that is critical to create
more systems innovations, more sustainablesystems and more sustainable innovations.
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Our way of thinking, designing, producing
and consuming is changing. The world isevolving from a mono-disciplinary to a
multi-disciplinary
engineering
world,
producing smarter and connected products,
and complex systems that become moreautonomous. Many
industries
face
challenges related to their engineering
processes, and seek means to produce
systems that have reliable and positive
outcomes on the environment. Addressingthese challenges requires companies
to use Systems Engineering (SE) as a
Systems
approachtodeveloping
solutions that consider the complexity ofindustry-related
policies,
economics
and technologies. Then, the role ofpeople developing and mastering thisdiscipline will become critical. Engineers will
become more and more challenged bymatters of modular systems under all
cross-domain aspects.

According to INCOSE, the International
Council on Systems Engineering that wasformed in 1995 to promote international
collaboration in the field of systems
engineering, “Systems Engineering is atransdisciplinary and integrative approachto enable the successful realization, use, andretirement of engineered systems, using
systems principles and concepts, scientific,
technological and management methods”.
Considering the exponential growth ininteractions and complexity that occur inthe systems and ecosystems in which they
operate, INCOSE launched an initiative called
Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE) toaddress the challenges of a complex worldand ensure a skilled workforce is capableof applying these methods, processes andtools.

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Emerging
technologies(autonomous
physical systems, machine learning, data
science, AI, cybersecurity and IoT) create
more and more growing expectations for SE
solutions, like greater level of connectivity
andinteroperability
acrossandbetween systems, increased inclusivenessand safety relevant functionalities, orcybersecurity. In addition, model-based
PLM platforms and MBSE tools areproviding more and more capabilities toassist the system engineering work oforchestrating
diverseengineering,
manufacturing and service teams to develop
tomorrow’s products.
Designing different systems to work
together is a complex systems engineering
challenge that industries have started tohandle. As they are continuously providing
more advanced and better experiences totheir customers, companies have started to

implement Systems Engineering
as systematic and multidisciplinary
approach to make their products
more intelligent, smarter and moresustainable.

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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IS PRACTICEDDIFFERENTLY ACROSSMANY APPLICATION DOMAINSINFORMATIONThis creates many opportunities
forsystems
engineersandarchitects to solve these emerging
challenges, be able to achieve
success and deliver value in a wide
set of application domains. Indeed,
Systems Engineering has been an
accepted practice in the Aerospaceand Defense industry, but it is now
gaining recognition as a discipline inmany other industries, like indicatedon this graph extracted from an
INCOSE report.

CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS

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BIOMEDICALAND DEFENSEAPPLICATIONDOMAINSAUTOMOTIVETRANSPORTATIONPUBLIC POLICY

Source: INCOSE, A World in Motion,
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Systems Engineering to design Sustainable Innovations

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Nowadays, environmental preservation
is becoming a significant concern inour society for the safeguarding of ourplanet. It is necessary to reconsider theengineering of our systems, products andservices to switch to more sustainableapproaches.
This shift in the SE approach requiresthat we rethink not only the job activities
and impacted specializations but also thewhole lifecycle challenge to create more
efficient resource utilization, better use ofrenewable resources and materials, waste
disposal and re-use opportunities.

There is an additional challenge for
Systems Engineering professionals:
anticipating what will happen in thesystems and what happens for the systems
within their environment to make decisions
accordingly, while giving attention to
how systems can positively contributeto our environment and our quality oflife. For example, systems engineers andarchitects and pharmaceuticals scientists
must anticipate the effect of a drug that iseliminated by a patient’s body and its impact
on the environment, so they are beginning
to use enhanced control technologies.

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With today’s capabilities of buildinga Virtual Twin of the system and earlyvalidation and verification, a systems
engineer is able to assess and reduce therisks, better understand the problems
to solve in order to make sure to build abetter and more sustainable product, intime and budget.

