Editing Systems engineering (section)

===Reliability engineering===
{{Main|Reliability engineering}}
[[Reliability engineering]] is the discipline of ensuring a system meets customer expectations for reliability throughout its life (i.e. it does not fail more frequently than expected). Next to the prediction of failure, it is just as much about the prevention of failure. Reliability engineering applies to all aspects of the system. It is closely associated with [[maintainability]], [[availability]] ([[dependability]] or [[RAMS]] preferred by some), and [[integrated logistics support]]. Reliability engineering is always a critical component of safety engineering, as in [[failure mode and effects analysis]] (FMEA) and [[Fault tree|hazard fault tree]] analysis, and of [[security engineering]].