Product Systems Engineering Workshop by Tonex
Duration: 2 Days | Format: In-person / Virtual / Hybrid
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Credential: Certificate of Completion (optional)
This workshop introduces participants to practical systems engineering approaches tailored to product development in commercial, industrial, and defense settings. It bridges technical and business perspectives, emphasizing requirements definition, architecture development, V&V, lifecycle traceability, and stakeholder value delivery. The course applies ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and INCOSE guidance.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand the role of systems engineering in product development.
- Define and manage stakeholder and system-level requirements.
- Apply MBSE, interface management, and architecture definition.
- Support trade studies, risk management, and design optimization.
- Plan and execute verification, validation, and transition activities.
- Integrate SE practices with Agile, DevOps, and PLM frameworks.
- Deliver products that meet quality, cost, schedule, and compliance objectives.
Target Audience:
- Product and systems engineers
- Technical project managers
- R&D and engineering managers
- Design leads and cross-functional team members
- Quality, validation, and compliance engineers
- Defense, aerospace, automotive, and medical device professionals
- Anyone involved in complex product lifecycle activities
Workshop Agenda:
Day 1 – Systems Thinking & SE for Product Development
Module 1: Introduction to Product Systems Engineering
- Definitions: systems, subsystems, components, interfaces
- Product vs platform vs system-of-systems
- SE lifecycle phases and technical processes
- Overview of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and INCOSE SE Handbook
Module 2: Stakeholder Needs & Requirements Engineering
- Identifying stakeholders and eliciting needs
- Writing clear, testable system requirements
- Requirements analysis, validation, and allocation
- Traceability (Reqtify, DOORS, Jama Connect)
Module 3: System Architecture & Design
- Functional decomposition and behavior modeling
- Logical and physical architecture views
- Use of SysML for modeling (Block Diagrams, Activity, State Machines)
- Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and data flows
Module 4: Trade Studies & Design Decisions
- Trade space definition and evaluation criteria
- Pugh matrices and decision analysis
- Sensitivity analysis and modeling tools
- Documentation of technical rationale
Module 5: Integration, Verification & Validation (IV&V)
- The “V” model in product systems engineering
- Building V&V plans and test strategies
- Test case development, configuration control
- Factory, lab, and field-level verification examples
Module 6: Risk, Reliability & Safety in Product Systems
- Risk identification, categorization, and mitigation
- FMEA/FMECA, fault trees, and hazard analysis
- Safety cases and compliance considerations (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508)
- Use of digital twins and simulation for early fault detection
Module 7: Systems Engineering in Agile/Hybrid Projects
- Integrating SE with Agile sprints and DevOps flows
- SE artifacts in hybrid SDLCs
- Synchronizing with product owners, scrum teams, and testers
- Case: Agile systems engineering in mechatronic product development
Module 8: Product Lifecycle Engineering & Digital Thread
- Systems engineering through sustainment and upgrades
- Configuration management and product baselines
- Linking PLM (Teamcenter, Windchill) with SE tools
- Enabling the digital thread and digital twin models
Workshop Exercises & Tools
- Requirements Review Workshop: Validate and refine poorly written requirements
- Architecture Modeling Activity: Build a product architecture in SysML
- Trade Study Simulation: Evaluate product design alternatives
- V&V Plan Builder: Develop a verification matrix with traceability
- Lifecycle Mapping: Connect SE deliverables across product phases
Course Materials
- Slide deck (PDF)
- Participant workbook with exercises
- Product Systems Engineering templates (reqs, test plan, trade matrix)
- Glossary of SE terms for product teams
- SE lifecycle checklist (Phase 0–E)