Mastering ISO 26262 for Automotive Functional Safety Engineering
You’re under pressure. Deadlines are tightening, safety compliance reviews are intensifying, and the stakes in automotive engineering have never been higher. One misstep in functional safety can delay product launches, trigger recalls, or worse-jeopardize human lives. You need clarity, not confusion. You need a definitive path forward, not scattered guidance from outdated standards documents. Imagine walking into your next safety assessment with complete confidence. Not just knowing the ISO 26262 requirements, but mastering them-the way top-tier OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers apply them in real-world vehicle systems. That’s exactly what Mastering ISO 26262 for Automotive Functional Safety Engineering delivers. This is not theory. It’s a complete, action-oriented roadmap to transform uncertainty into recognized expertise, faster and more reliably than any alternative. One engineer at a leading ADAS development firm used this course to lead a full ASIL D safety case for a new braking system. Within 45 days, his team received full auditor sign-off-and he was promoted to Safety Engineering Lead. No certification gaps. No ambiguity. Just measurable results, driven by a structured, field-tested methodology. This course takes you from fragmented understanding to board-ready, audit-proof mastery. You’ll develop a clear, compliant safety workflow, create traceable documentation, and gain the confidence to lead safety initiatives across complex E/E systems. The outcome? A fully structured, standards-aligned functional safety capability you can deploy immediately in your organisation. Forget fragmented training and low-value certifications. This is the definitive resource for engineers who are tired of guessing and ready to lead. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Designed for real-world engineers with real-world constraints. This course is self-paced, with full on-demand access the moment you enrol. There are no fixed schedules, no mandatory sessions, and no time zone dependencies. You progress at your own speed, on your own timeline-whether you’re working nights, weekends, or integrating learning between project milestones. What You Receive
- Lifetime access to all course materials, including future updates at no additional cost. ISO 26262 evolves-your access evolves with it.
- Immediate online access upon successful verification, with 24/7 global availability across all devices. Optimised for desktop, tablet, and mobile-learn anywhere, anytime.
- A comprehensive, hands-on curriculum designed for immediate application. Each module builds directly on the last, ensuring confidence at every stage.
- Direct instructor guidance through structured feedback checkpoints and real-world review criteria, ensuring you stay on track and aligned with industry expectations.
- A Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service, globally recognised and trusted by engineering teams, safety assessors, and regulatory reviewers. This certification is cited in internal audits, job applications, and promotion dossiers.
Addressing Your Biggest Concerns
“Will this work for me?” Yes-especially if you’re: - An embedded systems engineer transitioning into safety-critical development
- A systems architect needing to close compliance gaps in current designs
- A project lead preparing for ISO 26262 audit or certification
- A functional safety manager building a scalable in-house capability
This works even if you’ve struggled with the standard’s complexity before. The course breaks down ISO 26262 into sequential, human-readable frameworks-no legalese, no jargon traps. You’ll progress from concept to implementation using engineered workflows, not abstract principles. “What about risk?” Zero risk. We offer a full satisfaction guarantee: if you complete the course and don’t achieve measurable clarity in applying ISO 26262 within your role, you’re eligible for a complete refund. No questions, no hoops. Enrolment & Access Process
Enrolment is straightforward, with no hidden fees or recurring charges. Your one-time investment grants lifetime access and all future course updates. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. After enrolment, you will receive a confirmation email. Your access details will be sent separately once your course materials are prepared-ensuring a reliable, verified onboarding experience. Our learners include safety engineers at top OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and autonomous driving startups. One graduate used the methodology to resolve a long-standing audit non-conformance in under two weeks. Another implemented a new safety workflow that reduced documentation review cycles by 60 percent. This isn’t academic-it’s operational advantage. The combination of structured progression, expert design, and real-world application ensures you gain not just knowledge, but documented capability. You get clarity, credibility, and career ROI-backed by a guarantee.
