Mastering ISO 26262 Functional Safety for Automotive Leadership
You're under pressure. The vehicles rolling off your line are more complex than ever. One functional safety flaw could lead to recalls, liability, or worse-reputational collapse. ISO 26262 isn't just a standard. It's a leadership imperative, a strategic shield, and a boardroom requirement. Yet most engineering leaders are stuck. They rely on fragmented knowledge, outdated templates, or consultants who quote phrases like ASIL decomposition without context. You need clarity, not confusion. Confidence, not compliance checklists. You need to speak the language of functional safety fluently-because the next audit, the next project review, the next promotion depends on it. Mastering ISO 26262 Functional Safety for Automotive Leadership is designed for exactly this moment. This is not a refresher course. It’s a career transformer. A toolkit for leaders who must drive compliance, align cross-functional teams, and secure executive buy-in for safety-critical systems. One recent participant, Carlos M., Director of Vehicle Systems at a Tier 1 supplier, used the framework in Module 5 to redesign his organization’s hazard analysis process. In 12 weeks, his team reduced misclassified ASIL assignments by 63%, saving over $1.2M in unnecessary testing and development. This course takes you from uncertainty to clarity. From reactive fire-fighting to proactive governance. You’ll walk away with a structured, documented, and board-ready functional safety implementation plan-customized for your organization’s size, risk tolerance, and product portfolio. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details This is a self-paced, on-demand learning experience built for time-constrained leaders in automotive engineering, systems development, and program management. Enrollment grants immediate online access to all course materials, structured for efficient progression without fixed deadlines or mandatory attendance. Flexible, Always-On Learning
You control the pace. Complete the course in as little as 20 hours, or spread it across weeks-whichever fits your schedule. Most participants report applying key concepts within 72 hours of enrollment, with measurable improvements in cross-functional alignment and audit readiness within two weeks. - Lifetime access: Revisit any module anytime, from any device
- Ongoing updates: All future revisions to ISO 26262 and emerging safety standards are incorporated at no extra cost
- 24/7 global access: Study from your office, home, or even on-site at a manufacturing facility
- Mobile-friendly: Full compatibility with smartphones, tablets, and laptops ensures seamless learning, even during travel
Clarity, Support & Recognition
You’re not learning in isolation. Each module includes direct access to instructor guidance via structured support channels, where industry-vetted functional safety experts respond to your queries with role-specific advice. Upon completion, you earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service-a globally recognized credential referenced by automotive OEMs, suppliers, and certification bodies. This isn’t a participation badge. It’s documented proof that you have mastered the leadership dimensions of ISO 26262, from governance to system-level risk control. Zero-Risk Enrollment. Maximum Confidence.
We understand that time is your most valuable asset. That’s why we’ve eliminated every barrier to starting: - No hidden fees: What you see is exactly what you pay-no subscription traps, no recurring charges
- Secure payment processing: Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal accepted
- 30-day full refund guarantee: If you don’t gain actionable clarity within your first three modules, email us for a complete, no-questions-asked refund
- Immediate confirmation: After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email with access instructions sent separately once your materials are fully provisioned
Will this work for you? Even if you’re not a full-time safety engineer? Absolutely. This course is designed for technical leaders-program managers, systems architects, engineering directors-who must lead teams through certification audits, safety validation, and compliance sign-off. You don’t need to memorize every clause of Part 6. You need to know how to organize your team, ask the right questions, and validate that safety goals are traceable, testable, and enforceable. That’s exactly what this course delivers. This works even if: You’ve only attended one functional safety review, your team uses mixed development processes, or your company has never achieved full ISO 26262 certification. The frameworks are scalable-from startups to global OEMs-and focus on decision-making, not dogma. You’re not buying information. You’re investing in confidence, credibility, and career momentum-with full risk reversal.
