Systems Engineering Archive

There are almost 500 articles published in this blog - it's easy to lose track. All search options are summarized in this archive: Simple search, chronological, or in the sidebar by category, by day or by date. Have fun browsing.

Functional safety, Modeling & MBSE, Product Velocity
The function call returns before the world has changed
August 27, 2026
If you ignore the physics when calling a function during development, you won't discover errors until integration. Read now
Automotive, Interview, People, Modeling & MBSE, Tools
From Mercedes to NIO: What Defines Modern Engineering Toolchains
August 20, 2026
Dr. Yousef Hooshmand has worked in both the German and Chinese automotive sectors and shares his perspective. Read now
People, Product Velocity
Hendrik Dahmke: Product Velocity Requires a Shared Understanding
August 13, 2026
In this guest post, Hendrik Dahmke examines Product Velocity from the perspective of a systems engineer. Read now
Requirements, Artificial intelligence
Spec-Driven Development for Software. Coming Soon to Hardware, Too?
August 6, 2026
In Spec-Driven Development (SDD), the software code is a derived artifact. The idea is not new, but it has been revitalized by AI. Read now
Eclipse, Industry, OMG
OMG and the EDM Council: Openness Put to the Test
July 30, 2026
The OMG was acquired by the EDM Council. This is relevant to systems engineering because of the many OMG standards. Read now
Automotive, Germany
Startups and Systems Engineering: The Record That Misses the Mark
July 23, 2026
In the first half of 2026, more startups were founded in Germany than ever before. We need to put that into perspective. Read now
Books, Case study, Product Velocity
The Phoenix Project in Orbit: Kessler Seven
July 16, 2026
„Kessler Seven“ is a science fiction story that tells how Product Velocity saves ten thousand lives. Read now
Agility, Automotive, Interview, People
Joe Justice: Conway’s Law, Modules, and Experiments (Part 2)
July 9, 2026
In this interview, Joe Justice explains the importance of the module and a low-risk way to try out Extreme Hardware (Part 2) Read now
People, Modeling & MBSE, events
Why Functional Chains Are Not Capability Threads
July 2, 2026
Drawing on Robin Yeman’s keynote address at the MBSE Summit, this article explains capability threads and how integration bottlenecks arise despite MBSE. Read now
Interview, Standards & Methods
Enterprise Architecture Using the TOGAF Standard: Bureaucracy or a Catalyst for Transformation?
June 25, 2026
An Interview with Christopher Schulz: When Enterprise Architecture and TOGAF Actually Make an Organization Faster. Read now
Agility, Automotive, Interview, People
Joe Justice: Hardware Can Get Faster (Part 1)
June 18, 2026
In this interview, Joe Justice explains how hardware development can be accelerated and why so few companies are able to do it. (Part 1) Read now
Germany, Case study, Product Velocity
Germany doesn't have a housing problem. Germany has a flow problem.
June 11, 2026
Product Velocity can also be applied to topics outside of product development, such as housing in Germany. Read now
Germany, Industry, Product Velocity
Not the engineers: when the process model becomes a bottleneck
June 4, 2026
It's not the engineers who make the difference between slow and fast companies—the process model is the bottleneck! Read now
Automotive, Germany, Interview, People
China Speed and the crisis of traditional systems engineering
May 28, 2026
Yuchao Luo provides insights into Chinese automotive development, where values, competition and policy lead to successful products. Read now
Interview, People
Why modern product development remains slow
May 21, 2026
Martin Eigner, Joachim Pfeffer, and Michael Jastram will discuss why modern product development remains slow in a webinar. Read now
Modeling & MBSE, events
Four perspectives on ontologies between SysML, AI, and philosophy
May 14, 2026
Four lectures showcased ontologies as a connection between SE, knowledge graphs, AI, and philosophical questions of meaning and existence. Read now
OMG, Standards & Methods
UAF: Enterprise Architecture Meets MBSE
May 7, 2026
UAF positions itself as a model-based approach for Enterprise Architecture, System-of-Systems, and Mission Engineering. Read now
Artificial intelligence, People, Modeling & MBSE, OMG, Product Velocity
When Complexity Tips: Tim Weilkiens on the Digital Storm in Engineering
April 30, 2026
Tim Weilkiens describes the situation in engineering, with the explosion of complexity and other areas, as a perfect storm. Read now
Product Velocity, Tools
Find the problem before you solve it: The Product Velocity Anti-Pattern Finder
April 23, 2026
The Anti-Pattern Finder allows users to identify a Product Velocity problem in two minutes. Read now
Artificial intelligence, People, SE trends
AI does not replace systems engineering: it shifts the work
April 16, 2026
In this video interview, Prof. Dr. Thomas Meenken explains how Artificial Intelligence is transforming Systems Engineering. Read now

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