Question: How is systems engineering is applied to Space Systems and identify what aspects of systems engineering are emphasized differently for this domain. Hints: An example in the Biomedical and Healthcare Systems domain is the systems engineering activities for a biomedical device such as a pacemaker or cochlear implant system. Environmental conditions can be severe for an embedded device because it has to operate inside the body without preventive maintenance. The device must work reliably despite the temperature, chemicals, and fluids inside the body. There will be an increased emphasis on reliability and safety. There will be a decreased emphasis on external environmental conditions outside the body (such as sand, wind, or ice). Tailoring can be applied to remove environmental testing associated with operating in a desert or arctic environment. Domain emphasis can result in domain-specific standards to guide development. Using the biomedical device example, there are design standards related to safety and quality. To be clear, tailoring is not removing technical processes or technical management processes. It is about adapting those processes to meet the needs of the project. Defining the tailoring for a project helps to define which steps in each process are important and which ones apply to the project. Tailoring a process is different from customizing a solution. Tailoring is something you do to determine which systems engineering activities within each process will be performed on a project in the future. Customizing is something you do to select available options in the resulting system.

Question: How is systems engineering is applied to Space Systems and identify what aspects of systems engineering are emphasized differently for this domain.

Hints: An example in the Biomedical and Healthcare Systems domain is the systems engineering activities for a biomedical device such as a pacemaker or cochlear implant system. Environmental conditions can be severe for an embedded device because it has to operate inside the body without preventive maintenance. The device must work reliably despite the temperature, chemicals, and fluids inside the body. There will be an increased emphasis on reliability and safety. There will be a decreased emphasis on external environmental conditions outside the body (such as sand, wind, or ice). Tailoring can be applied to remove environmental testing associated with operating in a desert or arctic environment.

Domain emphasis can result in domain-specific standards to guide development. Using the biomedical device example, there are design standards related to safety and quality.

To be clear, tailoring is not removing technical processes or technical management processes. It is about adapting those processes to meet the needs of the project. Defining the tailoring for a project helps to define which steps in each process are important and which ones apply to the project. Tailoring a process is different from customizing a solution. Tailoring is something you do to determine which systems engineering activities within each process will be performed on a project in the future. Customizing is something you do to select available options in the resulting system.