Module 1: Foundations of Functional Safety and Leadership Accountability - Understanding the business imperative of functional safety in modern vehicle systems
- Evolution of safety standards from general principles to ISO 26262
- Defining leadership roles in functional safety governance
- Distinguishing between safety, reliability, and quality
- Overview of the automotive safety lifecycle
- Key legal, regulatory, and liability implications for executives
- The role of top management in safety culture development
- Identifying critical stakeholders in safety implementation
- Establishing safety accountability chains across departments
- Common misconceptions that undermine functional safety programs
Module 2: ISO 26262 Structure, Scope, and Application Domains - Detailed breakdown of ISO 26262’s 12 parts and their interrelations
- Understanding applicability thresholds for different vehicle types
- Integration of functional safety with autonomous driving systems
- Safety considerations for electric and hybrid powertrains
- Application to ADAS, braking, steering, and airbag systems
- Exclusions and limitations of the standard
- Managing subsystems developed by multiple suppliers
- Handling legacy components within new safety designs
- Global alignment with regional regulatory expectations
- Mapping organizational capabilities to standard requirements
Module 3: The Automotive Safety Lifecycle (ASIL) - Phases of the ISO 26262 safety lifecycle
- Initiating a safety project at the conceptual stage
- Defining project-specific safety scopes and boundaries
- Managing lifecycle transitions between development phases
- Establishing phase gate reviews and audit readiness
- Aligning software, hardware, and mechanical development timelines
- Integrating safety activities into Agile and hybrid workflows
- Defining exit criteria for each lifecycle stage
- Documentation requirements at each phase
- Role of change management in lifecycle continuity
Module 4: Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) - Step-by-step conduct of a HARA workshop
- Identifying operational scenarios and use cases
- Defining hazardous events in vehicle-level context
- Assessing severity, exposure, and controllability
- Determining ASIL levels using S, E, and C ratings
- Resolving ambiguous ASIL classifications
- Incorporating driver behavior and environmental conditions
- Handling cascading failures across systems
- Managing HARA updates during product revisions
- Validating completeness and consistency of HARA outputs
Module 5: Defining Functional Safety Concepts - Translating safety requirements into functional goals
- Establishing safety goals and allocation to systems
- Differentiating between functional and technical safety requirements
- Allocating safety functions to vehicle domains
- Using functional decomposition for clarity
- Incorporating redundancy and fail-operational strategies
- Addressing common cause failures at the functional level
- Linking safety concepts to system architecture diagrams
- Validating functional safety assumptions
- Preparing for auditor review of functional safety documentation
Module 6: Technical Safety Concepts and System Design - Transitioning from functional to technical safety requirements
- Specifying hardware and software safety mechanisms
- Integrating diagnostic coverage targets
- Designing for fault detection, isolation, and reaction
- Handling single-point, latent, and dual-point faults
- Defining safety states and fallback modes
- Using architectural patterns to meet ASIL demands
- Selecting appropriate redundancy topologies
- Integrating safety in CAN, Ethernet, and sensor networks
- Documenting design rationale for certification
Module 7: System Integration and Verification - Planning system integration for safety-critical subsystems
- Resolving interface conflicts between safety components
- Validating end-to-end safety chains
- Executing system-level fault injection testing
- Verifying safety mechanisms under real-world conditions
- Using test coverage metrics aligned with ISO 26262
- Managing integration risks in multi-vendor environments
- Conducting safety-specific integration reviews
- Resolving verification gaps and non-conformances
- Preparing integration reports for certification bodies
Module 8: Software-Level Functional Safety - Software safety requirements and traceability
- Applying coding standards (e.g., MISRA) in safety-critical code
- Implementing software architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Managing concurrency and timing issues in real-time systems
- Validating software unit and integration testing
- Static and dynamic analysis tools for defect detection
- Handling software change management and version control
- Using model-based design in safety development
- Ensuring tool qualification for safety workflows
- Closing the loop between software verification and safety goals
Module 9: Hardware-Level Functional Safety - Hardware safety requirements and metrics (SPFM, LFM, PMHF)
- Performing quantitative hardware analyses
- Using failure rate databases and derating guidelines
- Applying redundancy and diversity in circuit design
- Designing for diagnostic coverage and fault tolerance
- Interpreting FMEDA reports and reports from suppliers
- Selecting components with known failure profiles
- Managing wear-out mechanisms in long-life vehicles
- Validating hardware under environmental stress
- Documenting hardware architectural metrics for audit
Module 10: Managing ASIL Decomposition and Allocation - Understanding ASIL decomposition principles
- Distinguishing between decomposition and de-rating
- Applying decomposition to software and hardware elements
- Ensuring independence between decomposed elements
- Documenting decomposition rationale and assumptions
- Validating that decomposition does not increase risk
- Handling decomposition in supplier-managed components
- Managing cross-domain allocation conflicts
- Using allocation matrices to track responsibility
- Presenting decomposition strategies to auditors
Module 11: Safety Validation and Confirmation Measures - Differentiating verification and validation in the safety context
- Designing validation test cases from operational scenarios
- Incorporating field data and real-world driving conditions
- Using simulation and test track environments
- Measuring safety performance using defined KPIs
