What functions does Systems Engineering handle?

Activities that Systems Engineering should support Requirements Management Design Validation and Verification Searchable archives of System Documents System and component models Drawings and CAD representations Engineering analysis and computational models Decision procedure & and design rationale Manage the design change process Manage fault reports, analysis and resolution Manage system budgets Manage the work process schedule Properties that are important in support systems Traceability User navigation Uniform interfaces and standardized information formats Support systems management separate from content management Support automated query by Systems Engineering tools Universal access Extensive support for reuse Implementation issues Content and quality assurance provided by "engineers in the field" Education and training Information management costs apply to project budgets Integration with existing and future CAD and project management systems Information from broad variety of changing data sources Tools to mine information from existing data formats Tools to convert between data formats