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What does a Systems Engineer do?
Systems engineers are trained to face/solve complexity by thinking holisticallyand working with transdisciplinary teams.
They imagine, design and manage complex
engineering systems over their lifecycles.
To succeed in this challenge, mechanicalsystems engineers, electrical systems
engineers, electronic systems engineersor software systems engineers must
collaborate
todesigninteroperated
products, which are not only complex
systems, but complex systems of systems.
Understanding this complex system ofsystems requires the use of comprehensive
systems approach to analyze the technicalissues, as well as the policy issues, thehuman behavior of the users and theWHY ISSYSTEMS ENGINEERINGCRITICAL TODAY?

potential impact on environment. This is
the holistic and multidisciplinary approachrequired of all systems engineering
professionals.
Neither O*NET nor ESCO reference Systems
Engineer or Architect as jobs or even
Systems Engineering as a skill. On theother hand, EMSI Skills references Systems
Architecture, Systems Engineering and
MBSE in its Skills library. LinkedIn
Economic graph analysis references
Systems Engineering in the Top 20 skills
for Manufacturing in the USA, Germany
or United Kingdom based on the economic
graph report of September 2020.

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According to CESAMES, the Center of
Excellence on Systems Architecture,
Management, Economy & Strategy, asystems architect/engineer is someone
who is responsible for the management of
the system complexity, being a technicalor human system. That engineer supports
internal and external stakeholders of thesystems in their transformation, mastering
the complexity of the given system in order
to allow stakeholders to converge towards
a same vision of that system. Indeed, anarchitect has the overall vision of the project
and a holistic understanding of the problem
to solve, the system of interest, thestakeholder needs, the context of the
product or services and the use cases along
the life cycle phases. He often collaborates
with Cyber Physical Systems engineers,

Mechanical, Fluid Power or Structural
engineers. He should be someone who
knows very well all systems architecture andengineering methods, and has the ability ofcreating consensus among them.

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Olivier Sappin, CATIA CEO at Dassault
Systèmes,
definesa
SystemEngineering professional as someone“having a holistic approach thatgathers all jobs around a uniqueplatform in order to create aninnovation, a product or an
experience that meetsthe original need”.

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According to CESAMES, profiles containing
the characteristics of an “ideal systems
architect” are quite rare and difficult to find.
The technical leadership role of the systems
architect/engineer on a project will be wellestablished as critical to the success of a
project. Systems engineers will understandsystems of increasing complexity that
include emergent behaviors associatedwith system interdependence and humaninteractions.
In addition, according to a whitepaper
published on INCOSE website in 2018, thequalities of both an architect and an engineer
are the “ability of abstract thinking and theability to translate an architectural vision into

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BUSINESSORIENTATIONCOMMUNICATIONCAPABILITYJOB OUTLOOK

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BUSINESSAND TECHNICALSKILLS

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CURIOUS AND
OPEN-MINDED

MULTI-DOMAINS
EXPERTISE

ARCHITECTURALSKILLSCUSTOMERORIENTATIONMODELING
PRACTICEIVVQ KNOWLEDGE

ARCHITECTURE
PROCESS MASTERING

ABSTRACTIONCAPABILITY

NEEDS CAPTURECAPABILITY

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Another example is that The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) developed its Project Management
and Systems Engineering Competency
Model to support the professional
development of NASA’s technical workforce.
They gathered their top skills aroundthree main areas: System Design, ProductRealization and Technical management,
and published dedicated courses for eachcompetency.

SOFTWARE-BASEDTOOLSTECHNICALLEADERSHIPSYSTEMSAND SPECIALTY
ENGINEERINGMETHODSEXPERTS SPEAKJOB OUTLOOKSYSTEMSENGINEERINGFOUNDATIONSDOMAIN-SPECIFICAPPLICATION
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SOCIO-TECHNICALCOMPETENCYFULL SYSTEM
LIFE-CYCLE
EXPERIENCE

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From Systems Thinking to Systems
Engineering skills
Systems Engineering skill corresponds to the
Systems thinking applied to the Industry.
Systems thinking skill is the analytical
holistic approach that considers thesimilarities between systems fromdifferent domains in terms of a set ofcommon systems concepts, principles
and patterns, so that skill is required bysystems engineering professionals asmeans to analyze and develop complex
systems. It therefore appears as one of
the top skill SE professionals musthave. An article from the World
Economic Forum published in August2020 listed “Systems Thinking” as oneof the top skill needed to “facechallenges of our complex world.”

