Systems Engineering Competencies

The Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL) Systems Engineering Competency Model consists of three Systems Engineering competency areas and five competency areas common to both the Project Management and Systems Engineering communities. These competencies are listed below. You may also view the detailed Skils, Behaviors, and Knowledge associated with each competency

Systems Engineering Competencies

• Competency Area SE1.0: System Design
• SE1.1 Stakeholder Expectation Definition & Management
• SE1.2 Technical Requirements Definition
• SE1.3 Logical Decomposition
• SE1.4 Design Solution Definition
• Competency Area SE 2.0: Product Realization
• SE 2.1 Product Implementation
• SE 2.2 Product Integration
• SE 2.3 Product Verification
• SE 2.4 Product Validation
• SE 2.5 Product Transition
• Competency Area SE3.0: Technical Management
• SE3.1 Technical Planning
• SE3.2 Requirements Management
• SE3.3 Interface Management
• SE3.4 Technical Risk Management

Competencies Common to Project Management and Systems Engineering

• Competency Area C1.0: Internal & External Environments
• C1.1 Agency Structure, Mission, and Internal Goals
• C1.2 NASA Procedures and Guidelines
• C1.3 External Relationships
• Competency Area C2.0: Human Capital Management
• C2.1 Staffing and Performance
• C2.2 Team Dynamics and Management
• Competency Area C3.0: Security, Safety and Mission Assurance
• C3.1 Security
• C3.2 Workplace Safety
• C3.3 Safety and Mission Assurance
• Competency C4.0: Professional and Leadership Development
• C4.1 Mentoring and Coaching
• C4.2 Communication
• C4.3 Leadership
• C4.4 Ethics
• Competency 5.0 Knowledge Management
• C5.1 Knowledge Capture and Transfer
• C5.2 Knowledge Sharing