Module 1: Foundations of Functional Safety and ISO 26262 - Understanding the lifecycle of functional safety in automotive systems
- Core objectives and scope of ISO 26262
- Differentiating functional safety from general safety and reliability
- High-level structure of ISO 26262 parts and their interdependencies
- Role of ISO 26262 in regulatory compliance and type approval
- Key terminology: hazard, risk, functional safety, safety goal
- Relationship between ISO 26262 and other standards (IEC 61508, ISO 13849)
- Overview of automotive development phases and safety integration points
- Differences between conventional and safety-critical development
- Introduction to ASIL classification and its impact on design
Module 2: Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) - Defining operational scenarios for hazard identification
- Systematic approach to hazard identification in vehicle functions
- Assigning severity, exposure, and controllability ratings
- Calculating ASIL levels using the HARA matrix
- Documenting HARA outcomes with traceability
- Resolving conflicting ASIL determinations across subsystems
- Handling fallback states and degraded modes in HARA
- Incorporating user behaviour and misuse cases
- Linking HARA results to safety goals
- Validating HARA assumptions with real-world data
Module 3: Functional Safety Concepts and Safety Goals - Deriving safety goals from HARA outcomes
- Differentiating between safety goals and functional requirements
- Allocation of safety goals to system elements
- Independence and segregation of safety-critical functions
- Defining operational and fail-safe states
- Developing functional safety concepts with clarity and precision
- Applying redundancy and fault tolerance at the functional level
- Handling safe states and error containment
- Integration of safety mechanisms into functional architecture
- Tracing safety goals through system boundaries
Module 4: Technical Safety Concepts and Decomposition - Translating functional safety concepts into technical requirements
- Deriving technical safety requirements (TSRs) with clarity
- Applying decomposition rules with confidence
- Managing ASIL decomposition and coexistence requirements
- Ensuring independence in decomposed safety paths
- Allocation of TSRs to hardware and software components
- Developing technical safety concepts for E/E systems
- Integrating diagnostic coverage into technical design
- Handling residual risks after decomposition
- Tools and templates for documenting technical safety concepts
Module 5: System-Level Development and Integration - System design principles for safety-critical systems
- Architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Partitioning and isolation techniques for mixed ASIL systems
- Safe handling of shared resources and communication buses
- Timing and scheduling considerations in safety systems
- Safety requirements on interfaces and integration points
- Developing and reviewing system safety requirements
- Handling fault detection and response mechanisms
- Integrating safety mechanisms at the system level
- Verifying system-level safety through integration testing
Module 6: Software Development for Functional Safety - Software safety requirements derivation and validation
- Applying ASIL-specific software development processes
- Software architectural design for safety-critical components
- Use of safe programming languages and coding standards (MISRA C, JSF AV)
- Modularity and separation of safety-critical and non-critical code
- Safe handling of concurrency and real-time execution
- Memory management and protection in embedded systems
- Error detection and recovery strategies in software
- Safe boot and runtime self-checks
- Software unit and integration testing for safety compliance
Module 7: Hardware Development and ASIL Requirements - Quantitative hardware metrics: single-point fault metric (SPFM)
- Latent fault metric (LFM) and its calculation methods
- Probabilistic metric for random hardware failures (PMHF)
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for hardware
- Fault tree analysis (FTA) in hardware safety assessment
- Diagnostics and monitoring circuits in hardware design
- Selecting components with sufficient safety integrity
- Use of safety manuals and component documentation
- Redundancy, diversity, and voting mechanisms in hardware
- Verification of hardware safety requirements through testing
Module 8: Verification and Validation Strategies - Differentiating verification and validation in ISO 26262
- Developing test plans for safety requirements
- Traceability from requirements to test cases
- Test coverage criteria for different ASIL levels
- Simulation and model-based testing of safety functions
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing for safety validation
- Software-in-the-loop (SIL) and processor-in-the-loop (PIL) testing
- Ensuring independence of test teams for higher ASILs
- Use of test automation tools in safety validation
- Reporting and documenting verification results
Module 9: Safety Analysis Techniques and Tools - Application of FMEA and FMECA in automotive systems
- Constructing fault trees for complex safety scenarios
- Common cause analysis (CCA) and its mitigation
- PART 10: Introduction to FMEDA and its role in hardware assessment
- Use of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
- Selecting appropriate analysis techniques based on ASIL
- Integrating analysis results into safety case arguments
- Tools for automated safety analysis and traceability
- Handling uncertainty and assumptions in safety analysis
- Peer review and audit readiness of analysis reports
Module 10: Safety Case Development and Audit Readiness - Structure and content of a formal safety case
- Building a coherent safety argument using ISO 26262 guidance
- Linking safety case elements to development artifacts
- Documenting assumptions, constraints, and rationale
- Preparing for third-party assessment and certification
- Creating auditor-friendly documentation packages
- Handling non-conformities and audit findings
- Using safety case as a living document throughout lifecycle
- Integrating safety case with project management processes
- Presenting safety case to stakeholders and management
Module 11: Change and Configuration Management - Importance of change control in safety-critical development
- Impact analysis for safety-related changes
- Configuration identification and baseline management
- Traceability across versions and releases