It is said it is a “mindset to think,communicate and learn about systems to
make the full patterns clearer, improve andshare the understanding of problems andsee how to face them effectively.”
A perfect illustration of the criticality ofthat skill is included in the following quotefrom another World Economic Forum reportnamed “What ‘systems thinking’ actuallymeans and why it matters for innovation
today”: The report says “Systems thinking
helps us see the part of the iceberg that is
beneath the water.” Systems Engineering
will therefore be key in supporting the digitaltransformation and the business innovations
required in the Industry.

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An article from theWorld Economic
Forum lists “Systems
Thinking” as one of
the top skill needed
to “face challenges ofour complex world.”

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In the shoes of Claudia, a senior systems engineer
working in the Aerospace Industry

INTRODUCTION
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EXPERTS SPEAKJOB OUTLOOKSystems engineering is a complete mindset
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Claudia’s background

Claudia’s experiences and missions

Claudia graduated with a Ph.D. in ElectricalEngineering. A few years ago, she decided
to specialize further in Systems Engineeringand integrated a “Mechatronic and Cyber
Physical Systems Master” at Deggendorf
Institute of Technology (DIT) in Germany.
She is also certified by the International
Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
at ESEP (Expert Systems Engineering
Professional) level.

As an Aerospace Systems Engineer, she is in chargeof a systems engineering team whose mission isto develop and design complex aircraft systems.

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EXPERTS SPEAKJOB OUTLOOKShe has more than 20 years of Systems Engineeringexperience involving system requirements,
functional analysis, integrated design andverification. She is also part of a program that aims
to estimate the future demand for transportation
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She interacts with customers, suppliers, program
management, integration and test engineers andsenior technologists. Claudia works closely withother engineering disciplines in an integrated teamenvironment to develop engine aircraft architecture
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system/subsystem requirements. She reviews
system architecture and engineering
methods, and recommends enhancements
to meet customer’s emerging needs on newengine programs.
Claudia interacts with customer technicalrepresentatives and engineers to define
and manage customer expectations. She
collaborates across a broad and diverse set ofstakeholders (R&D, Project Management,
Product teams, Requirement engineer, Test,
Business teams and systems engineers)
to help establish and improve a standard
technical development model. To help in
this, she uses SysML as means to collectinto one single model to all stakeholders, allspecifications, constraints and parametersfrom the whole navigation system. At eachstage of the identification of the systems

have to achieve, and the assessment of
the risks and cost, she verifies whether thesolution meets the set requirements andensure to get the system fully validated.
Her company started a few ago to
implement the Model-based Systems
Engineering (MBSE) approach poweredby Dassault Systèmes, and she has beenpart of the transformation project.

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The 3DEXPERIENCE platform by Dassault
Systèmes delivers a model-based systemengineering environment that imagine,engineer and experience high fidelity
virtual twins of those products that
accurately predict a product or systems
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SE approach has a dedicated tailored role;that way, the different teams involved canbetter collaborate and better understandthe processes, in order for everyone to be
more effective in their missions. In addition,
because all relevant information they needis stored in one common digital model,
subsystems can be validated at very earlystages, avoiding costly changes late in thedevelopment process while significantly
reducing the number of physical prototypes,
which means more sustainable practices.
In the aerospace industry which introduces
advanced technologies with long life
cycle, Systems Engineering practices havebeen used for years to ensure system
functionalities (e.g. lightweight, noise

reduction, emission reduction, and higher
reliability), which means sustainability
aspects are to be considered as key drivers.
This is indeed an important part of her
job: introduction of new methods andtechnologies that are more efficient andhave lower environmental impact. Indeed,environmentally complaint propulsion
systems, fuel saving or alternative fuels,
or even alternative engines are proposedsolutions that aim at introducing moresustainable air transport systems. This is key
for tomorrow’s Aerospace industry!

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A good systems
engineer must have awell-balanced profile
with respect to sometechnical, soft andarchitectural skills: areal Systems Thinking
mindset!

