Systems Engineering Program (SEP)
HIGHLIGHTS
Jerrell Stracener,
Associate Professor
SEP Founding Director
EMIS Department
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SMU SEP Focus
The SMU Systems Engineering Program was conceived in
1991 and approved in 1994.
And has been developed and administered in response
to Dallas/Ft Worth region aerospace and defense
systems developers needs, with focus on:
• U.S. AT&L/defense contractor workforce improvement
by offering SE courses developed, and delivered by
defense industry subject matter experts
• Need driven Research conducted by SMU faculty, PhD
students and SEP DT volunteers in response to defense
systems developers priority needs in selected areas
Experienced Resources
SMU faculty* (resident and adjunct), DT members* and PhD SE
students* with extensive experience (multiple company) on
diverse U.S. defense development programs
•Aircraft Programs
•F-35
• F-16 • A-12 +ATA
•F-22 + ATF • F-8
• A-10
•F/A-18
• A/FX • A-7
1991-1995
Name
Arunski, Karl, P.E.**
Coyne, Bill
Davis, Joe, P.E.
Dean, Joe, Ph.D.
Halligan, Charles
Hanson, Harold
Harris, Doug, DE
Jain, Anant, Ph.D.
Kolson, Joanna
Luhks, Ronald, Ph.D.
Martin, Kim
Pearse, Derek
Ransom, C. J. , Ph.D.
Stracener, Jerrell, Ph.D.*
Shaw, Terry, Ph.D.
Steinheimer, Steven L.
Tucker, Scott
Vacante, Russell, Ph.D.
Zsak, Mike
Organization
Texas Instruments, Inc.
American Airlines
Loral Vought Systems
Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems
General Electric Transportation Systems
EDS
Southern Methodist University
Rockwell International
Federal Reserve Bank
Loral Aerospace
Abbott Labs
Hughes Training, Inc.
Bell Helicopter Textron
Vought/Northrop Grumman Corp.
E-Systems
E-Systems
Hughes Training, Inc.
Army Management Staff College
U.S. DoD OSD
Location
Dallas, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Grand Prairie, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Erie, PA
Plano, TX
Dallas, TX
Richardson, TX
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
Irving, TX
Arlington, TX
Arlington, TX
Grand Prairie, TX
Greenville, TX
Garland, TX
Arlington, TX
Fort Belvoir, VA
Washington, DC
*=Chairman
**=Vice Chairman
BOBBY B. LYLE
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
EMIS - SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROGRAM
SMU
• B-2
• B-1
• B-52
• C-17
• C-130
•Advanced Classified Programs
•Sensor Programs
•Missile Programs
* Most hold active DoD security clearance
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ad hoc Systems Engineering Council
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• S-3
• V-22
SMU SEP ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
SMU School of Engineering
Direct and Administer SEP
Admit Students & Approve Degree
Plans
Deliver SE Courses
Deliver SE Courses
Advise PhD students
ad hoc Systems
Engineering Council
SEP Development Team
Promote SEP
Idea
SEP Concept
Development
SEP
Proposal
SMU
TTU
UTA
UTD
SMU
Proposal
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Industry and Government Volunteers
Develop SE Courses
Identify & Capture Needs
Develop SE Courses
Promote SEP
Develop Proposals
Identify & Select Adjunct Faculty
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Identify & Select Adjunct Faculty
SEP ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Courses
Faculty
Experienced in Defense
Systems Development
•Developed in Response to
Industry & Government Needs
•Developed by SEP DT
•Core-5
•Electives– Current: 16
– In-Development: 9
•Resident
•Adjunct
Delivery
• On-Campus
• Internet
• Off-Campus Exec. Format
SEP
Programs
Customer-Driven
Lockheed Martin
Bell Helicopter
Raytheon
L3 Com
MITRE Corp
Siemens
Abbott Laboratories
Freescale Semiconductor
Students
•Non-Degree Studies in SE
•SE Certificate Series
•MS SE
•PhD SE
Delivery
Majority Employed full-time by
DoD and A&D Companies
– U.S. Citizen
– DoD Security Clearance
• On-Campus
• Internet
• Off-Campus Exec. Format
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•Admissions – 1000+
•Graduates MS SE – 555