- Validating fallback and degraded mode behaviors
- Integrating safety validation into overall vehicle testing
- Handling validation for over-the-air updates
- Ensuring independence of validation teams
- Reporting validation outcomes to certification bodies
Module 12: Functional Safety Management and Organizational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management plan
- Defining roles: Safety Manager, Safety Assessor, Safety Monitor
- Developing internal safety assessment processes
- Creating safety plans for distributed development
- Managing safety work products and documentation
- Integrating safety into change and configuration management
- Conducting internal safety audits and reviews
- Handling non-conformances and corrective actions
- Ensuring supplier compliance with safety requirements
- Reporting safety status to executive leadership
Module 13: Supplier Management and External Collaboration - Defining safety responsibilities in supplier contracts
- Specifying safety requirements in RFQs and technical agreements
- Evaluating supplier safety maturity and capability
- Conducting supplier safety assessments and audits
- Managing safety deliverables and interfaces
- Handling dual-sourcing and component substitution risks
- Using supplier checklists and compliance templates
- Resolving safety discrepancies with external teams
- Integrating external components into system-level safety cases
- Ensuring traceability from OEM to Tier-N suppliers
Module 14: Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Certification - Understanding the role of Independent Safety Assessors
- Preparing for ISA at each lifecycle phase
- Responding to auditor findings and requests
- Compiling safety case documentation
- Presenting safety evidence to certification bodies
- Negotiating findings and clarifying documentation
- Handling partial or conditional certification
- Planning for re-certification after major changes
- Using ISA feedback to improve internal processes
- Building long-term relationships with assessors
Module 15: Advanced Topics in Functional Safety - Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Understanding the business imperative of functional safety in modern vehicle systems
- Evolution of safety standards from general principles to ISO 26262
- Defining leadership roles in functional safety governance
- Distinguishing between safety, reliability, and quality
- Overview of the automotive safety lifecycle
- Key legal, regulatory, and liability implications for executives
- The role of top management in safety culture development
- Identifying critical stakeholders in safety implementation
- Establishing safety accountability chains across departments
- Common misconceptions that undermine functional safety programs
Module 2: ISO 26262 Structure, Scope, and Application Domains - Detailed breakdown of ISO 26262’s 12 parts and their interrelations
- Understanding applicability thresholds for different vehicle types
- Integration of functional safety with autonomous driving systems
- Safety considerations for electric and hybrid powertrains
- Application to ADAS, braking, steering, and airbag systems
- Exclusions and limitations of the standard
- Managing subsystems developed by multiple suppliers
- Handling legacy components within new safety designs
- Global alignment with regional regulatory expectations
- Mapping organizational capabilities to standard requirements
Module 3: The Automotive Safety Lifecycle (ASIL) - Phases of the ISO 26262 safety lifecycle
- Initiating a safety project at the conceptual stage
- Defining project-specific safety scopes and boundaries
- Managing lifecycle transitions between development phases
- Establishing phase gate reviews and audit readiness
- Aligning software, hardware, and mechanical development timelines
- Integrating safety activities into Agile and hybrid workflows
- Defining exit criteria for each lifecycle stage
- Documentation requirements at each phase
- Role of change management in lifecycle continuity
Module 4: Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) - Step-by-step conduct of a HARA workshop
- Identifying operational scenarios and use cases
- Defining hazardous events in vehicle-level context
- Assessing severity, exposure, and controllability
- Determining ASIL levels using S, E, and C ratings
- Resolving ambiguous ASIL classifications
- Incorporating driver behavior and environmental conditions
- Handling cascading failures across systems
- Managing HARA updates during product revisions
- Validating completeness and consistency of HARA outputs
Module 5: Defining Functional Safety Concepts - Translating safety requirements into functional goals
- Establishing safety goals and allocation to systems
- Differentiating between functional and technical safety requirements
- Allocating safety functions to vehicle domains
- Using functional decomposition for clarity
- Incorporating redundancy and fail-operational strategies
- Addressing common cause failures at the functional level
- Linking safety concepts to system architecture diagrams
- Validating functional safety assumptions
- Preparing for auditor review of functional safety documentation
Module 6: Technical Safety Concepts and System Design - Transitioning from functional to technical safety requirements
- Specifying hardware and software safety mechanisms
- Integrating diagnostic coverage targets
- Designing for fault detection, isolation, and reaction
- Handling single-point, latent, and dual-point faults
- Defining safety states and fallback modes
- Using architectural patterns to meet ASIL demands
- Selecting appropriate redundancy topologies
- Integrating safety in CAN, Ethernet, and sensor networks
- Documenting design rationale for certification
Module 7: System Integration and Verification - Planning system integration for safety-critical subsystems
- Resolving interface conflicts between safety components
- Validating end-to-end safety chains
- Executing system-level fault injection testing
- Verifying safety mechanisms under real-world conditions
- Using test coverage metrics aligned with ISO 26262
- Managing integration risks in multi-vendor environments
- Conducting safety-specific integration reviews
- Resolving verification gaps and non-conformances
- Preparing integration reports for certification bodies
