The US Department of Defense has created a comprehensive systems engineering career competency model for use in defense acquisition. The model was developed and verified by a collaborating team with members from the US Office of Personnel Management, Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and the Missile Defense Agency to develop and verify the competencies used by defense systems engineers. Verification of the competency model was critical to allow it to be used as a basis for “high stakes” human resource functions for all of the US Department of Defense. The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, sponsored the development of the model. This paper presents an outline of the model and an analysis of the contents for critical competencies by experience level and how the model relates to processes in the INCOSE Handbook, Version 4.
The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation is sponsoring a strategic initiative led by a team from the Naval Postgraduate School Systems Engineering Department to implement an overall approach to study and develop a systems engineering career competency model. The Naval Postgraduate School is working in collaboration with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and the Missile Defense Agency to develop and verify the competencies used by defense systems engineers. Verification of the competency model is critical to allow it to be used as a basis for “high stakes” human resource functions for all of the U.S. Department of Defense. This paper presents the development of the systems engineering career competency model, and the subsequent efforts to have the systems engineering competencies verified.
The United States (US) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, is sponsoring an initiative led by a team from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), to implement an overall approach to study and develop a systems engineering career competency model (SECCM). The initiative is significant as recent studies into career development models have found that firms are searching for individuals who possess both technical and non‐technical competencies. Competencies are defined as the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for a systems engineer to perform tasks related to the discipline. NPS is working with the US Office of Personnel Management and the US Navy, to develop proficiency levels and to perform career path modeling. SECCM competencies are partitioned into a series of career development points, to allow for a competency based approach towards career development. This paper describes the development of proficiency levels and career path modeling capabilities, as aligned with the SECCM.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Systems engineering is vital for the acquisition of systems for the Department of the Navy (DON). As systems engineering is a relatively young discipline, no professional engineer occupational series exists under which systems engineers can be classified from a human resources perspective. In addition to the lack of an occupational designation, there is no official competency model to form the basis for employee selection and career development. In order for a competency model to be used for employee selection, it must be validated under the Uniform Guidelines for employee selection. Once validated, the model can be used to create systems engineering position descriptions and related career development plans that would be specifically used for systems engineers within the DON and perhaps for DOD. A baseline competency model is the first step in performing a validation process in accordance with the Uniform Guidelines.In order to begin to address this situation, a system engineering competency model was developed to provide a baseline. This model was designed specifically for the DON, though it should also be useable in any organization that employs system engineers. The core of the model is based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that a systems engineer needs to develop competency in across varying career levels. These KSAs are defined using Bloom's Taxonomy to describe, the cognitive and affective aspects needed for achievement of the respective competencies. The research also identifies whether these KSAs are best attained through specific methods, such as undergraduate education, graduate education, professional training, or through on-the-job experience. Furthermore, the model can inform the development of graduate and undergraduate curricula in systems engineering, since using Bloom's Taxonomy describes the KSAs in terms that lend themselves to direct use as curriculum related learning objectives.The outcome is called the Competency Model for the Profession of Systems Engineering (COMPOSE) model. The COMPOSE model can be used by the DON and several other organizations as a means to formulate career development plans for the professional development of systems engineers. SUBJECT TERMS ABSTRACTSystems engineering is vital for the acquisition of systems for the Department of the Navy (DON). As systems engineering is a relatively young discipline, no professional engineer occupational series exists under which systems engineers can be classified from a human resources perspective. In addition to the lack of an occupational designation, there is no official competency m...
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