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Perspectives, techniques and strategies to respond to requirements, design decisions, and development discovery, while optimizing for cost at the organizational, program, and project level. Strong course emphasis on relevant special topics from industry leaders with class discussion. Additional focus areas include R&D-Innovation, Cost Optimization with MBSE, Supplier Cost Management, Cost in Integration and Test, Cost and Value in Quality, and, Cost impacts of Future Trends. Students present a study in Cost Optimization for the course and prepare a final project report on an area of Cost Optimization.
Credit not allowed for both ENGR 581A3 and SYSE 573.
ENGR 502/MECH 501 (Engineering Project and Program Management); ENGR 531/ECE 531 (Engineering Risk Analysis) or Restrictions: Graduate (GR). Credit not allowed for both SYSE 573 and ENGR 581A3
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Discounts are not applicable to Denver sections.
This class is available live via the Internet during the in-person course section time. If you are registered for the 801 section, log into your Canvas account to access the course; directions will be posted. You can also attend the class in person if you contact the instructor ahead of time.
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Dr. Adams has 25+ years of systems engineering experience in Department of Defense, satellite and aircraft systems, and, in-process, diameter and thickness gauging systems. He is an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). Dr Adams actively supports the INCOSE Space Systems Working Group (SSWG). Dr. Adams currently teaches two courses: Cost Optimization for Systems Engineers (SYSE 573), and Space Mission Analysis and Design for Systems Engineers (SYSE 536). Dr Adams has also taught Engineering Risk Analysis (ENGR 531) for the Systems Engineering department. Dr Adams advises doctoral and masters students, and works to build company-university relationships for the department. Dr. Adams recently retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation working as a Systems Engineer primarily on the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) ground segments (Space Based Infra-Red Satellite (SBIRS) and Next Generation OPIR). He most recently supported Lockheed Martin programs for the Space Defense Agency. Dr. Adams has a diverse set of systems engineering experiences including as the customer for major satellite systems components, as the manager of a systems engineering team constrained by cost and schedule limits, as an associate chief engineer for a major segment supplier, and as the global, in-field, sales and engineering representative of niche measurement systems. His career is characterized as bringing together diverse customer needs into consolidated product requirements, innovating approaches and solutions, and confirming satisfaction with delivered capabilities. Dr Adams is a member of IEEE, INCOSE, and a lifetime member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society, the Air Force Association, the American Legion and the Handyman Club of America.