Module 8: Software-Level Functional Safety - Software safety requirements and traceability
- Applying coding standards (e.g., MISRA) in safety-critical code
- Implementing software architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Managing concurrency and timing issues in real-time systems
- Validating software unit and integration testing
- Static and dynamic analysis tools for defect detection
- Handling software change management and version control
- Using model-based design in safety development
- Ensuring tool qualification for safety workflows
- Closing the loop between software verification and safety goals
Module 9: Hardware-Level Functional Safety - Hardware safety requirements and metrics (SPFM, LFM, PMHF)
- Performing quantitative hardware analyses
- Using failure rate databases and derating guidelines
- Applying redundancy and diversity in circuit design
- Designing for diagnostic coverage and fault tolerance
- Interpreting FMEDA reports and reports from suppliers
- Selecting components with known failure profiles
- Managing wear-out mechanisms in long-life vehicles
- Validating hardware under environmental stress
- Documenting hardware architectural metrics for audit
Module 10: Managing ASIL Decomposition and Allocation - Understanding ASIL decomposition principles
- Distinguishing between decomposition and de-rating
- Applying decomposition to software and hardware elements
- Ensuring independence between decomposed elements
- Documenting decomposition rationale and assumptions
- Validating that decomposition does not increase risk
- Handling decomposition in supplier-managed components
- Managing cross-domain allocation conflicts
- Using allocation matrices to track responsibility
- Presenting decomposition strategies to auditors
Module 11: Safety Validation and Confirmation Measures - Differentiating verification and validation in the safety context
- Designing validation test cases from operational scenarios
- Incorporating field data and real-world driving conditions
- Using simulation and test track environments
- Measuring safety performance using defined KPIs
- Validating fallback and degraded mode behaviors
- Integrating safety validation into overall vehicle testing
- Handling validation for over-the-air updates
- Ensuring independence of validation teams
- Reporting validation outcomes to certification bodies
Module 12: Functional Safety Management and Organizational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management plan
- Defining roles: Safety Manager, Safety Assessor, Safety Monitor
- Developing internal safety assessment processes
- Creating safety plans for distributed development
- Managing safety work products and documentation
- Integrating safety into change and configuration management
- Conducting internal safety audits and reviews
- Handling non-conformances and corrective actions
- Ensuring supplier compliance with safety requirements
- Reporting safety status to executive leadership
Module 13: Supplier Management and External Collaboration - Defining safety responsibilities in supplier contracts
- Specifying safety requirements in RFQs and technical agreements
- Evaluating supplier safety maturity and capability
- Conducting supplier safety assessments and audits
- Managing safety deliverables and interfaces
- Handling dual-sourcing and component substitution risks
- Using supplier checklists and compliance templates
- Resolving safety discrepancies with external teams
- Integrating external components into system-level safety cases
- Ensuring traceability from OEM to Tier-N suppliers
Module 14: Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Certification - Understanding the role of Independent Safety Assessors
- Preparing for ISA at each lifecycle phase
- Responding to auditor findings and requests
- Compiling safety case documentation
- Presenting safety evidence to certification bodies
- Negotiating findings and clarifying documentation
- Handling partial or conditional certification
- Planning for re-certification after major changes
- Using ISA feedback to improve internal processes
- Building long-term relationships with assessors
Module 15: Advanced Topics in Functional Safety - Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Phases of the ISO 26262 safety lifecycle
- Initiating a safety project at the conceptual stage
- Defining project-specific safety scopes and boundaries
- Managing lifecycle transitions between development phases
- Establishing phase gate reviews and audit readiness
- Aligning software, hardware, and mechanical development timelines
- Integrating safety activities into Agile and hybrid workflows
- Defining exit criteria for each lifecycle stage
- Documentation requirements at each phase
- Role of change management in lifecycle continuity
Module 4: Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) - Step-by-step conduct of a HARA workshop
- Identifying operational scenarios and use cases
- Defining hazardous events in vehicle-level context
- Assessing severity, exposure, and controllability
- Determining ASIL levels using S, E, and C ratings
- Resolving ambiguous ASIL classifications
- Incorporating driver behavior and environmental conditions
- Handling cascading failures across systems
- Managing HARA updates during product revisions
- Validating completeness and consistency of HARA outputs
Module 5: Defining Functional Safety Concepts - Translating safety requirements into functional goals
- Establishing safety goals and allocation to systems
- Differentiating between functional and technical safety requirements
- Allocating safety functions to vehicle domains
- Using functional decomposition for clarity
- Incorporating redundancy and fail-operational strategies
- Addressing common cause failures at the functional level
- Linking safety concepts to system architecture diagrams
- Validating functional safety assumptions
- Preparing for auditor review of functional safety documentation
Module 6: Technical Safety Concepts and System Design - Transitioning from functional to technical safety requirements
- Specifying hardware and software safety mechanisms
- Integrating diagnostic coverage targets
- Designing for fault detection, isolation, and reaction
- Handling single-point, latent, and dual-point faults
- Defining safety states and fallback modes
- Using architectural patterns to meet ASIL demands
