Raytheon Groups

Each Fall Term, the Lyle School of Engineering offers dedicated groups just for employees of Raytheon studying toward the Master of Science, Systems Engineering and the Master of Science, Security Engineering degrees. Additionally, students are recruited for the campus-based, open enrollment Weekend Format group in Manufacturing Systems Management.

Systems Engineering

Developed by Dr. Jerrell Sracener, the Systems Engineering Program at SMU is unique in its focus, faculty, curriculum, and partnerships.  From its inception in 1994, the Systems Engineering Program has developed around the particular needs of the aerospace and defense industry.  Because of this, we've enjoyed active collaboration and expert guidance form the U.S. DoD and systems engineering practitioners.  The fact that most of our students and faculty work in the nation's aerospace and defense community, both industry and government, and hold DoD security clearances adds even greater depth to this challenging program.

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New group launches are subject to sufficient enrollment of at least 12 admitted students.

Security Engineering

Government organizations, industries, and society as a whole, are incredibly dependent on their information infrastructure, storage, and networks. Sabotage into information resources of almost any government agency, especially the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, or the Department of Commerce will compromise, if not paralyze, its functioning. Among industry, any enterprise that stores of transmits financial or personal data is most susceptible to breaches in information security – good targets with severe implications – and any transaction-based enterprise is susceptible to losing business if the transactions are compromised in any way for any length of time. Health care, financial and insurance sectors are good examples of those most effected by information safety or lack thereof. With the enormous penetration of e-commerce, even individual consumers are affected by disruptions or unauthorized access which render their information assets vulnerable. 

To address these ever-increasing challenges, SMU Lyle’s M.S. Security Engineering focuses on educating individuals who can design secure systems and applications, protecting both private and public information and complex communications infrastructures that demand security assurance.

New group launches are subject to sufficient enrollment requirement of at least 12 admitted students.

Manufacturing Systems Management

Manufacturing organizations of every kind, from startups to multinationals, need engineering leaders with a balance of technical expertise and management skills to lead their operations at the VP level and above.  This is the focus of the curriculum developed for the Master's degree program at SMU Lyle.  In this 30-hour offering, students explore ongoing developments in manufacturing technology and concepts such as Six Sigma, disruptive innovation, sustainability, and globalization.  They acquire a more encompassing knowledge of business, including marketing, finance, intellectual property law, and entrepreneurism.  They learn the principles of leadership, the metrics of success, and they emerge uniquely qualified to contribute to the revitalization of manufacturing in America.

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New group launches are subject to sufficient enrollment of at least 12 admitted students.