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Claudia’s skills• Systems Architecture• Systems Thinking• Modeling• Innovation• Systems Engineering Management• Verification and validation (V&V)• Leadership• 3DEXPERIENCE• Modeling Language knowledge(SysML & UML)

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Omar Hammami

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Professor in charge of Advanced
Systems Engineering Training at ENSTA
Engineering School, France

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According to M. Hammami, ENSTA
Paris, French engineering school,
started to develop dedicatedCyber-Physical systems programs
5years ago, as a last-year
specialization for their students(MSc level). They introduced
recentlyanadditional
curricula (Master’s degree), named “AI and Cyber
Physical systems”.
The students attending those programs can develop
many skills, such as artificial intelligence, automatic
control, embedded systems, MDAO, mechanicalengineering, robotics or systems engineering.

The industries also have started to implement systems
engineering approach, like cyber-physical systems tobring “a holistic view to complex systems”.
“The increasing complexity of multidisciplinary
multi-physics systems positions cyber-physicalsystems jobs at a unique position to solve problems
raised by these systems in a holistic manner”, headded. According to him, specialized jobs with single
discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, etc.) are today nolonger able to tackle multidisciplinary multi-physics
systems.

JOB OUTLOOKCyber-Physicaland systems
engineering jobs
will definitively
be key jobs of the
future!

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In a near future, these jobs will be evolving towards“more multidisciplinary integrations, more systemengineering to allow ‘system of systems design’”.

Over the past few years, at ENSTA, they did observea higher number of students registering to thesecurricula as engineering students have shown a
growing interest towards the discipline.
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Hadrien Bourjot

Systems Architect at Center of Excellence on
Systems Architecture, Management,
Economy & Strategy (CESAMES), France

CESAMES offers a multi-level and certifying skillrising course in system architecture and in enterprisearchitecture, and delivers training related to thoseinterconnected domains. Both domains deal withcyber systems. “Our trainings aim at delivering
immediate operational value by leveraging the
CESAM method, which allows to structure complex
systems – including cyber systems,” Hadrien said.
The profiles o f t heir t rainees r ange f rom e ngineers
and systems architects to senior project/program
managers.

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Hadrien explained that the recent pandemic hasrevealed the interconnection between all components
and industries of our ecosystems. “Considering thehistorical evolution of our society, we clearly havea bullish trend when it comes to building more andmore complex systems. This increasing complexity
in all sectors (industry, economy, and governmental
activities) requires more than ever having a systemic
approach, therefore professionals with this mindset:
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structured approach with agile project methods inorder to successfully drive multidisciplinary systemdevelopment projects”.

People at CESAMES work daily on ensuring thatthe expertise required by systems architecture andengineering is recognized as a job in the industry.

In terms of skills, he said an architect has a technicalprofile but his/her strength will stand around his
capability of considering the whole environment of
the systems he/she is designing. A good architect also
needs “strong modelling and innovation capabilities.
He/she would be a balanced profile between businessand technical skills, plus architectural and soft skills,”
Hadrien said.

Overall, the engineer has a key role to play so that is
the reason why he/she needs a great and extended
expertise to be successful in that job.

An architect and engineer needs to demonstrate realleadership and this leadership can grow thanks tooperational management, for instance, through thetechnical management of a project and not necessarily
thru a manager role. However, that engineer needs
real expertise regarding the technical domains of
the system he/she is working on, to be able to wellidentify the immaturity of the system and ensurethat all connected disciplines take into consideration
this immaturity. All stakeholders must work together
to identify the immaturity concerns but it’s up to theengineer to guide them through this identification,
Hadrien concluded.

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Because of the ever-increasing interconnections and the related
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Gan Wang

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Chief Engineer, Integrated Defense Solutions
Business at BAE Systems, United States
Dr. Wang shared his thoughts
on key issues affecting current
and future careers for Systems
Engineers.
Traditionally, systems engineers
have been in support roles in
product development withsystems engineering as arelatively new discipline. In the past decade or
two, however, this has changed significantly, andsystems engineering has taken on an increasing
leading role in all phases of the system life cycle.
There are multiple reasons behind this. Certainly,
the increasingly complex and ever-evolving missions
and, as a result, the added systems complexity
require a more systematic approach for the design
and the integration of these systems. Furthermore,
growing expectations for greater efficiency andbetter user experience present a unique challenge
for improved system reliability, interoperability, andSYSTEMS ENGINEER ROLE