- Selecting appropriate redundancy topologies
- Integrating safety in CAN, Ethernet, and sensor networks
- Documenting design rationale for certification
Module 7: System Integration and Verification - Planning system integration for safety-critical subsystems
- Resolving interface conflicts between safety components
- Validating end-to-end safety chains
- Executing system-level fault injection testing
- Verifying safety mechanisms under real-world conditions
- Using test coverage metrics aligned with ISO 26262
- Managing integration risks in multi-vendor environments
- Conducting safety-specific integration reviews
- Resolving verification gaps and non-conformances
- Preparing integration reports for certification bodies
Module 8: Software-Level Functional Safety - Software safety requirements and traceability
- Applying coding standards (e.g., MISRA) in safety-critical code
- Implementing software architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Managing concurrency and timing issues in real-time systems
- Validating software unit and integration testing
- Static and dynamic analysis tools for defect detection
- Handling software change management and version control
- Using model-based design in safety development
- Ensuring tool qualification for safety workflows
- Closing the loop between software verification and safety goals
Module 9: Hardware-Level Functional Safety - Hardware safety requirements and metrics (SPFM, LFM, PMHF)
- Performing quantitative hardware analyses
- Using failure rate databases and derating guidelines
- Applying redundancy and diversity in circuit design
- Designing for diagnostic coverage and fault tolerance
- Interpreting FMEDA reports and reports from suppliers
- Selecting components with known failure profiles
- Managing wear-out mechanisms in long-life vehicles
- Validating hardware under environmental stress
- Documenting hardware architectural metrics for audit
Module 10: Managing ASIL Decomposition and Allocation - Understanding ASIL decomposition principles
- Distinguishing between decomposition and de-rating
- Applying decomposition to software and hardware elements
- Ensuring independence between decomposed elements
- Documenting decomposition rationale and assumptions
- Validating that decomposition does not increase risk
- Handling decomposition in supplier-managed components
- Managing cross-domain allocation conflicts
- Using allocation matrices to track responsibility
- Presenting decomposition strategies to auditors
Module 11: Safety Validation and Confirmation Measures - Differentiating verification and validation in the safety context
- Designing validation test cases from operational scenarios
- Incorporating field data and real-world driving conditions
- Using simulation and test track environments
- Measuring safety performance using defined KPIs
- Validating fallback and degraded mode behaviors
- Integrating safety validation into overall vehicle testing
- Handling validation for over-the-air updates
- Ensuring independence of validation teams
- Reporting validation outcomes to certification bodies
Module 12: Functional Safety Management and Organizational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management plan
- Defining roles: Safety Manager, Safety Assessor, Safety Monitor
- Developing internal safety assessment processes
- Creating safety plans for distributed development
- Managing safety work products and documentation
- Integrating safety into change and configuration management
- Conducting internal safety audits and reviews
- Handling non-conformances and corrective actions
- Ensuring supplier compliance with safety requirements
- Reporting safety status to executive leadership
Module 13: Supplier Management and External Collaboration - Defining safety responsibilities in supplier contracts
- Specifying safety requirements in RFQs and technical agreements
- Evaluating supplier safety maturity and capability
- Conducting supplier safety assessments and audits
- Managing safety deliverables and interfaces
- Handling dual-sourcing and component substitution risks
- Using supplier checklists and compliance templates
- Resolving safety discrepancies with external teams
- Integrating external components into system-level safety cases
- Ensuring traceability from OEM to Tier-N suppliers
Module 14: Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Certification - Understanding the role of Independent Safety Assessors
- Preparing for ISA at each lifecycle phase
- Responding to auditor findings and requests
- Compiling safety case documentation
- Presenting safety evidence to certification bodies
- Negotiating findings and clarifying documentation
- Handling partial or conditional certification
- Planning for re-certification after major changes
- Using ISA feedback to improve internal processes
- Building long-term relationships with assessors
Module 15: Advanced Topics in Functional Safety - Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Translating safety requirements into functional goals
- Establishing safety goals and allocation to systems
- Differentiating between functional and technical safety requirements
- Allocating safety functions to vehicle domains
- Using functional decomposition for clarity
- Incorporating redundancy and fail-operational strategies
- Addressing common cause failures at the functional level
- Linking safety concepts to system architecture diagrams
- Validating functional safety assumptions
- Preparing for auditor review of functional safety documentation
Module 6: Technical Safety Concepts and System Design - Transitioning from functional to technical safety requirements
- Specifying hardware and software safety mechanisms
- Integrating diagnostic coverage targets
- Designing for fault detection, isolation, and reaction
- Handling single-point, latent, and dual-point faults
- Defining safety states and fallback modes
- Using architectural patterns to meet ASIL demands
- Selecting appropriate redundancy topologies
- Integrating safety in CAN, Ethernet, and sensor networks
- Documenting design rationale for certification
Module 7: System Integration and Verification - Planning system integration for safety-critical subsystems
- Resolving interface conflicts between safety components
- Validating end-to-end safety chains
- Executing system-level fault injection testing
