As a member of an INCOSE Working Group you will:
- Bring value to other INCOSE stakeholders in your interest area
- Build expertise and contacts
- Help develop and review international standards
- Share information across Working Groups
- Create products to advance the state, art and practice of systems engineering

Joining a Working Group
Members can join a working group by visiting the member portal.
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Adaptable and Adaptive Systems Engineering and Management (ADAPTSEM)
Promoting adaptable and adaptive systems engineering to manage uncertainty, optimize lifecycle performance, and foster knowledge exchange across INCOSE.
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Agile Systems & Systems Engineering Working Group
This working group’s mission is to provide a body of fundamental knowledge which enables systems engineering and engineered systems to operate effectively when knowledge is uncertain and environments are dynamic.
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Architecture Working Group
Establish Thought Leadership in Architecture and improve the adoption of Architectures in Systems Engineering
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Artificial Intelligence Systems
The AI Systems WG seeks to establish INCOSE as a recognized resource of expertise for research, development, and application of AI systems.
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Automotive Working Group
The Automotive Working Group seeks to promote the application and advance the practice of Systems Engineering in the automotive industry, encompassing OEMs, suppliers and service providers in the private, commercial and industrial vehicle sectors.
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Competency Working Group
Improving the practice of Systems Engineering through development and adoption of competency management approaches
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Complex Systems Working Group
The Complex Systems Working Group aims to strengthen the systems engineering community’s capacity to address complexity, working at the intersection of complex systems science and systems engineering to support systems that exceed the scope of traditional methods.
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Configuration Management Working Group
Advancing the state of the art of CM and SE
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Critical Infrastructure Working Group
Critical Infrastructure Working Group advances systems engineering solutions to protect and restore critical infrastructure after major natural or manmade disruptions.
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Decision Analysis Working Group
Enhance Data-Driven Decision Making with Models
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Defense Systems Working Group
INCOSE’s Defense Systems Working Group is a neutral global forum advancing systems engineering best practices for acquiring and developing defense systems.
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Digital Engineering Information Exchange Working Group
The Digital Engineering Working Group supports the strategic objective of accelerating digital engineering adoption and the role of system engineers in this new paradigm.
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Embedding Systems Engineering Into Organizations Working Group
Exploring the issues involved in implementing Systems Engineering in an “organization” that is associated with engineered products and wants to or could gain value from the application of Systems Engineering.
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Empowering Women Leaders Working Group
Promoting women’s leadership and inclusion in systems engineering through advocacy, education, and community engagement worldwide.
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Enterprise Systems Engineering Working Group
Exploring the issues involved in implementing Systems Engineering in an “organization” that is associated with engineered products and wants to or could gain value from the application of Systems Engineering.
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Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE)
FuSE advances SE Vision 2035 by evolving competencies, tools, and practices while driving action, collaboration, and shared learning.
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FWFEO-Incose Empowering Engineering Disciplines Through Systems Engineering
The WFEO–INCOSE SE Working Group advances SDGs by promoting systems thinking, innovation, and best practices across global engineering.
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Healthcare Working Group
To improve Healthcare delivery, medical devices and services development, and Healthcare SE education by bringing together systems engineers and systems thinkers to identify, develop, and tailor best practices for the Healthcare industry.
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Human Systems Integration Working Group
Human Systems Integration Working Group works to ensure all design and engineering disciplines include human and socio-technical interaction and integration to enable system performance.
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Information Communications Technology Working Group
INCOSE ICT Working Group applies systems engineering to complex ICT systems, enhancing usability, performance, security and reliability worldwide.
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Infrastructure Working Group
INCOSE Infrastructure Working Group unites designers, builders, operators and owners to advance systems engineering for economic and physical infrastructure.
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Integration Verification & Validation Working Group
INCOSE IV&V Working Group advances best practices in system integration, verification, and validation, serving as a central hub for expertise and products.
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Integrative Venture Engineering
Enable entrepreneurs to leverage SE methods to create profitable ventures that deliver new functionality efficiently and effectively.
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Knowledge Systems Working Group
INCOSE Knowledge Management Working Group advances KM theory and practice, applying ontologies and knowledge models to reduce barriers in systems engineering.
