Optima Systems Consultancy is an independent Systems Engineering and business consultancy based in Thornbury, North Bristol. We work with government departments, major industrial prime contractors, global security enterprises and specialist technical consultancies, offering in-depth technical expertise with broader Systems Thinking to scope and solve their complex problems. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional and bespoke solutions to our clients with sharp methodology, minimal red tape, and genuine drive for quality. In short, we enable client success.

Visit us at: www.optimasc.co.uk.

Scarecrow Consultants Limited is a tool-independent model-based systems engineering consultancy, formed in 2014 by Prof Jon Holt and Simon Perry with a mission to ‘promote the use and application of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) in businesses worldwide, by pioneering new and pragmatic techniques for MBSE in the real world'.

All Scarecrow Consultants are true experts in the theory and real-life application of MBSE and are recognised at an international level. Between them, the Scarecrows have written 18 books on MBSE and related topics, more books on MBSE than written by any other organisation in the world.

For more information visit www.scarecrowconsultants.co.uk.

Loughborough University ranks 7th out of 130 institutions in the Complete University Guide 2026. With about 5,000 Engineering and Design students, Loughborough makes a significant contribution to UK industrial engineering. It is recognised as a leading institution in Systems Engineering, providing MSc. and Engineering Doctorate programmes with MBSE at their heart and attracting students sponsored by more than 40 engineering organisations.

Whether you are early in your career, or an experienced engineer needing to develop your systems engineering expertise, we look forward to welcoming you onto our programmes. To find out more visit our Systems Engineering at Loughborough website.