- Handling post-production and field updates safely
- Process for managing configuration items and deliverables
- Document control and versioning for audit compliance
- Integration with ALM and PLM tools
- Managing obsolescence and component lifecycle changes
- Change approval workflows for different ASIL levels
Module 12: Supplier Management and Safety Coordination - Allocating safety responsibilities to suppliers
- Developing safety plans for supplier-led work
- Reviewing and approving supplier safety deliverables
- Handling mixed-source development with multiple vendors
- Ensuring supplier compliance with ISO 26262 requirements
- Conducting supplier audits and technical reviews
- Safety contractual requirements and agreements
- Managing interfaces and integration risks across suppliers
- Use of interface control documents (ICDs) for safety
- Establishing clear communication channels for safety issues
Module 13: Software and Hardware Integration Testing - Test strategies for integrated E/E systems
- Planning and designing integration test cases
- Handling timing and synchronisation issues in testing
- Testing safety mechanisms in live system conditions
- Validating fail-safe and fallback behaviours
- Use of test harnesses and simulation environments
- Regression testing for safety-critical updates
- Documentation of test execution and results
- Root cause analysis for failed integration tests
- Ensuring traceability from integration tests to requirements
Module 14: Functional Safety Management and Organisational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management system (FSMS)
- Roles and responsibilities: safety manager, safety expert, assessor
- Developing a safety plan aligned to project scope
- Conducting safety audits and process evaluations
- Managing safety culture within engineering teams
- Resource planning for safety-critical projects
- Risk management at the organisational level
- Training and competency development for safety roles
- Interface with project management and quality systems
- Continuous improvement of functional safety processes
Module 15: Advanced Topics in ISO 26262 Application - Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- Understanding the lifecycle of functional safety in automotive systems
- Core objectives and scope of ISO 26262
- Differentiating functional safety from general safety and reliability
- High-level structure of ISO 26262 parts and their interdependencies
- Role of ISO 26262 in regulatory compliance and type approval
- Key terminology: hazard, risk, functional safety, safety goal
- Relationship between ISO 26262 and other standards (IEC 61508, ISO 13849)
- Overview of automotive development phases and safety integration points
- Differences between conventional and safety-critical development
- Introduction to ASIL classification and its impact on design
Module 2: Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) - Defining operational scenarios for hazard identification
- Systematic approach to hazard identification in vehicle functions
- Assigning severity, exposure, and controllability ratings
- Calculating ASIL levels using the HARA matrix
- Documenting HARA outcomes with traceability
- Resolving conflicting ASIL determinations across subsystems
- Handling fallback states and degraded modes in HARA
- Incorporating user behaviour and misuse cases
- Linking HARA results to safety goals
- Validating HARA assumptions with real-world data
Module 3: Functional Safety Concepts and Safety Goals - Deriving safety goals from HARA outcomes
- Differentiating between safety goals and functional requirements
- Allocation of safety goals to system elements
- Independence and segregation of safety-critical functions
- Defining operational and fail-safe states
- Developing functional safety concepts with clarity and precision
- Applying redundancy and fault tolerance at the functional level
- Handling safe states and error containment
- Integration of safety mechanisms into functional architecture
- Tracing safety goals through system boundaries
Module 4: Technical Safety Concepts and Decomposition - Translating functional safety concepts into technical requirements
- Deriving technical safety requirements (TSRs) with clarity
- Applying decomposition rules with confidence
- Managing ASIL decomposition and coexistence requirements
- Ensuring independence in decomposed safety paths
- Allocation of TSRs to hardware and software components
- Developing technical safety concepts for E/E systems
- Integrating diagnostic coverage into technical design
- Handling residual risks after decomposition
- Tools and templates for documenting technical safety concepts
Module 5: System-Level Development and Integration - System design principles for safety-critical systems
- Architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Partitioning and isolation techniques for mixed ASIL systems
- Safe handling of shared resources and communication buses
- Timing and scheduling considerations in safety systems
- Safety requirements on interfaces and integration points
- Developing and reviewing system safety requirements
- Handling fault detection and response mechanisms
- Integrating safety mechanisms at the system level
- Verifying system-level safety through integration testing
Module 6: Software Development for Functional Safety - Software safety requirements derivation and validation
- Applying ASIL-specific software development processes
- Software architectural design for safety-critical components
- Use of safe programming languages and coding standards (MISRA C, JSF AV)
- Modularity and separation of safety-critical and non-critical code
- Safe handling of concurrency and real-time execution
- Memory management and protection in embedded systems
- Error detection and recovery strategies in software
- Safe boot and runtime self-checks
- Software unit and integration testing for safety compliance
Module 7: Hardware Development and ASIL Requirements - Quantitative hardware metrics: single-point fault metric (SPFM)
- Latent fault metric (LFM) and its calculation methods
- Probabilistic metric for random hardware failures (PMHF)
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for hardware
- Fault tree analysis (FTA) in hardware safety assessment
- Diagnostics and monitoring circuits in hardware design
- Selecting components with sufficient safety integrity
- Use of safety manuals and component documentation
- Redundancy, diversity, and voting mechanisms in hardware