ease of use; thus presenting a unique opportunity
for systems engineering and systems engineers.
As consumer behavior is evolving from owning things(e.g., cars and trucks) to consuming the services(e.g., transportation and mobility), more and moreemphasis will be on the value of these services.
Consequently, the focus of systems engineers
and architects will evolve from designing goodsystems to creating good consumer experiences,merging traditional systems engineering withvalue-based mission engineering with an ultimate
goal of maximizing the value and the experienceof consumptions. Architecture is a sketch of theimagined and a blueprint of what’s possible.
Propelled by technological advancement and theconsumer-oriented economy, systems engineers
will face ever more demands for newer, better,and faster engineered products and services withimproved user experience. It will be a job in demand.

EXPERTS SPEAK

Systems engineersof the future will
be shaped bytransformational
technologies, training
and key skills.

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Systems engineers of the future will be shapedby transformational technologies, training, andkey skills. High performance computing andhigh-speed network connectivity, including
broadband and the emerging 5G, are some of
the most impactful technologies today. Artificial
intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) willchange the entire landscape of future systems andenterprises. They will enable a new generationof digital engineering design tools that willcompletely change the life experience of systemengineers and designers, and that will maketrue cyber-physical systems possible with crossdomain “digital threads” and “virtual twins.”
Until fairly recently, systems engineers havebeen trained in the document-based approach tosystems engineering. Model-centric approaches insystems engineering are a relatively recent trend,
but are gaining momentum and will truly help tomanage the scale and the complexity of systems.
The most important skill is holistic system thinking
that focuses on the purpose and value delivery ofengineered systems.

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Saulius Pavalkis

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Industry Business Senior Consultant and MBSE
Transformation Leader for CATIA No Magic,
Dassault Systèmes
Saulius Pavalkis describes
his view of the key skills andopportunities for Systems
Engineers today and in the
future.
“Systems Engineering (SE) is anadvanced but highly rewarding
profession. As a Systems
Engineer, you influence the system-of-interest fromits beginning and shape and manage its evolution
throughout its lifecycle. However, it also requires
particular skill set. There is still debate within
systems engineering professional communities as
to whether Systems Engineering can be taught asa degree from a university or it if must be learned
through multi-disciplinary experience acrossmultiple roles over several projects.

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The main skills required of a system engineer are
becoming more and more related to model-basedor digital engineering approaches. The discipline ofsystem engineering is in an active transformationfrom document-based Systems Engineering(documents, spreadsheets, diagrams) to integrated
model-based
systems
engineering(MBSE)
approaches. As result, Systems Engineers may
find themselves working in a range of engineering
environments with different levels of model-based
maturity and different levels of engineering tool
integration. The goal is to have digital engineering
environments where the engineering information
is managed in digital repositories and when tools
exchange data with the repository and each otherwith semantic understanding of its meaning.

EXPERTS SPEAKJOB OUTLOOKSystems Engineers
influence the systemof-interest from its
beginning and shapeand manage its
evolution throughout
its lifecycle.

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The 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides a uniqueintegrated platform to better design, develop,
manage, and sustain engineered systems throughout
the life cycle. Its ability to allow systems engineers
and architects to traverse between the cyber andthe physical worlds in real time opens up a brandnew dimension of imagination and creativity, andempowers them to the next level of innovations andgreater productivity.
What technical knowledge is required? First, theSystems Engineer must understand the Systems
Engineering process and lifecycle as defined by
the International Council on System Engineering(INCOSE) and ISO/IEEE 15288. Secondly, he must
understand the three pillars of MBSE: (1) a semiformal language, (2) a methodology, and (3) atool. The de facto modeling language recognizedthroughout industry is the OMG standard Systems
Modeling Language (SysML). Next the successful
Systems Engineer should have enough domain
knowledge within the projects development. A
systems engineer also needs specific soft skills, themost important is the ability to communicate andwork in team environment. Also key is the ability towork with incomplete information under imperfectconditions to make critical decisions that affectother teams. Last, but not least, it is experience.
Accumulated experience is multiplier for successand productivity.
Currently there is a huge shortage of experienced
system engineers with digital/model-based
solution experience. Experienced systems
engineers with traditional pen-and-paper SE
skills are reaching retirement age. Early career
systems engineers pick up the newer MBSE
approach quickly, but don’t have the same levelof technical experience. So the industry is at aninteresting resource imbalance. This is creating alarge opportunity for young systems engineers
to join and contribute to this growing field.”

