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Company Description:

Department of Systems Engineering at CSU
Systems Engineering at CSU is a program of research and scholarly innovation seeking to develop solutions to the most difficult technical, economic, environmental, and social challenges. We work closely with our industry and government partners to develop new systems engineering research, and to establish a collective capability to engineer systems in aerospace, energy, civil, and social applications.

Our Mission: 

“To be the world’s premier systems engineering program” – Ronald M. Sega, founding Director.

We are dedicated to serving students with an interdisciplinary, comprehensive education that is accessible and customizable. Our curriculum provides the foundation for a lifetime of creative and rigorous systems-thinking and cultivates students into adaptable and successful scholars and professionals. We strive to conduct innovative and pragmatic team-based research to solve the most complex and challenging problems facing the human condition. The Department invests in employees through inclusion and empowerment to realize personal and professional excellence. We seek to serve our local, national, and global society through scholarly engagement with industrial, governmental, and public stakeholders.

What is Systems Engineering? 
What is systems engineering? Our faculty and staff often answer this question using a car as an example. Mechanical engineers work on the engine and other mechanisms; electrical engineers work on the wiring; computer engineers might work on the programs that allow the car to run. 

None of these systems alone constitutes a car. This is where a systems engineer comes in. They work to integrate each individual system to develop the system of systems – or, the car in this example.

In other words, systems engineers act as the bridge between engineering disciplines to ensure that projects are successful.