- Verification of hardware safety requirements through testing
Module 8: Verification and Validation Strategies - Differentiating verification and validation in ISO 26262
- Developing test plans for safety requirements
- Traceability from requirements to test cases
- Test coverage criteria for different ASIL levels
- Simulation and model-based testing of safety functions
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing for safety validation
- Software-in-the-loop (SIL) and processor-in-the-loop (PIL) testing
- Ensuring independence of test teams for higher ASILs
- Use of test automation tools in safety validation
- Reporting and documenting verification results
Module 9: Safety Analysis Techniques and Tools - Application of FMEA and FMECA in automotive systems
- Constructing fault trees for complex safety scenarios
- Common cause analysis (CCA) and its mitigation
- PART 10: Introduction to FMEDA and its role in hardware assessment
- Use of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
- Selecting appropriate analysis techniques based on ASIL
- Integrating analysis results into safety case arguments
- Tools for automated safety analysis and traceability
- Handling uncertainty and assumptions in safety analysis
- Peer review and audit readiness of analysis reports
Module 10: Safety Case Development and Audit Readiness - Structure and content of a formal safety case
- Building a coherent safety argument using ISO 26262 guidance
- Linking safety case elements to development artifacts
- Documenting assumptions, constraints, and rationale
- Preparing for third-party assessment and certification
- Creating auditor-friendly documentation packages
- Handling non-conformities and audit findings
- Using safety case as a living document throughout lifecycle
- Integrating safety case with project management processes
- Presenting safety case to stakeholders and management
Module 11: Change and Configuration Management - Importance of change control in safety-critical development
- Impact analysis for safety-related changes
- Configuration identification and baseline management
- Traceability across versions and releases
- Handling post-production and field updates safely
- Process for managing configuration items and deliverables
- Document control and versioning for audit compliance
- Integration with ALM and PLM tools
- Managing obsolescence and component lifecycle changes
- Change approval workflows for different ASIL levels
Module 12: Supplier Management and Safety Coordination - Allocating safety responsibilities to suppliers
- Developing safety plans for supplier-led work
- Reviewing and approving supplier safety deliverables
- Handling mixed-source development with multiple vendors
- Ensuring supplier compliance with ISO 26262 requirements
- Conducting supplier audits and technical reviews
- Safety contractual requirements and agreements
- Managing interfaces and integration risks across suppliers
- Use of interface control documents (ICDs) for safety
- Establishing clear communication channels for safety issues
Module 13: Software and Hardware Integration Testing - Test strategies for integrated E/E systems
- Planning and designing integration test cases
- Handling timing and synchronisation issues in testing
- Testing safety mechanisms in live system conditions
- Validating fail-safe and fallback behaviours
- Use of test harnesses and simulation environments
- Regression testing for safety-critical updates
- Documentation of test execution and results
- Root cause analysis for failed integration tests
- Ensuring traceability from integration tests to requirements
Module 14: Functional Safety Management and Organisational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management system (FSMS)
- Roles and responsibilities: safety manager, safety expert, assessor
- Developing a safety plan aligned to project scope
- Conducting safety audits and process evaluations
- Managing safety culture within engineering teams
- Resource planning for safety-critical projects
- Risk management at the organisational level
- Training and competency development for safety roles
- Interface with project management and quality systems
- Continuous improvement of functional safety processes
Module 15: Advanced Topics in ISO 26262 Application - Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- Deriving safety goals from HARA outcomes
- Differentiating between safety goals and functional requirements
- Allocation of safety goals to system elements
- Independence and segregation of safety-critical functions
- Defining operational and fail-safe states
- Developing functional safety concepts with clarity and precision
- Applying redundancy and fault tolerance at the functional level
- Handling safe states and error containment
- Integration of safety mechanisms into functional architecture
- Tracing safety goals through system boundaries
Module 4: Technical Safety Concepts and Decomposition - Translating functional safety concepts into technical requirements
- Deriving technical safety requirements (TSRs) with clarity
- Applying decomposition rules with confidence
- Managing ASIL decomposition and coexistence requirements
- Ensuring independence in decomposed safety paths
- Allocation of TSRs to hardware and software components
- Developing technical safety concepts for E/E systems
- Integrating diagnostic coverage into technical design
- Handling residual risks after decomposition
- Tools and templates for documenting technical safety concepts
Module 5: System-Level Development and Integration - System design principles for safety-critical systems
- Architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Partitioning and isolation techniques for mixed ASIL systems
- Safe handling of shared resources and communication buses
- Timing and scheduling considerations in safety systems
- Safety requirements on interfaces and integration points
- Developing and reviewing system safety requirements
- Handling fault detection and response mechanisms
- Integrating safety mechanisms at the system level
- Verifying system-level safety through integration testing
Module 6: Software Development for Functional Safety - Software safety requirements derivation and validation
- Applying ASIL-specific software development processes
- Software architectural design for safety-critical components
- Use of safe programming languages and coding standards (MISRA C, JSF AV)
- Modularity and separation of safety-critical and non-critical code
