Building the Systems Workforce of the Future
Challenges and Needs
Today’s interdependent systems are being shaped by major transformations occurring, for example, in the energy, health, aerospace, and transportation industries, as well as advancements in robotics, AI, and cyber-physical domains. Engineering talent is needed to integrate diverging requirements, develop robust designs, and ensure project success. Well-educated system managers and engineers with broad overarching multi-disciplinary competencies are essential for tackling today’s complex systems’ technical, economic and societal challenges. This type of talent is scarce and in high demand by enterprises worldwide.
Objectives
This Summit will articulate the context, needs, and actions for growing the needed workforce. It will bring together industrial, academic, and professional organizations, as well as government agencies, to formulate a call for action that could mitigate the shortage of a well-educated and trained systems workforce in the medium term.
Stakeholders
The summit participants are all stakeholders concerned with the planning and execution of complex engineering programs involving environmental, social, economic, political, regulatory, and technological challenges. Cooperation between the diverse organizations participating in this Summit could significantly advance the needed “Workforce of the Future”.