Stephan van Beek 

Senior Principal Application Engineer at MathWorks

Tadele Shiferaw

Senior Application Engineer at MathWorks 

Agentic Engineering Workflows for Systems Engineering and FPGA/SoC development

Abstract.

Agentic AI is transforming Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) by enabling intelligent automation of complex engineering workflows while maintaining the rigor, traceability, and governance required for modern system development. By combining AI agents with MathWorks System Composer, engineers can accelerate the creation, analysis, and refinement of system architectures while maintaining full engineering oversight. 

Key capabilities include: 

• Automated requirements analysis and decomposition 

• Generation and refinement of system architectures 

• Traceability management between requirements, architecture, and implementation 

• Model consistency checking and validation 

• Orchestration of multi-step engineering workflows spanning system, software, FPGA, and SoC development 

Agentic workflows combine large language models with engineering tools, planning capabilities, memory, and feedback loops to automate repetitive tasks and support design exploration. Rather than replacing engineers, these workflows augment engineering teams by reducing manual effort and allowing them to focus on higher-value design decisions. 

This presentation demonstrates how System Composer provides the structured architectural foundation needed to guide AI-driven workflows and produce transparent, reviewable engineering artifacts. It further shows how architectural intent can be connected to downstream software, FPGA, and SoC implementation workflows, enabling an end-to-end digital thread from requirements through deployment. 

Attendees will learn by means of practical use-cases how Agentic AI can help to: 

• Scale digital engineering practices across multidisciplinary teams 

• Improve productivity through intelligent workflow automation 

• Accelerate development from requirements and architecture to software, FPGA, and SoC implementation and verification 

• Enhance traceability and consistency across the entire system lifecycle 

Bio Stephan

Stephan van Beek is a Senior Principal Application Engineer at MathWorks with over 18 years of experience supporting aerospace, defense, automotive, semiconductor, and industrial customers across EMEA. He specializes in FPGA/SoC development, Model-Based Systems Engineering, digital engineering, and AI-enabled workflows. Stephan helps organizations transform engineering processes through simulation, automation, digital threads, and agentic AI, enabling teams to develop increasingly complex systems with greater speed, quality, and traceability. 

Bio Tadele

Tadele Shiferaw is a Senior Application Engineer at MathWorks based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. He works with customers across a wide range of industries to accelerate the development of complex systems using Model-Based Design, simulation, and physical modeling. Tadele combines a strong background in robotics, mechatronics, and control engineering with extensive experience helping organizations adopt modern engineering workflows that improve design, verification, and deployment processes. He holds a Ph.D. in Robotics from the University of Twente and is passionate about bridging advanced engineering research with practical industrial applications.