- Safe handling of concurrency and real-time execution
- Memory management and protection in embedded systems
- Error detection and recovery strategies in software
- Safe boot and runtime self-checks
- Software unit and integration testing for safety compliance
Module 7: Hardware Development and ASIL Requirements - Quantitative hardware metrics: single-point fault metric (SPFM)
- Latent fault metric (LFM) and its calculation methods
- Probabilistic metric for random hardware failures (PMHF)
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for hardware
- Fault tree analysis (FTA) in hardware safety assessment
- Diagnostics and monitoring circuits in hardware design
- Selecting components with sufficient safety integrity
- Use of safety manuals and component documentation
- Redundancy, diversity, and voting mechanisms in hardware
- Verification of hardware safety requirements through testing
Module 8: Verification and Validation Strategies - Differentiating verification and validation in ISO 26262
- Developing test plans for safety requirements
- Traceability from requirements to test cases
- Test coverage criteria for different ASIL levels
- Simulation and model-based testing of safety functions
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing for safety validation
- Software-in-the-loop (SIL) and processor-in-the-loop (PIL) testing
- Ensuring independence of test teams for higher ASILs
- Use of test automation tools in safety validation
- Reporting and documenting verification results
Module 9: Safety Analysis Techniques and Tools - Application of FMEA and FMECA in automotive systems
- Constructing fault trees for complex safety scenarios
- Common cause analysis (CCA) and its mitigation
- PART 10: Introduction to FMEDA and its role in hardware assessment
- Use of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
- Selecting appropriate analysis techniques based on ASIL
- Integrating analysis results into safety case arguments
- Tools for automated safety analysis and traceability
- Handling uncertainty and assumptions in safety analysis
- Peer review and audit readiness of analysis reports
Module 10: Safety Case Development and Audit Readiness - Structure and content of a formal safety case
- Building a coherent safety argument using ISO 26262 guidance
- Linking safety case elements to development artifacts
- Documenting assumptions, constraints, and rationale
- Preparing for third-party assessment and certification
- Creating auditor-friendly documentation packages
- Handling non-conformities and audit findings
- Using safety case as a living document throughout lifecycle
- Integrating safety case with project management processes
- Presenting safety case to stakeholders and management
Module 11: Change and Configuration Management - Importance of change control in safety-critical development
- Impact analysis for safety-related changes
- Configuration identification and baseline management
- Traceability across versions and releases
- Handling post-production and field updates safely
- Process for managing configuration items and deliverables
- Document control and versioning for audit compliance
- Integration with ALM and PLM tools
- Managing obsolescence and component lifecycle changes
- Change approval workflows for different ASIL levels
Module 12: Supplier Management and Safety Coordination - Allocating safety responsibilities to suppliers
- Developing safety plans for supplier-led work
- Reviewing and approving supplier safety deliverables
- Handling mixed-source development with multiple vendors
- Ensuring supplier compliance with ISO 26262 requirements
- Conducting supplier audits and technical reviews
- Safety contractual requirements and agreements
- Managing interfaces and integration risks across suppliers
- Use of interface control documents (ICDs) for safety
- Establishing clear communication channels for safety issues
Module 13: Software and Hardware Integration Testing - Test strategies for integrated E/E systems
- Planning and designing integration test cases
- Handling timing and synchronisation issues in testing
- Testing safety mechanisms in live system conditions
- Validating fail-safe and fallback behaviours
- Use of test harnesses and simulation environments
- Regression testing for safety-critical updates
- Documentation of test execution and results
- Root cause analysis for failed integration tests
- Ensuring traceability from integration tests to requirements
Module 14: Functional Safety Management and Organisational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management system (FSMS)
- Roles and responsibilities: safety manager, safety expert, assessor
- Developing a safety plan aligned to project scope
- Conducting safety audits and process evaluations
- Managing safety culture within engineering teams
- Resource planning for safety-critical projects
- Risk management at the organisational level
- Training and competency development for safety roles
- Interface with project management and quality systems
- Continuous improvement of functional safety processes
Module 15: Advanced Topics in ISO 26262 Application - Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- System design principles for safety-critical systems
- Architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Partitioning and isolation techniques for mixed ASIL systems
- Safe handling of shared resources and communication buses
- Timing and scheduling considerations in safety systems
- Safety requirements on interfaces and integration points
- Developing and reviewing system safety requirements
- Handling fault detection and response mechanisms
- Integrating safety mechanisms at the system level
- Verifying system-level safety through integration testing
Module 6: Software Development for Functional Safety - Software safety requirements derivation and validation
- Applying ASIL-specific software development processes
- Software architectural design for safety-critical components
- Use of safe programming languages and coding standards (MISRA C, JSF AV)
- Modularity and separation of safety-critical and non-critical code
- Safe handling of concurrency and real-time execution
- Memory management and protection in embedded systems
- Error detection and recovery strategies in software
- Safe boot and runtime self-checks
- Software unit and integration testing for safety compliance
Module 7: Hardware Development and ASIL Requirements - Quantitative hardware metrics: single-point fault metric (SPFM)
