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systems engineering

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noun

  1. the branch of engineering, based on systems analysis and information theory, concerned with the design of integrated systems

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Coast Guard Academy with a degree in mechanical engineering and later earned four advanced degrees, including a doctorate in systems engineering from George Washington University.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

“Many skill sets from the automotive industry—for example in systems engineering, software, or electronics—are an excellent match for the technologies we develop.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

“It’s not working,” Noboru Yoshida, a professor of systems engineering at Wakayama University, said of Japan’s current trash management.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2026

Back at Portsmouth they'll be studying space systems engineering.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2025

I began my journey into learning about sustainability at USC with a major in industrial and systems engineering and a minor in law and public policy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2024

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