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Accumulated experienceof a systems engineer ismultiplier for success.

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Gauthier Fanmuy

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Systems Engineering Standards & Methods Director,
Dassault Systèmes

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GauthierisaSystems
Engineering expert working at
Dassault Systèmes. He sharedwith us his view about SE jobs
and methods.

According to Gauthier, the role of system engineers
is now becoming a “system of systems” engineer
role. They will become the business innovators of
tomorrow that will deliver added-value services andsustainable experiences to end users.

“We have shifted from a monodiscipline to a multi-disciplineengineering
world,
withproducts delivering more and more services to theend-user”, said Gauthier. “A perfect illustration ofthat is the automotive Industry which switchedfrom a single mechanical product to a smart productcombining mechanical, electronics, software,control systems, communication, etc.

“One of the main gap observed in today’s practices
is that engineers specify a solution rather thana need,” Gauthier said. Therefore, all systems
engineers should have the knowledge of systems
engineering concepts, such as concept of systems,
concept of problems versus solutions, concept offunctions, concept of traceability, etc.

The world of product marketing is now becoming aworld of experiences and services provided by cyberphysical systems, composed of independent anddistributed systems that interact altogether into an
unpredictable and ever-changing ecosystem.”

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Systems engineers
will become thebusiness innovatorsof tomorrow that will
deliver sustainable
experiences.

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Within SE, there is also a collection of interconnected
tools: for example, tools for requirements, tools
for system architecture, tools for design, tools
for electrical/fluid, tools for software, etc. Thissituation leads to siloed engineering that creates
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tools have to be used during a task; Infrastructure
teams that face difficulty in ensuring and maintaining
the connection between tools over time; and finally
all impacted stakeholders that face difficulty inmaking a status of current programs and projects.
To handle those challenges, the 3DEXPERIENCE
platform, as a federated open platform, gives systemengineers the opportunity, earlier in the lifecycle, inclosed loops with disciplines, to anticipate and model
the systems behaviors and make decisions accordingly.
“They can collaborate with other teams and suppliersin a model based approach, eliminating non-added
value tasks such as data import and reconciliation, file
based review etc. It helps them to concentrate on theirjob and provides them upstream and downstream
visibility”, Gauthier said.
Today, companies still face challenges in hiring
talents with skills like Model-Based Systems
Engineering (MBSE). Indeed, considering theincreasing complexity of systems, traditional
engineering system approaches are not adapted
anymore. “MBSE is a key approach to address
those challenges”, said Gauthier. He defines it as“an approach that uses visual modeling to support

systems engineering activities such as requirements,
design, analysis, verification and validation activities
of a system.” Systems Engineers have to be skilled
on Visual Modeling Languages as well as MBSE
methodology to guide them into applying thesystems engineering concepts. “The use of MBSE
methodology by new MBSE practitioners such as
MagicGrid / Cyber MagicGrid avoids them startingfrom a blank page and can also be a starting point tocreate adapted methodology to their own project,”
Gauthier said.
Over the past few years, the number of universities
and schools providing systems engineering
curricula has grown significantly. In industries, we
see an increasing demand for system engineers
and architects as those professionals will be key
in supporting the digital transformation of theirorganization. The sustainable innovations will
not only come from the technology itself but also
from the design of connected systems and frominnovating services they develop!

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Systems Engineers
have to be skilled
on MBSE and Visual
Modeling Languages tobest apply the systems
engineering concepts.

