William D. Miller Interview — Back to Our Roots - INCOSE's Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE)

The Systems Engineering Podcast

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William D. Miller: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-miller-504a882/

INCOSE Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE):

- https://www.incose.org/communities/working-groups-initiatives/fuse INCOSE Systems Engineering Vision 2035:

- https://www.incose.org/publications/se-vision-2035

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️

00:00:00 Introduction + who is Bill; PDF summary

00:01:05 At INCOSE IW 2025 — What is the future of SE?

00:01:15 Vision 2035 and shift from process to engineering of systems

00:01:36 The “ilities” challenge — integrating quality metrics

00:01:46 What a chief systems engineer actually does (requirements → sell-off)

00:02:31 Cross-discipline story - the F=ma whiteboard test

00:03:08 Back to our roots — process ≠ outcomes; “engineering of systems”

00:03:51 Four workstreams - foundations, methodology, vision/roadmap, applications

00:04:04 Application extensions beyond aero/defense (incl. healthcare, automotive)

00:04:22 Energy transition focus

00:04:36 Kodiak Island microgrid case (hydro, diesel, wind, crane regen, flywheel)

00:06:32 2003 Northeast blackout — overlooked dependencies at airports

00:07:42 Fukushima lesson — scenario planning (CONOPS) and tsunami risk

00:08:29 How to get involved- search “Systems Engineering Vision 2035”

00:08:57 Be proactive — we can’t be passive about the vision

00:09:45 Vision 2035 structure - trends, current state, future, roadmap (2025/2030/2035)

00:10:53 Parting message - collaborate across the whole systems community

00:11:17 Wrap-up and thanks