A changing global business environment is creating a need for professionals who can combine  various operations including design, production, manufacturing, logistics, sales and service. Systems Engineering is a discipline that integrates these engineering and business elements. Systems engineers ensure that customers’ and stakeholders’ needs are satisfied in high-quality, trustworthy, cost-efficient and schedule-compliant manners throughout a system's entire life cycle.

Systems Engineers:

• Coordinate operational issues from a systems perspective.
• Manage technical, business and management functions.
• Supervise multinational units, projects and global supply chains.
• Understand future trends in global markets and economies.
• Handle interdisciplinary issues and problems.
• Develop product creation, production, marketing and sales strategies.

Systems engineering has broad applications in a wide variety of industries including:

• Energy
• Telecommunications
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Transportation and distribution
• Information technology
• Financial services
• Automotive
• Retail
• Healthcare

Within the Systems Engineering program at UNC Charlotte, students learn:

• Decision and risk analysis
• Systems modeling and optimization
• Systems design, planning and analysis
• Supply chain and logistics engineering
• Quality engineering
• Engineering management
• Communication and presentation
• Understanding of global business dynamics