- Verifying safety mechanisms under real-world conditions
- Using test coverage metrics aligned with ISO 26262
- Managing integration risks in multi-vendor environments
- Conducting safety-specific integration reviews
- Resolving verification gaps and non-conformances
- Preparing integration reports for certification bodies
Module 8: Software-Level Functional Safety - Software safety requirements and traceability
- Applying coding standards (e.g., MISRA) in safety-critical code
- Implementing software architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Managing concurrency and timing issues in real-time systems
- Validating software unit and integration testing
- Static and dynamic analysis tools for defect detection
- Handling software change management and version control
- Using model-based design in safety development
- Ensuring tool qualification for safety workflows
- Closing the loop between software verification and safety goals
Module 9: Hardware-Level Functional Safety - Hardware safety requirements and metrics (SPFM, LFM, PMHF)
- Performing quantitative hardware analyses
- Using failure rate databases and derating guidelines
- Applying redundancy and diversity in circuit design
- Designing for diagnostic coverage and fault tolerance
- Interpreting FMEDA reports and reports from suppliers
- Selecting components with known failure profiles
- Managing wear-out mechanisms in long-life vehicles
- Validating hardware under environmental stress
- Documenting hardware architectural metrics for audit
Module 10: Managing ASIL Decomposition and Allocation - Understanding ASIL decomposition principles
- Distinguishing between decomposition and de-rating
- Applying decomposition to software and hardware elements
- Ensuring independence between decomposed elements
- Documenting decomposition rationale and assumptions
- Validating that decomposition does not increase risk
- Handling decomposition in supplier-managed components
- Managing cross-domain allocation conflicts
- Using allocation matrices to track responsibility
- Presenting decomposition strategies to auditors
Module 11: Safety Validation and Confirmation Measures - Differentiating verification and validation in the safety context
- Designing validation test cases from operational scenarios
- Incorporating field data and real-world driving conditions
- Using simulation and test track environments
- Measuring safety performance using defined KPIs
- Validating fallback and degraded mode behaviors
- Integrating safety validation into overall vehicle testing
- Handling validation for over-the-air updates
- Ensuring independence of validation teams
- Reporting validation outcomes to certification bodies
Module 12: Functional Safety Management and Organizational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management plan
- Defining roles: Safety Manager, Safety Assessor, Safety Monitor
- Developing internal safety assessment processes
- Creating safety plans for distributed development
- Managing safety work products and documentation
- Integrating safety into change and configuration management
- Conducting internal safety audits and reviews
- Handling non-conformances and corrective actions
- Ensuring supplier compliance with safety requirements
- Reporting safety status to executive leadership
Module 13: Supplier Management and External Collaboration - Defining safety responsibilities in supplier contracts
- Specifying safety requirements in RFQs and technical agreements
- Evaluating supplier safety maturity and capability
- Conducting supplier safety assessments and audits
- Managing safety deliverables and interfaces
- Handling dual-sourcing and component substitution risks
- Using supplier checklists and compliance templates
- Resolving safety discrepancies with external teams
- Integrating external components into system-level safety cases
- Ensuring traceability from OEM to Tier-N suppliers
Module 14: Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Certification - Understanding the role of Independent Safety Assessors
- Preparing for ISA at each lifecycle phase
- Responding to auditor findings and requests
- Compiling safety case documentation
- Presenting safety evidence to certification bodies
- Negotiating findings and clarifying documentation
- Handling partial or conditional certification
- Planning for re-certification after major changes
- Using ISA feedback to improve internal processes
- Building long-term relationships with assessors
Module 15: Advanced Topics in Functional Safety - Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Planning system integration for safety-critical subsystems
- Resolving interface conflicts between safety components
- Validating end-to-end safety chains
- Executing system-level fault injection testing
- Verifying safety mechanisms under real-world conditions
- Using test coverage metrics aligned with ISO 26262
- Managing integration risks in multi-vendor environments
- Conducting safety-specific integration reviews
- Resolving verification gaps and non-conformances
- Preparing integration reports for certification bodies
Module 8: Software-Level Functional Safety - Software safety requirements and traceability
- Applying coding standards (e.g., MISRA) in safety-critical code
- Implementing software architectural patterns for ASIL compliance
- Managing concurrency and timing issues in real-time systems
- Validating software unit and integration testing
- Static and dynamic analysis tools for defect detection
- Handling software change management and version control
- Using model-based design in safety development
- Ensuring tool qualification for safety workflows
- Closing the loop between software verification and safety goals
Module 9: Hardware-Level Functional Safety - Hardware safety requirements and metrics (SPFM, LFM, PMHF)
- Performing quantitative hardware analyses
- Using failure rate databases and derating guidelines
- Applying redundancy and diversity in circuit design
- Designing for diagnostic coverage and fault tolerance
- Interpreting FMEDA reports and reports from suppliers
- Selecting components with known failure profiles
- Managing wear-out mechanisms in long-life vehicles
- Validating hardware under environmental stress
- Documenting hardware architectural metrics for audit
Module 10: Managing ASIL Decomposition and Allocation - Understanding ASIL decomposition principles