- Latent fault metric (LFM) and its calculation methods
- Probabilistic metric for random hardware failures (PMHF)
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for hardware
- Fault tree analysis (FTA) in hardware safety assessment
- Diagnostics and monitoring circuits in hardware design
- Selecting components with sufficient safety integrity
- Use of safety manuals and component documentation
- Redundancy, diversity, and voting mechanisms in hardware
- Verification of hardware safety requirements through testing
Module 8: Verification and Validation Strategies - Differentiating verification and validation in ISO 26262
- Developing test plans for safety requirements
- Traceability from requirements to test cases
- Test coverage criteria for different ASIL levels
- Simulation and model-based testing of safety functions
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing for safety validation
- Software-in-the-loop (SIL) and processor-in-the-loop (PIL) testing
- Ensuring independence of test teams for higher ASILs
- Use of test automation tools in safety validation
- Reporting and documenting verification results
Module 9: Safety Analysis Techniques and Tools - Application of FMEA and FMECA in automotive systems
- Constructing fault trees for complex safety scenarios
- Common cause analysis (CCA) and its mitigation
- PART 10: Introduction to FMEDA and its role in hardware assessment
- Use of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
- Selecting appropriate analysis techniques based on ASIL
- Integrating analysis results into safety case arguments
- Tools for automated safety analysis and traceability
- Handling uncertainty and assumptions in safety analysis
- Peer review and audit readiness of analysis reports
Module 10: Safety Case Development and Audit Readiness - Structure and content of a formal safety case
- Building a coherent safety argument using ISO 26262 guidance
- Linking safety case elements to development artifacts
- Documenting assumptions, constraints, and rationale
- Preparing for third-party assessment and certification
- Creating auditor-friendly documentation packages
- Handling non-conformities and audit findings
- Using safety case as a living document throughout lifecycle
- Integrating safety case with project management processes
- Presenting safety case to stakeholders and management
Module 11: Change and Configuration Management - Importance of change control in safety-critical development
- Impact analysis for safety-related changes
- Configuration identification and baseline management
- Traceability across versions and releases
- Handling post-production and field updates safely
- Process for managing configuration items and deliverables
- Document control and versioning for audit compliance
- Integration with ALM and PLM tools
- Managing obsolescence and component lifecycle changes
- Change approval workflows for different ASIL levels
Module 12: Supplier Management and Safety Coordination - Allocating safety responsibilities to suppliers
- Developing safety plans for supplier-led work
- Reviewing and approving supplier safety deliverables
- Handling mixed-source development with multiple vendors
- Ensuring supplier compliance with ISO 26262 requirements
- Conducting supplier audits and technical reviews
- Safety contractual requirements and agreements
- Managing interfaces and integration risks across suppliers
- Use of interface control documents (ICDs) for safety
- Establishing clear communication channels for safety issues
Module 13: Software and Hardware Integration Testing - Test strategies for integrated E/E systems
- Planning and designing integration test cases
- Handling timing and synchronisation issues in testing
- Testing safety mechanisms in live system conditions
- Validating fail-safe and fallback behaviours
- Use of test harnesses and simulation environments
- Regression testing for safety-critical updates
- Documentation of test execution and results
- Root cause analysis for failed integration tests
- Ensuring traceability from integration tests to requirements
Module 14: Functional Safety Management and Organisational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management system (FSMS)
- Roles and responsibilities: safety manager, safety expert, assessor
- Developing a safety plan aligned to project scope
- Conducting safety audits and process evaluations
- Managing safety culture within engineering teams
- Resource planning for safety-critical projects
- Risk management at the organisational level
- Training and competency development for safety roles
- Interface with project management and quality systems
- Continuous improvement of functional safety processes
Module 15: Advanced Topics in ISO 26262 Application - Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- Quantitative hardware metrics: single-point fault metric (SPFM)
- Latent fault metric (LFM) and its calculation methods
- Probabilistic metric for random hardware failures (PMHF)
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for hardware
- Fault tree analysis (FTA) in hardware safety assessment
- Diagnostics and monitoring circuits in hardware design
- Selecting components with sufficient safety integrity
- Use of safety manuals and component documentation
- Redundancy, diversity, and voting mechanisms in hardware
- Verification of hardware safety requirements through testing
Module 8: Verification and Validation Strategies - Differentiating verification and validation in ISO 26262
- Developing test plans for safety requirements
- Traceability from requirements to test cases
- Test coverage criteria for different ASIL levels
- Simulation and model-based testing of safety functions
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing for safety validation
- Software-in-the-loop (SIL) and processor-in-the-loop (PIL) testing
- Ensuring independence of test teams for higher ASILs
- Use of test automation tools in safety validation
- Reporting and documenting verification results
Module 9: Safety Analysis Techniques and Tools - Application of FMEA and FMECA in automotive systems
- Constructing fault trees for complex safety scenarios
- Common cause analysis (CCA) and its mitigation
- PART 10: Introduction to FMEDA and its role in hardware assessment
- Use of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
- Selecting appropriate analysis techniques based on ASIL
- Integrating analysis results into safety case arguments