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SEP RESEARCH PROGRAM
Research Areas
Research Focus
Defense Systems
Defense Systems
Focus
• Modeling and Analysis of Defense Systems
Development
• Technology Linkage, Selection and Transition
to US Warfighter
• Systems Requirements Engineering and
Integrated Verification & Validation
• Engineering of Defense Systems
Funded Research
SEP
Students
Research Projects
Representative
PhD SE Students
• Complex System Design “Management Flight
Simulator” Development
• Methodology for Optimizing Verification, Test
and Evaluation Complex System
Development
• Methodology for Measuring SoS
Development Performance
• Methodology for Analysis of Technology
Alternatives
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– U.S. Navy SPAWAR
– DoD DAU
– Lockheed Martin
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• 30 Students
PhD SE and AS
– 2 Full-Time
– 28 Part-Time
• Lockheed Martin
• U.S. Navy SPAWAR
• Boeing
• Raytheon
• Bell Helicopter
• 20 Applicants in Queue
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BAE Systems
Raytheon
Texas Instruments
Bell helicopter
FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSE TO
DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND DOD OPERATIONS PROBLEMS
Concept
A&D Systems Developers
Problems
Systems
Engineering
Program
DoD Operations
Problems
K-12
Students
Systems Engineering
Program
Industry & Government
Team
Caruth Institute for
Engineering Education
Lockheed Martin
Skunk Works ®Lab
Projects
Lyle School of
Engineering
Subject Matter Experts
Faculty
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Solutions
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SEP DEVELOPMENT
SEP Development Team Membership
SEP Development Process
Current DT
Development Model:
Industry-Government-Student
Partnership
Organization affiliation
Abbott Laboratories
Aerospace Quality Research and Development
Agilecast
BAE Systems - Electronic Warfare
Bell Helicopter
Boeing Aerospace Support Division
California Edison
CBI
Diversified Technology, Inc
Eaton Aerospace
Elbit Systems
Freescale Semiconductor
Hewlett Packard
iWave Software, LLC
JaCo Systems
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems
L-3, Communications Link
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control
MAGNACOM, Inc.
Mitre Corp.
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA Marshall
Raytheon Space & Airborne System
Raytheon - Network Centric Systems
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
Raytheon Intelligence & Information Systems
Sandia National Labs
Siemens Automation
Siemens Government Services
Spirit Aero
Statistical Design Institute
Strategic Thought Group
Systems Design, LLC
Texas Instruments
Translog International
U.S. Army Info Systems Engineering Com
U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command
U.S. Navy SPAWAR Systems Centers
US Navy JTRS
Vought Aircraft Industries
SEP Development Projects
Customer-Driven
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PhD SE Start Up
MS SE Rev4
New SE Courses
Defense Systems Developer Needs-Driven
Curriculum Review w/INCOSE North Texas Chapter
• Systems Design and Integration Track
• Advances in Systems Engineering Certificate Series
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Location
Irving, TX / Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Irving, TX
Merrimack, NH
Hurst, TX
Ft. Walton, FL
Rosemead, CA
Dallas, TX
Ridgeland, MS
Fort, Worth, TX / Jackson, MI
Ft Worth, TX
Ausin, TX
Plano, TX
Frisco, TX
Dallas, TX
Greenville, TX
Arlington, TX
Ft Worth, TX
Grand Prairie, TX
Huntsville, TX
Mclean, VA
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL
Dallas / Plano / McKinney, TX
McKinney, TX
Andover, MA
Garland, TX
Albuquerque, NM
Richardson, TX
Richardson, TX
Whichita, KS
McKinney, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Acton, Ma
Dallas, TX
Bristow, VA
Ft. Huachuca, AZ
China Lake, CA
Charleston, SC / San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Irving, TX