- Distinguishing between decomposition and de-rating
- Applying decomposition to software and hardware elements
- Ensuring independence between decomposed elements
- Documenting decomposition rationale and assumptions
- Validating that decomposition does not increase risk
- Handling decomposition in supplier-managed components
- Managing cross-domain allocation conflicts
- Using allocation matrices to track responsibility
- Presenting decomposition strategies to auditors
Module 11: Safety Validation and Confirmation Measures - Differentiating verification and validation in the safety context
- Designing validation test cases from operational scenarios
- Incorporating field data and real-world driving conditions
- Using simulation and test track environments
- Measuring safety performance using defined KPIs
- Validating fallback and degraded mode behaviors
- Integrating safety validation into overall vehicle testing
- Handling validation for over-the-air updates
- Ensuring independence of validation teams
- Reporting validation outcomes to certification bodies
Module 12: Functional Safety Management and Organizational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management plan
- Defining roles: Safety Manager, Safety Assessor, Safety Monitor
- Developing internal safety assessment processes
- Creating safety plans for distributed development
- Managing safety work products and documentation
- Integrating safety into change and configuration management
- Conducting internal safety audits and reviews
- Handling non-conformances and corrective actions
- Ensuring supplier compliance with safety requirements
- Reporting safety status to executive leadership
Module 13: Supplier Management and External Collaboration - Defining safety responsibilities in supplier contracts
- Specifying safety requirements in RFQs and technical agreements
- Evaluating supplier safety maturity and capability
- Conducting supplier safety assessments and audits
- Managing safety deliverables and interfaces
- Handling dual-sourcing and component substitution risks
- Using supplier checklists and compliance templates
- Resolving safety discrepancies with external teams
- Integrating external components into system-level safety cases
- Ensuring traceability from OEM to Tier-N suppliers
Module 14: Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Certification - Understanding the role of Independent Safety Assessors
- Preparing for ISA at each lifecycle phase
- Responding to auditor findings and requests
- Compiling safety case documentation
- Presenting safety evidence to certification bodies
- Negotiating findings and clarifying documentation
- Handling partial or conditional certification
- Planning for re-certification after major changes
- Using ISA feedback to improve internal processes
- Building long-term relationships with assessors
Module 15: Advanced Topics in Functional Safety - Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Hardware safety requirements and metrics (SPFM, LFM, PMHF)
- Performing quantitative hardware analyses
- Using failure rate databases and derating guidelines
- Applying redundancy and diversity in circuit design
- Designing for diagnostic coverage and fault tolerance
- Interpreting FMEDA reports and reports from suppliers
- Selecting components with known failure profiles
- Managing wear-out mechanisms in long-life vehicles
- Validating hardware under environmental stress
- Documenting hardware architectural metrics for audit
Module 10: Managing ASIL Decomposition and Allocation - Understanding ASIL decomposition principles
- Distinguishing between decomposition and de-rating
- Applying decomposition to software and hardware elements
- Ensuring independence between decomposed elements
- Documenting decomposition rationale and assumptions
- Validating that decomposition does not increase risk
- Handling decomposition in supplier-managed components
- Managing cross-domain allocation conflicts
- Using allocation matrices to track responsibility
- Presenting decomposition strategies to auditors
Module 11: Safety Validation and Confirmation Measures - Differentiating verification and validation in the safety context
- Designing validation test cases from operational scenarios
- Incorporating field data and real-world driving conditions
- Using simulation and test track environments
- Measuring safety performance using defined KPIs
- Validating fallback and degraded mode behaviors
- Integrating safety validation into overall vehicle testing
- Handling validation for over-the-air updates
- Ensuring independence of validation teams
- Reporting validation outcomes to certification bodies
Module 12: Functional Safety Management and Organizational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management plan
- Defining roles: Safety Manager, Safety Assessor, Safety Monitor
- Developing internal safety assessment processes
- Creating safety plans for distributed development
- Managing safety work products and documentation
- Integrating safety into change and configuration management
- Conducting internal safety audits and reviews
- Handling non-conformances and corrective actions
- Ensuring supplier compliance with safety requirements
- Reporting safety status to executive leadership
Module 13: Supplier Management and External Collaboration - Defining safety responsibilities in supplier contracts
- Specifying safety requirements in RFQs and technical agreements
- Evaluating supplier safety maturity and capability
- Conducting supplier safety assessments and audits
- Managing safety deliverables and interfaces
- Handling dual-sourcing and component substitution risks
- Using supplier checklists and compliance templates
- Resolving safety discrepancies with external teams
- Integrating external components into system-level safety cases
- Ensuring traceability from OEM to Tier-N suppliers
Module 14: Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Certification - Understanding the role of Independent Safety Assessors
- Preparing for ISA at each lifecycle phase
- Responding to auditor findings and requests
- Compiling safety case documentation
- Presenting safety evidence to certification bodies
- Negotiating findings and clarifying documentation
- Handling partial or conditional certification
- Planning for re-certification after major changes
- Using ISA feedback to improve internal processes