- Tools for automated safety analysis and traceability
- Handling uncertainty and assumptions in safety analysis
- Peer review and audit readiness of analysis reports
Module 10: Safety Case Development and Audit Readiness - Structure and content of a formal safety case
- Building a coherent safety argument using ISO 26262 guidance
- Linking safety case elements to development artifacts
- Documenting assumptions, constraints, and rationale
- Preparing for third-party assessment and certification
- Creating auditor-friendly documentation packages
- Handling non-conformities and audit findings
- Using safety case as a living document throughout lifecycle
- Integrating safety case with project management processes
- Presenting safety case to stakeholders and management
Module 11: Change and Configuration Management - Importance of change control in safety-critical development
- Impact analysis for safety-related changes
- Configuration identification and baseline management
- Traceability across versions and releases
- Handling post-production and field updates safely
- Process for managing configuration items and deliverables
- Document control and versioning for audit compliance
- Integration with ALM and PLM tools
- Managing obsolescence and component lifecycle changes
- Change approval workflows for different ASIL levels
Module 12: Supplier Management and Safety Coordination - Allocating safety responsibilities to suppliers
- Developing safety plans for supplier-led work
- Reviewing and approving supplier safety deliverables
- Handling mixed-source development with multiple vendors
- Ensuring supplier compliance with ISO 26262 requirements
- Conducting supplier audits and technical reviews
- Safety contractual requirements and agreements
- Managing interfaces and integration risks across suppliers
- Use of interface control documents (ICDs) for safety
- Establishing clear communication channels for safety issues
Module 13: Software and Hardware Integration Testing - Test strategies for integrated E/E systems
- Planning and designing integration test cases
- Handling timing and synchronisation issues in testing
- Testing safety mechanisms in live system conditions
- Validating fail-safe and fallback behaviours
- Use of test harnesses and simulation environments
- Regression testing for safety-critical updates
- Documentation of test execution and results
- Root cause analysis for failed integration tests
- Ensuring traceability from integration tests to requirements
Module 14: Functional Safety Management and Organisational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management system (FSMS)
- Roles and responsibilities: safety manager, safety expert, assessor
- Developing a safety plan aligned to project scope
- Conducting safety audits and process evaluations
- Managing safety culture within engineering teams
- Resource planning for safety-critical projects
- Risk management at the organisational level
- Training and competency development for safety roles
- Interface with project management and quality systems
- Continuous improvement of functional safety processes
Module 15: Advanced Topics in ISO 26262 Application - Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- Application of FMEA and FMECA in automotive systems
- Constructing fault trees for complex safety scenarios
- Common cause analysis (CCA) and its mitigation
- PART 10: Introduction to FMEDA and its role in hardware assessment
- Use of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
- Selecting appropriate analysis techniques based on ASIL
- Integrating analysis results into safety case arguments
- Tools for automated safety analysis and traceability
- Handling uncertainty and assumptions in safety analysis
- Peer review and audit readiness of analysis reports
Module 10: Safety Case Development and Audit Readiness - Structure and content of a formal safety case
- Building a coherent safety argument using ISO 26262 guidance
- Linking safety case elements to development artifacts
- Documenting assumptions, constraints, and rationale
- Preparing for third-party assessment and certification
- Creating auditor-friendly documentation packages
- Handling non-conformities and audit findings
- Using safety case as a living document throughout lifecycle
- Integrating safety case with project management processes
- Presenting safety case to stakeholders and management
Module 11: Change and Configuration Management - Importance of change control in safety-critical development
- Impact analysis for safety-related changes
- Configuration identification and baseline management
- Traceability across versions and releases
- Handling post-production and field updates safely
- Process for managing configuration items and deliverables
- Document control and versioning for audit compliance
- Integration with ALM and PLM tools
- Managing obsolescence and component lifecycle changes
- Change approval workflows for different ASIL levels
Module 12: Supplier Management and Safety Coordination - Allocating safety responsibilities to suppliers
- Developing safety plans for supplier-led work
- Reviewing and approving supplier safety deliverables
- Handling mixed-source development with multiple vendors
- Ensuring supplier compliance with ISO 26262 requirements
- Conducting supplier audits and technical reviews
- Safety contractual requirements and agreements
- Managing interfaces and integration risks across suppliers
- Use of interface control documents (ICDs) for safety
- Establishing clear communication channels for safety issues
Module 13: Software and Hardware Integration Testing - Test strategies for integrated E/E systems
- Planning and designing integration test cases
- Handling timing and synchronisation issues in testing
- Testing safety mechanisms in live system conditions
- Validating fail-safe and fallback behaviours
- Use of test harnesses and simulation environments
- Regression testing for safety-critical updates
- Documentation of test execution and results
- Root cause analysis for failed integration tests
- Ensuring traceability from integration tests to requirements
Module 14: Functional Safety Management and Organisational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management system (FSMS)
- Roles and responsibilities: safety manager, safety expert, assessor
- Developing a safety plan aligned to project scope
- Conducting safety audits and process evaluations
- Managing safety culture within engineering teams
