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U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
The System Engineering Process
Concentrate on
the early SE
life cycle…
… while staying focused on
the overall program
goals
System
Validation
Concept of
Operations
System
Requirements
System
Verification/
Deployment
Subsystem
Verification
Unit / Device
Testing
High-Level
Design
Detailed
Design
Software / Hardware
Development
Field Installation