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Diploma in MBSE with SysML for Military Platforms

Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in MBSE with SysML for military platforms. 8 modules covering military platforms as systems, requirements and use-case modelling, functional architecture, physical and interface architecture, budget analysis, simulation and verification, and model management and delivery, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration6–8 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Analyse military platforms as complex systems.

02

Model requirements and use cases in SysML.

03

Build functional architectures and operating modes.

04

Model physical architectures and interfaces.

05

Carry out parametric budget analyses.

06

Simulate and verify the platform from the model.

07

Manage and deliver models in collaborative environments.

Profile

Who it's for

  • MBSE engineers.
  • Platform architects in land, naval or air programmes.
  • Requirements engineers.
  • Integration engineers.
  • Verification engineers.
  • Vehicle systems engineers.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to move into defence.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • OMG SysML v1.6 (systems modelling language)
  • OMG SysML v2.0 (next-generation systems modelling language)
  • STANAG 4754 (NATO Generic Vehicle Architecture)
  • ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023 (system life cycle processes)
  • NATO Architecture Framework v4 (architecture views)
  • ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 (requirements engineering)
  • Cameo Systems Modeler
  • Capella
  • MATLAB Simulink
  • IBM DOORS Next
  • Teamwork Cloud
Syllabus

8 modules

  1. 1.1Land, naval and air platforms
  2. 1.2Subsystems of a platform
  3. 1.3Operational and technical requirements
  4. 1.4Platform life cycle
  5. 1.5Variants and configurations
  6. 1.6Mid-life upgrades
  7. 1.7GVA and FACE open architectures
  8. 1.8Interfaces with external systems
  9. 1.9Modelling challenges
  10. 1.10Case study: decomposition of an armoured vehicle
  1. 2.1Operational scenarios
  2. 2.2Platform use cases
  3. 2.3Context diagrams
  4. 2.4Performance requirements
  5. 2.5Environmental requirements
  6. 2.6Survivability requirements
  7. 2.7Traceability to sources
  8. 2.8Requirements verification
  9. 2.9Importing from DOORS
  10. 2.10Workshop: requirements model of a platform
  1. 3.1Functional analysis
  2. 3.2Activity diagrams
  3. 3.3Functional flows
  4. 3.4Platform modes and states
  5. 3.5State machines
  6. 3.6Functional allocation
  7. 3.7Safety functions
  8. 3.8Mission functions
  9. 3.9Support functions
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: state machine for operating modes
  1. 4.1Block definition diagrams
  2. 4.2Internal block diagrams (IBD)
  3. 4.3Ports and flows
  4. 4.4Electrical interfaces
  5. 4.5Data interfaces
  6. 4.6Mechanical interfaces
  7. 4.7Product variants
  8. 4.8Component libraries
  9. 4.9ICD generation
  10. 4.10Lab: IBD of a vehicle data network
  1. 5.1Parametric diagrams
  2. 5.2Mass budget
  3. 5.3Electrical power budget
  4. 5.4Thermal balance
  5. 5.5Volume budget
  6. 5.6Mobility analysis
  7. 5.7Integration with MATLAB
  8. 5.8Sensitivity analysis
  9. 5.9Comparison of alternatives
  10. 5.10Practical exercise: parametric mass and power budget
  1. 6.1Behavioural simulation
  2. 6.2Scenario simulation
  3. 6.3Co-simulation with Simulink
  4. 6.4Platform digital twin
  5. 6.5Model-derived test cases
  6. 6.6Requirements verification
  7. 6.7Verification matrices
  8. 6.8Design reviews
  9. 6.9Model defect management
  10. 6.10Lab: simulation of an operational scenario
  1. 7.1Repository and versioning
  2. 7.2Multi-company collaboration
  3. 7.3Documentation generation
  4. 7.4Customer views
  5. 7.5Model quality
  6. 7.6PLM integration
  7. 7.7Information security
  8. 7.8SysML v2 and API
  9. 7.9Lessons learned
  10. 7.10Case study: model-based deliverable
  1. 8.1Selecting the platform
  2. 8.2Requirements model
  3. 8.3Functional architecture
  4. 8.4Physical architecture
  5. 8.5Budgets
  6. 8.6Simulation
  7. 8.7Verification plan
  8. 8.8Conclusions
  9. 8.9Report and presentation
  10. 8.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so it fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Cameo Systems Modeler, Capella, MATLAB Simulink, IBM DOORS Next and Teamwork Cloud, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work is based on real procedures for platform architecture modelling, parametric mass and power analysis and operational scenario simulation. Assessment is continuous by module plus the final project.

Standards covered: OMG SysML v1.6, OMG SysML v2.0, STANAG 4754, ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023, NATO Architecture Framework v4, ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of SysML v1.6/v2.0 and STANAG 4754 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:Cameo Systems Modeler, Capella, MATLAB Simulink, IBM DOORS Next and Teamwork Cloud, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:A complete SysML model of a military platform, from requirements and functional and physical architecture to budgets, simulation and a verification plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Requirements model
Model the platform's operational scenarios, use cases and traceable requirements.
Functional architecture
Build activity flows and a state machine for the operating modes.
Physical and interface architecture
Model blocks, IBDs and interfaces and generate the ICD.
Parametric budgets and simulation
Run mass, power and thermal budgets and simulate an operational scenario.
Final project
A complete platform model with its verification plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

MBSE engineerPlatform architectRequirements engineerIntegration engineerVerification engineerVehicle systems engineer
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • An internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 800 hours over 6–8 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with Cameo Systems Modeler, Capella, MATLAB Simulink, IBM DOORS Next and Teamwork Cloud, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree required), a computer able to run the software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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