AbstractThe Systems Engineering (SE) department at Space Systems Division of Rockwell is responsible for providing qualified Systems Engineers to all of the division's programs. Our training program addresses both immediate and long term skill needs. Immediate skill needs are developed with just‐in‐time in‐house training and on‐the‐job training. Our long term SE training program is integrated with SE career planning so individuals can identify specific types of training they need to achieve their long term career objectives. In addition, we monitor the effectiveness of the SE training to continuously improve it. Our training program consists of four basic elements: (1) an internal SE How‐To course to teach basic principles, (2) SE tools training, (3) on‐the‐job‐training (experience), and (4) formal degree SE programs from l