What Is Systems Engineering?

👔 Free 6 Step Guide To Choosing Your Dream Career:

👤 Connect With Me On Other Platforms:

----------

These videos are for entertainment purposes only and they are just Shane's opinion based off of his own life experience and the research that he's done. Shane is not an attorney, CPA, insurance, or financial advisor and the information presented shall not be construed as tax, legal, insurance, safety or financial advice. If stocks or companies are mentioned, Shane might have an ownership interest in them. Affiliate links may be present, the offers and numbers presented may change over time so please make sure to confirm that the offer is still valid. Some offers mentioned may no longer be available or they have been changed. Please don’t make buying or selling decisions based on Shane’s videos. If you need such advice, please contact the qualified legal or financial professionals, don't just trust the opinion of a stranger on the internet and always make sure to do your own research and enjoy this family friendly content.

Sources and further readings for jobs and college degrees:
payscale(provides information on jobs and degrees)

[ShaneHummus]

👔 Free 6 Step Guide To Choosing Your Dream Career:

👤 Connect With Me On Other Platforms:

[cameronkroonenberg]

Some Advice: I recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace engineering and am starting up my Master's in Systems Engineering this fall. I have been working full time as a Systems Engineer in the aerospace industry and I absolutely love the work. I would heavily recommend getting a bachelor's in a more technical degree like Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical and then pursuing a graduate degree or career in Systems Engineering. Systems leans very heavily on soft skills like communication, leadership, and decision making. My advice would be to take those very traditional engineering courses first and become a good technical engineer. Then it is a very easy transition to systems engineering. The systems work (in my experience) is not nearly as technical, but you work with the technical folks day in and day out. That way you can talk the talk of the technical people, but walk the walk with management and business people.

[davidquinones]

Yes, there is a Systems Engineering out there as well as there are two types of Systems Engineers. One is for Product Development, and the second one is for software programming, computer languages, and network infrastructure. The SE for product development can be used in any industry including the development of software hardware and network infrastructure requirements. The software and network infrastructure is more specific to the programming and operation of software after the required hardware is completed. This is a good synopsis for clarification.

[cachemoneyKert]

I have a BS in Computer Science and working on a MS in Systems Engineering. I’m absolutely loving my classes. Thank you for sharing your opinion on this degree. So glad I stumbled upon it!

[eddiedahorsie]

B.S. Mechanical Engr. Minor in Electrical Engr. Class of ‘21 just received a job offer as a Systems Engineer…I’m very excited to start this career!

[minhquando]

From talking with my friends in college to my experience working in the software industry (I'm doing a CS masters and I'm working as a machine learning engineer at a large federal defense contractor), I would say systems engineering is an underrated major. The skills they learn are great for project management, but I would say it's a lot better to do systems engineering as a masters degree as opposed to an undergrad. But if you choose to major in systems engineering as an undergrad, you should think about doing a masters in a more specialized engineering field like mechanical, electrical, CS, etc. From what I've seen, a systems engineering degree is basically a more rigorous version of an MBA, and if I was in charge of hiring a project manager, I would pick a systems engineering undergrad with work experience over an MBA grad with the same amount of work experience anyday. And quite frankly, I don't recommend any engineer get an MBA unless you want to switch careers completely and go into the finance field and work a job that requires no engineering expertise at all.

[AngelofHogwarts]

I'm a Systems Engineer and I quite like it. I'm not the best programmer in the world and I don't like coding much but thankfully the Software Engineers on the team handle all that. But I have enough foundational knowledge to be able to participate in code reviews and understand what the code is doing and the logic of it. When the backend SWE's finish doing their thing, I'm sometimes tasked with writing, debugging, and running an acceptance test (using Robot Framework) to verify that the requirements we've created to match contract asks have gotten fulfilled. Other times, I do updates for technical notes and configuration/design documents and when needed, I also perform system testing to ensure our procedural/build documents are up-to-date.
Btw, you don't need to get a degree in Systems Engineering to get said position. I got my B.Eng. in Space Engineering. I think it's better to pursue a specific technical field in engineering as it makes you more marketable/desirable when applying for an industry specific Systems Eng position (i.e. Aviation, Aerospace, Space in my case).

[obamabarack]

I’m a mechanical engineering student who just graduated and has an offer for a systems engineering position.

My advice would be to take the same route I did, mechanical opens up many more possibilities while keeping you competitive for many specialized jobs.

The best systems engineering experience you can get is taking part in multidisciplinary projects. They will give you exposure to many different fields and employers love that for systems engineering. Additionally if you can get experience working with maintainers, stakeholders (people outside engineering but integral to the product development process) employers will love that.

[wheelchck]

Thank you, Shane! This helped me feel better about my decidion to go back to school for an MS in Engineering Management. This also gave me a new keyword to look for. It makes total sense, though, that Systems Engineering would be a synonym of Engineering Management. I have two semesters to go, and I feel burnt out with school; I hope that's normal. But my style is to keep going anyway.

[antoniocarlosdasilvajunior]

The best part is : "Who knows what can happen in 2020 " HAHA

[jeffersonmejia]

I'm about to study systems engineering, and I'm so excited about it.

[jonathan_kim]

Applied to systems engineering at UWaterloo. Thanks for the great video!

[michaelbryant]

Systems engineering seems like it would be a great fit for physics, applied physics, or engineering physics majors.

[nislaav]

I'm in my second year now of Systems Engineering & Robotics and can safely say for someone considering this academic route, think of it as a mix of Computer Science(40%, Electrical Engineering(40%) and a bit of Mechanical Engineering(20%)). I get to experience and learn from all these disciplines(and yes it's not easy), but it has honestly been so much fun and the degree with the knowledge we acquire would allow people with my major to work in multiple fields which is a very great thing to keep in mind. Also as for a Masters degree it opens up a huge amount of routes to go about, personally thinking about picking up an Electronics and Electrical Engineering or an Advanced Aeronautical Engineering and Space Systems degree.
Hope this little insight helps anyone :)

[ArthurWuYeah]

Thank you so much! I was very interested in this major so it’s awesome to see a video on it.

[Daniel]

I like how he doesn’t do intros or
Ads in the beginning.

[adchen]

Hi Shane,
Can you make a video about different Mechanical engineering subfields? Like specification in fluid, hvac, solid mechanics, robotics, etc

[taxy]

I think a degree in mechatronics engineering or industrial engineering can lead to a better chance of someone becoming a systems engineer since they would know how to operate different types of processes for an item to be made while studying and doing hands-on labs.

[christianarguelloduarte]

Best engineering video. I am thinking of pursuing this one. Thank you Shane

[leozendo]

13:21 that is the key. The only system engineers I know are electrical engineers switching into system engineering after their adult age.