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Lean Systems Engineering Working Group
INCOSE Lean Systems Engineering WG advances lean systems thinking, integrating people, process and tools to improve SE efficiency, value delivery and MBSE.
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Materials in System Engineering Working Group
INCOSE Materials in Systems Engineering WG advances material design, qualification and standards to improve requirements, testing and lifecycle management.
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MBSE Initiative Working Group
INCOSE MBSE Initiative promotes model-based systems engineering, replacing document-centric practices with models to improve requirements, design and V&V.
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MBSE Patterns Working Group
INCOSE MBSE Patterns Working Group advances reusable model-based patterns and guidance to improve system lifecycle modeling in partnership with MBSE and OMG.
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Measurement Working Group
Advance measurement practices, tools, and processes to improve systems engineering understanding, education, and application.
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NAFEMS – INCOSE Systems Modeling & Simulation Working Group
Foster collaboration and advisory guidance to shape the strategic direction of systems modeling, simulation, and SE practices.
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Natural Systems Working Group
Apply natural systems knowledge to enhance systems engineering processes and practices for biological and environmental systems.
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Object-Oriented SE Method Working Group
Evolve and extend OOSEM to leverage SysML v2 and incorporate lessons learned for effective model-based systems engineering.
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PM-SE Integration Working Group
Foster collaboration and interface optimization between systems engineers and project managers to enhance SE project success.
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Power & Energy Systems Working Group
Promote collaboration among experts to apply systems engineering methods and modeling for future energy solutions.
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Product Line Engineering Working Group
Promote product line engineering and related systems engineering best practices across INCOSE and its global community.
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Requirements Working Group
Advance systems engineering through excellence in requirements definition, management, verification, and validation across the lifecycle.
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Resilient Systems Working Group
Enhancing understanding of engineered system resilience and sharing best practices through INCOSE publications and outreach
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Risk Management Working Group (RMWG)
Advancing global systems engineering risk and opportunity management through shared knowledge, best practices, and value-added technical resources.
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SE in Early Stage R&D Working Group
Advancing scalable systems engineering for early-stage R&D to improve practices, enable effective application, and increase research-to-product success.
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Small Business Systems Engineering Working Group
Supporting small and medium SE organizations by advancing ISO 29110 guidance and resources that strengthen VSE capabilities and practices.
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Smart Cities Initiative
Leveraging systems engineering to help communities develop smarter, more efficient, and sustainable cities through integrated ICT and urban systems.
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Social Systems Working Group
Integrating social and sociotechnical systems into systems engineering through research, collaboration, and outreach with social science stakeholders.
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Space Systems Working Group
Expanding systems engineering knowledge for space systems, promoting best practices, professional networking, and MBSE initiatives like CubeSat modeling.
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System Safety Working Group
Advancing system safety engineering to integrate safety into systems engineering, addressing complexity, software, and system-of-systems challenges.
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Systems and Software Interface Working Group
Enhancing systems engineering relevance in software- and data-intensive businesses by optimizing interfaces, collaboration, and value across disciplines.
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Systems Engineering and Lawmaking (SELAW)
Helping governments apply systems engineering to lawmaking for more effective, consistent, and high-quality societal solutions.
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Systems Engineering for Industrial Systems (SE4INDUS)
Applying systems engineering to industrial systems to share best practices, define guidelines, and support a growing industrial SE community.
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Systems Engineering Quality Management (SEQM) Working Group
Promoting quality management as a core competency in systems engineering to enhance professionalism, leadership, and organizational effectiveness.
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Systems of Systems Working Group
Advancing the application of systems engineering to Systems of Systems (SoS) to support global INCOSE members and organizations.
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Systems Science Working Group
Advancing systems science to provide a rigorous scientific foundation for systems engineering through validated concepts, principles, and methods.
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Systems Security Engineering Working Group
Advancing systems engineering with integrated, adaptive security to ensure resilient, intelligent, and mission-ready system performance.
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Tool Integration & Model Lifecycle Management Working Group
TIMLM promotes best practices and standards for MBSE tool integration, leading LOTAR MBSE efforts with PDES and global standards organizations.
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Transportation Working Group
Promoting systems awareness and engineering across ground transportation to build a skilled, industry-wide community delivering complex systems.