- Resource planning for safety-critical projects
- Risk management at the organisational level
- Training and competency development for safety roles
- Interface with project management and quality systems
- Continuous improvement of functional safety processes
Module 15: Advanced Topics in ISO 26262 Application - Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- Importance of change control in safety-critical development
- Impact analysis for safety-related changes
- Configuration identification and baseline management
- Traceability across versions and releases
- Handling post-production and field updates safely
- Process for managing configuration items and deliverables
- Document control and versioning for audit compliance
- Integration with ALM and PLM tools
- Managing obsolescence and component lifecycle changes
- Change approval workflows for different ASIL levels
Module 12: Supplier Management and Safety Coordination - Allocating safety responsibilities to suppliers
- Developing safety plans for supplier-led work
- Reviewing and approving supplier safety deliverables
- Handling mixed-source development with multiple vendors
- Ensuring supplier compliance with ISO 26262 requirements
- Conducting supplier audits and technical reviews
- Safety contractual requirements and agreements
- Managing interfaces and integration risks across suppliers
- Use of interface control documents (ICDs) for safety
- Establishing clear communication channels for safety issues
Module 13: Software and Hardware Integration Testing - Test strategies for integrated E/E systems
- Planning and designing integration test cases
- Handling timing and synchronisation issues in testing
- Testing safety mechanisms in live system conditions
- Validating fail-safe and fallback behaviours
- Use of test harnesses and simulation environments
- Regression testing for safety-critical updates
- Documentation of test execution and results
- Root cause analysis for failed integration tests
- Ensuring traceability from integration tests to requirements
Module 14: Functional Safety Management and Organisational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management system (FSMS)
- Roles and responsibilities: safety manager, safety expert, assessor
- Developing a safety plan aligned to project scope
- Conducting safety audits and process evaluations
- Managing safety culture within engineering teams
- Resource planning for safety-critical projects
- Risk management at the organisational level
- Training and competency development for safety roles
- Interface with project management and quality systems
- Continuous improvement of functional safety processes
Module 15: Advanced Topics in ISO 26262 Application - Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- Test strategies for integrated E/E systems
- Planning and designing integration test cases
- Handling timing and synchronisation issues in testing
- Testing safety mechanisms in live system conditions
- Validating fail-safe and fallback behaviours
- Use of test harnesses and simulation environments
- Regression testing for safety-critical updates
- Documentation of test execution and results
- Root cause analysis for failed integration tests
- Ensuring traceability from integration tests to requirements
Module 14: Functional Safety Management and Organisational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management system (FSMS)
- Roles and responsibilities: safety manager, safety expert, assessor
- Developing a safety plan aligned to project scope
- Conducting safety audits and process evaluations
- Managing safety culture within engineering teams
- Resource planning for safety-critical projects
- Risk management at the organisational level
- Training and competency development for safety roles
- Interface with project management and quality systems
- Continuous improvement of functional safety processes
Module 15: Advanced Topics in ISO 26262 Application - Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- Handling mixed ASIL systems with confidence
- Safety considerations for over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Functional safety in electric and hybrid vehicle systems
- Safety implications of vehicle connectivity and telematics
- Integration with cybersecurity standards (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Functional safety in autonomous driving systems
- Managing dynamic driving tasks and fallback strategies
- Safety for machine learning and AI components
- Handling sensor fusion and perception failures
- Safety validation in virtual and simulation environments
Module 16: Certification, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - Preparing for ISO 26262 certification with confidence
- Working effectively with notified bodies and assessors
- Submitting documentation packages for review
- Responding to certification findings and observations
- Maintaining compliance over product lifecycle
- Handling deviations and waivers appropriately
- Post-production surveillance and field monitoring
- Reporting safety-related field incidents
- Using field data to improve safety processes
- Linking lessons learned to future development projects
Module 17: Real-World Project Application and Capstone Exercises - End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Benefits - How to present your Certificate of Completion on your CV
- Leveraging the certification in job interviews and promotions
- Using course outcomes to demonstrate safety leadership
- Growing into roles such as Functional Safety Manager or Safety Assessor
- Contributing to internal safety standards and training
- Engaging with industry forums and technical committees
- Building credibility with auditors and certification bodies
- Supporting organisational safety maturity assessments
- Transitioning from execution to strategy in safety engineering
- Ongoing learning and integration with advanced automotive technologies
- End-to-end safety workflow for a brake-by-wire system
- HARA application for an electric power steering function
- Developing safety goals for a lane keeping assist system
- Technical safety concept for a battery management system
- System architecture design for an ADAS central controller
- Software safety requirements for a radar processing unit
- Hardware metrics calculation for a safety MCU
- Verification plan for a safety-critical communication stack
- Safety case assembly for a vehicle launch program
- Final review and certification readiness checklist