Systems Engineering and Architecture

Policy and Guidance

Under the authorities of the USD(R&E) charter (DoD Directive 5137.02), Systems Engineering and Architecture (SE&A) is responsible for developing policy and guidance and disseminating best practices to encourage the use of systems engineering, other engineering disciplines, and standards and specifications for the engineering of defense systems.

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Engineering Policy

DoD Directive 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System
DoD Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework
DoD Instruction 5000.88, Engineering of Defense Systems
DoD Instruction 5000.89, Test and Evaluation
DoD Instruction 5000.97, Digital Engineering

Engineering Guidance

Engineering of Defense Systems Guidebook
Systems Engineering Guidebook
Acquisition Program Technical Certifications Summary
Acquisition Strategy Outline
Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) Outline, Version 4.1
- Editable Template MS Word
- PDF SEP Outline-4.1.pdf
Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Chapter 3 Design Considerations Standards
Best Practices for Using Systems Engineering Standards (ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, IEEE 15288.1, and IEEE 15288.2) on Contracts for Department of Defense Acquisition Programs
Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP) Outline
Guidebook for Acquiring Engineering Technical Services: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
DoD Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation Guidebook
DoD Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation Guidebook Addendum: Cybersecurity T&E of DoD Systems Hosted on Commercial Cloud Service Offerings
Cyber Table Top Guide, Version 2
Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule Preparation and Use Guide
Technology Readiness Assessment Guidebook

Digital Engineering, Modeling and Simulation

DoD Directive 5000.59

DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Management

DoD Instruction 5000.61

DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A)

DoD Instruction 5000.97

DoD Digital Engineering

MIL-STD 3022

Documentation of Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) for Models and Simulations

DoD Digital Engineering Fundamentals

Digital Engineering Body of Knowledge

Digital Engineering Strategy

DE Ecosystem General Requirements

SysML v1 to SysML v2 Transition Planning Outline and Recommendations

Technical Report: SysML v1 to SysML v2 Model Conversion Approach

Human Systems Integration

DoD Instruction 5000.95, Human Systems Integration in Defense Acquisition

HSI Guidebook

Software Engineering

Standardization

DoD Instruction 4120.24, Defense Standardization Program (DSP)
DoD Manual 4120.24, Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Procedures
See also Defense Standardization Program

Industry Standards

ISO/IEC/IEEE 21839, System of systems (SoS) consideration in life cycle stages of a system
ISO/IEC/IEEE 21840, Guidelines for the utilization of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 in the context of System of Systems (SoS)
ISO/IEC/IEEE 21841, Taxonomy of systems of systems
IEEE 24748-1, Systems and software engineering – Life cycle management – Part1: Guidelines for life cycle management
IEEE 24748-2, Systems and software engineering – Life cycle management – Part 2: Requirements for managers of information for user of systems, software and services
IEEE 24748-3, Systems and software engineering – Life cycle management – Part 3: Guide to the application of ISO/IEC 12207 (Software life cycle processes)
IEEE 24748-4, Systems and software engineering – Life cycle management – Part 4: Systems engineering planning
IEEE 24748-5, Systems and software engineering – Life cycle management – Part 5: Software Development Planning
IEEE 12207, Systems and software engineering – Software life cycle processes