- Building long-term relationships with assessors
Module 15: Advanced Topics in Functional Safety - Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Differentiating verification and validation in the safety context
- Designing validation test cases from operational scenarios
- Incorporating field data and real-world driving conditions
- Using simulation and test track environments
- Measuring safety performance using defined KPIs
- Validating fallback and degraded mode behaviors
- Integrating safety validation into overall vehicle testing
- Handling validation for over-the-air updates
- Ensuring independence of validation teams
- Reporting validation outcomes to certification bodies
Module 12: Functional Safety Management and Organizational Processes - Establishing a functional safety management plan
- Defining roles: Safety Manager, Safety Assessor, Safety Monitor
- Developing internal safety assessment processes
- Creating safety plans for distributed development
- Managing safety work products and documentation
- Integrating safety into change and configuration management
- Conducting internal safety audits and reviews
- Handling non-conformances and corrective actions
- Ensuring supplier compliance with safety requirements
- Reporting safety status to executive leadership
Module 13: Supplier Management and External Collaboration - Defining safety responsibilities in supplier contracts
- Specifying safety requirements in RFQs and technical agreements
- Evaluating supplier safety maturity and capability
- Conducting supplier safety assessments and audits
- Managing safety deliverables and interfaces
- Handling dual-sourcing and component substitution risks
- Using supplier checklists and compliance templates
- Resolving safety discrepancies with external teams
- Integrating external components into system-level safety cases
- Ensuring traceability from OEM to Tier-N suppliers
Module 14: Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Certification - Understanding the role of Independent Safety Assessors
- Preparing for ISA at each lifecycle phase
- Responding to auditor findings and requests
- Compiling safety case documentation
- Presenting safety evidence to certification bodies
- Negotiating findings and clarifying documentation
- Handling partial or conditional certification
- Planning for re-certification after major changes
- Using ISA feedback to improve internal processes
- Building long-term relationships with assessors
Module 15: Advanced Topics in Functional Safety - Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Defining safety responsibilities in supplier contracts
- Specifying safety requirements in RFQs and technical agreements
- Evaluating supplier safety maturity and capability
- Conducting supplier safety assessments and audits
- Managing safety deliverables and interfaces
- Handling dual-sourcing and component substitution risks
- Using supplier checklists and compliance templates
- Resolving safety discrepancies with external teams
- Integrating external components into system-level safety cases
- Ensuring traceability from OEM to Tier-N suppliers
Module 14: Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Certification - Understanding the role of Independent Safety Assessors
- Preparing for ISA at each lifecycle phase
- Responding to auditor findings and requests
- Compiling safety case documentation
- Presenting safety evidence to certification bodies
- Negotiating findings and clarifying documentation
- Handling partial or conditional certification
- Planning for re-certification after major changes
- Using ISA feedback to improve internal processes
- Building long-term relationships with assessors
Module 15: Advanced Topics in Functional Safety - Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Safety implications of software-defined vehicles
- Handling safety in over-the-air (OTA) update architectures
- Integrating cybersecurity with functional safety (ISO/SAE 21434)
- Safety considerations for AI and machine learning components
- Managing uncertainty in neural network decision-making
- Safety for automated driving (SAE Levels 3 and above)
- Temporal and spatial hazard analysis for autonomy
- Using scenario-based testing for dynamic environments
- Functional safety for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems
- Global harmonization efforts and future standard evolution
Module 16: Practical Implementation and Leadership Tools - Building a functional safety roadmap for your organization
- Creating a safety culture action plan
- Developing executive-level safety reporting dashboards
- Using risk registers for ongoing safety monitoring
- Implementing safety training programs across teams
- Adopting templates for safety plans, HRAs, and FSCs
- Conducting safety kickoff meetings with stakeholders
- Managing budget and resource allocation for safety
- Using benchmarking to measure safety maturity
- Scaling functional safety across multiple programs
Module 17: Case Studies and Real-World Applications - Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program
Module 18: Certification, Career Advancement, and Next Steps - Final review of all key course concepts
- Self-assessment: Measuring your functional safety leadership maturity
- Completing your personalized functional safety implementation plan
- Documenting lessons learned and action items
- Preparing for certification exams (e.g., TÜV, iSAQB)
- Building a personal brand as a functional safety leader
- Networking with industry experts and certification bodies
- Accessing advanced resources and communities of practice
- Maintaining your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Planning your next career move with confidence and credibility
- Case study: Achieving ASIL D compliance in brake-by-wire systems
- Case study: Resolving misclassified ASIL in ADAS sensor fusion
- Case study: Managing safety in multi-supplier ECU development
- Case study: Recovery from failed certification audit
- Case study: Implementing safety in electric vehicle platforms
- Case study: Integrating functional safety into Agile sprints
- Case study: Scaling safety processes in a growing startup
- Case study: Harmonizing safety efforts across global teams
- Case study: Transitioning from functional prototype to production
- Case study: Safety governance in a joint development program