Tag: engineering

This image shows a "V model" (a chart shaped like a "v"). The "V model" offers a graphical interpretation of the key roles of a systems engineer, relative to a project's life cycle.

June 6, 2018 / Bill Hart

Some Thoughts on Requirements

There is one question that I get routinely, from both those inside and outside the engineering industry: “What exactly does a systems engineer do?”

This photograph shows David Oh, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, and Dan Goebel holding small stuffed animals in front of a Psyche banner.

March 5, 2018 / Dan Goebel

What does a Chief Engineer do on NASA’s Psyche Mission… and how did I get this gig?

People have asked me what a Chief Engineer does. Here’s what I think they do (I hope the Psyche management team agrees), and also how I got to be one.