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Jobs Openings
The Systems Engineer or Architect roleis starting to emerge on the market but
all companies do not name it that way
because some of them have not yet
turned into a holistic approach. Behind“Systems Engineer” role, you may findsome job titles such as Technical leaders,Industrial Leader, Simulation Engineer,
Multi-physics Simulation Engineers, orIntegrators. Some companies also may
attribute that role to people in charge of
Safety, V&V (Verification & Validation),
Urban Design or even Cybersecurity. So it
is important to read the missions and theskills that are requested by the company towellunderstandits
expectations.
Consequently, it is difficult to sum up

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the worldwide jobs openings related to
Systems engineering and be exhaustive as
the namings may differ from regions andcompanies.
To illustrate this complexity, an INCOSE
report indicates “Systems engineers
have different names in many different
industries; as an example, in Aerospaceand Defense Industry, system engineers
are called Chief System Engineer, Mission
System Architect, Systems Architect,Technical Director or Product Engineer.
In Electronics industry, they are called
Product System Engineer, Product Platform
Engineer, Product Engineer, ProductDeveloper or Product Architect.

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According to LinkedIn’s Economic Graph,“System Engineers” occupation was
ranked 3 out of the top 10 trending jobs
titles among LinkedIn members hired in
the Manufacturing industry in the UnitedStates, in September 2020. Consequently,
System Engineering was also part ofthe most trending skills in the US for
manufacturing industries. Same can beobserved in Germany or in the United
Kingdom.
In addition, there have been around 60,000
job openings requiring either MBSE, SysML
or Systems Engineering skills, as per a
LinkedIn analysis (data from May 2021).

Workforce
For
the
same
reasonsastheones
previously
explained,itisdifficultto figure out an exact
number of people occupying the job of“Systems
Engineer”
or“Systems
Architects” as the job titles differ percompany. While looking at several job
search engines, it appears that suchprofessionals
wouldbemassively
present in the US, working formany industry leaders like Boeing,
Thales, Lockheed Martin, Northrop
Grumman, BAE Systems, etc.

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INCOSE website indicates that they have
18,000members
worldwide,from
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OnlineEngineering
Programs,
website dedicatedtoengineering
careersemphasizes the importance if
SE careers: “as system engineers skills are
beneficial to nearly every industry,
students pursuing a master’s degree insystems engineering can choose tofocus
onbiomedical
systems,humansystems,
softwaresystems, modeling and simulations,or project management. Whatever paththey choose, systems engineers’ broad
skills and knowledge set them apartfrom other engineers.”
Due to its implication into so manydifferent industries and disciplines, the SE
jobs offer many
diversecareers
opportunities.

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Jobs in relation with a Systems Engineer

EXPERTS SPEAKJOB OUTLOOKSYSTEMS
ARCHITECTMECHANICALENGINEERCYBER-PHYSICALSYSTEM ENGINEER

VALIDATIONENGINEERLEARNING EXPERIENCESFOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGSOFTWARE
DESIGNERCONTRIBUTORS &BIBLIOGRAPHYSYSTEM
ENGINEERINGLEADER

MULTI-PHYSICSSIMULATIONENGINEER

MBSE
ENGINEER

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50%

Number of project delays
due to lack of systems engineering

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3 10
out
of

Systems Engineers are in the top most popular
titles among LinkedIn members hired in the
Manufacturing industry in the United States

18,000INCOSE Members Wordwide

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Education Programs
According to an INCOSE report, “Systems
Engineering Vision for 2025”, the worldwide
demand for systems engineering people
has been anticipated already. “An
educational, training, and mentoring
life-long learning pipeline is in place tosupport it with individuals and teams of therequired quantity and multi-disciplinary
capabilities,” the report said.
However, according to a survey by theAmerican Society of Engineering Education(ASEE), the “2020 Survey for Skills gaps
in recent engineering graduates,” 54%of students considered they were either
somewhat-prepared or very little-preparedto Model-Based System Engineering

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(MBSE) at school, and 24% not prepared atall. Only 16% of graduates declared they
have been “very prepared” to MBSE. This
demonstrates the mismatch that still exists
in the academics curricula and the industry
needs, and the importance of continuously
developing such competencies.

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In addition, the INCOSE report indicatesthat systems-related trainings are also
key topics in which the systems engineersof the future will be actively engaged.
“This lifelong pursuit is necessary tobuild the initial foundations for systems
engineering, later to stay abreast ofadvances in technology and practices
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with others that follow. Throughout thislifetime of education, systems training willleverage technology through knowledge
representation, simulation, computationand visualization.” Thanks to this, systems
engineers of tomorrow will gain extended
skills and capabilities allowing them toengineer complex systems that cover abroad range of application domains.
Sustainable System Engineering
Programs
More and more universities are starting
to develop curricula and master degrees
on Sustainable Systems Engineering,as means to connect technology withsustainability and to educate futureengineers to develop in a more sustainable

manner. As an example, at the University
of Freiburg (Germany), one Sustainable
Systems Engineering Bachelor and one
Sustainable Systems Engineering Masterprograms teach students how to develop
innovative components and systems forour modern world, but also how to makethem sustainable and resilient.
Metropolitan State University of Denver
also proposes the Sustainable Systems
Engineering (SSE) program that offers
the Bachelor of Science degree major. The
SSE Program focuses on the interactionsof engineering, society and ecologicalsystems. “The program will examine how
engineering activities influence humanwell-being as a whole complex system andwill provide students with knowledge and

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This lifelong pursuit isnecessary to build theinitial foundations for
systems engineering,later to stay abreast ofadvances in technology
and practices and toshare their experiential
knowledge with others
that follow.

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methods to analyze and solve sustainable
development problems. It applies a holistic
and systemic approach to solving problems
and moving beyond the tradition of
breaking designs down into disconnectedparts,” according to the University website.
Few challenges and skills that we alreadydescribed earlier in this ebook.
Certifications
Systems
Engineeringcertification
programs enable validation and selfassessment of systems engineering
competencies throughout a career. Today,
we see INCOSE certifications requested inseveral jobs openings.
However, earning INCOSE’s certifications
is not easy. Candidates must demonstratereal-world high experience and expertisefor all levels.

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SYSTEMS ENGINEER ROLEINCOSE’s
Professional
Certification
program certifies professionals in thediscipline of Systems Engineering (SE) andrecognize skills, knowledge and proficiency.
Three levels of certification exist:

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ASEP: Associate System Engineering
Professional, for beginners
CSEP: Certified SE Professional, for confirmed
SE with proven experiences and applied
knowledge
ESEP: Expert SE Professional, for experts
with leadership and significant
achievements in SE

These certifications are particularly usefulfor multi-organization and geographically
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to deliver professional certifications inenterprise and systems architecture,formally recognized by the European
Union within the European Qualification
Framework (at Master level).

The TOP 3 countries having certified professionals
are United States, United Kingdom and Germany

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For more information on INCOSE
certifications related to SE, please visit
https://www.incose.org/certification

Data from May 2021 from INCOSE Certification website.

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In 2020, Dassault Systèmes started
to develop a new portfolio of Learning
Experiences that combines domain
knowledge and know-how to foster
Professional Transformations. To learn
more about our Learning Path dedicatedto Systems Engineering, Be a Systems
Engineering Leader, visit Edu Space website
at https://eduspace.3ds.com.

Upon the completion of this learning
path, a user will learn the necessity ofsystem thinking, the concepts of Systems
Engineering and Model-Based Systems
Engineering for developing cyberphysical systems, and the benefits ofCyber MagicGrid methodology using the
Dassault Systèmes solutions for Systems
Engineering. It delivers a digital badge:

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learning path addresses the questions of
how to think in a system approach and how
to lead a product development througha methodological Model-Based Systems
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Contributors & Authors
Hadrien Bourjot, Systems Architect at
CESAMES
Omar Hammami, Professor, Computer
Science and System Engineering
Department at ENSTA Engineering School
Gan Wang, Chief Engineer, Integrated
Defense Solutions Business at BAE
Systems
Saulius Pavalkis, Industry Business Senior
Consultant and MBSE Transformation
Leader for CATIA NO MAGIC,
Dassault Systèmes

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Barry Papke, Cyber Systems Industry
Process Consultant, CATIA NO MAGIC,
Dassault Systèmes

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EXPERTS SPEAKJOB OUTLOOKPatrick Ball, Corporate Publishing,
Communications Senior Manager,
Dassault Systèmes

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Anne-Laure Vaudoit, Intelligence andMarketing Specialist, 3DEXPERIENCE Edu,
Dassault Systèmes
Natacha Becard, Intelligenceand Marketing Senior Manager,
3DEXPERIENCE Edu, Dassault Systèmes

Gauthier Fanmuy, Systems Engineering
Standards & Methods Director,
Dassault Systèmes
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