Functional Safety Engineer - Level 1

OVERVIEW OF ISO 26262 FUNCTIONAL SAFETY TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM- FOR ALL ROAD VEHICLES

ISO 26262 is an international standard for road vehicles in the automotive industry. The electrical and electronic systems consisting of hardware and software components in vehicles are governed by this standard. Compliance to ISO 26262 functional safety standards in automotive is crucial for the OEMs, automotive suppliers and designers for safety and automotive development.

ISO 26262 functional safety mandates automotive OEMs and suppliers to follow and document the functional safety process to ensure their devices and processes run precisely and safely without any error. It sets an outline for measuring risks and determining risk classes known as ASILs (Automotive Safety Integrity Levels) and aims at reducing possible hazards in automotive systems. It defines the safety lifecycle from the concept phase until the decommissioning of the automotive product or system. It tracks and measures risks to ensure that an acceptable level of safety is achieved in the automotive product.

With growing automation and use of automotive electronic systems, ISO 26262 accounts for setting the guideline for risk management by setting the standards for hardware and software development as well as testing, aiming to achieve the highest levels of safety. Hence, in today’s time it is crucial to train professionals in the automotive sector to have complete knowledge of ISO 26262 functional safety automotive standards to efficiently manage their systems with minimum levels of risk.

ISO 26262 FUNCTIONAL SAFETY TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFERED BY IMPROVE

ISO 26262 Functional Safety Training and Certification Program, trains professionals to have complete understanding and updated technical knowledge of the safety related systems that the standard accounts for. It aims at building a basic understanding about safety-related functions with respect to electrical and electronic systems to minimise risks and failure in the automotive sector. It applies from the concept phase, design phase, product development, commissioning to decommissioning phase. So, basically it covers the complete lifecycle of the automotive product. Implementing ISO 26262 in the initial phase, helps to ensure that no such risks surface at a later stage of production, when it becomes expensive to fix the problem.

COURSE OBJECTIVES - ISO 26262 FUNCTIONAL SAFETY TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Gaining an ISO 26262 Functional safety training and certification provides functional safety experts and their companies an upper hand in the industry. It helps individuals create a place for themselves in the organisation. The following objectives are met while one undergoes an ISO 26262 Functional Safety training :

• Ensure that you meet the demands of the business through a complete understanding of the model-based methods to develop safety-related systems in compliance with ISO 26262 standard
• Demonstrate your know-how of functional safety with a globally recognised ISO 26262 certification and become an integral part of an official functional safety expert community
• Gain expertise to be a functional safety engineer, professional or expert in the automotive industry
• Build internal competencies to tackle functional safety projects effectively and efficiently and gain a competitive edge

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ENROLLING IN THE ISO 26262 TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM?

Along with gaining practical knowledge in safety related functions, the ISO 26262 Training and Certification Program provides other benefits which are as follows-

• Enhance your efficiency with training courses, linking theory with practical experience in the area of functional safety
• Minimise risks by keeping your employees up to date with regard to standards and regulations in science and technology, thus enabling them to identify problems before your operations are affected
• Avoid product recalls and loss of reputation by applying an optimised tailored process
• Avoid product failures, save time and monetary losses
• Gain competitive edge by applying your knowledge of the diverse roles throughout the safety life-cycle, in order to develop the best solutions for you and your customers
• Access to Ansys Medini - a simulation software tool 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE ISO 26262 TRAINING & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM?

Any professional who is interested in understanding the functional safety-related electrical and electronic systems consisting of hardware and software components in automotive vehicles, working or willing to make a career in the automotive industry sector must attend the program.

The course can be taken up to have a clear understanding and practical experience of how safety- related systems must be operated and controlled to mitigate risks and avoid errors. They may include product developers, R&D professionals, control engineers, safety engineers, system integrators, EPCs, managers of engineering departments, sales representatives for safety products systems and services, sales engineers and managers, marketing specialists or anybody who wants to get their functional safety knowledge certified in the associated field of ISO 26262 Functional Safety in the automotive industry.

WHAT ARE THE PREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDING THE ISO 26262 TRAINING & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM?

IMPROVE conducts instructor-led training programs to give a practical understanding of the concept of ISO 26262 functional safety of road vehicles in the automotive industry. The course is tailored as per the requirement of the target audience. 

ISO 26262 DESCRIPTION, TRAINING CONTENT AND COURSE MODULE

DESCRIPTION:

The final ISO 26262 Edition 2 was released during the latter half of December 2018. The content of this new version was revised with respect to the first edition in certain areas. In addition to two completely new parts to the edition, the Edition 2 presents many improvements, concretizations and new examples, which were derived from the experiences in the practical application of the standard in the early years. The 1-day course provides an overview of the relevant changes in Edition 2 and illustrates its suitable implementation with the help of examples.

CONTENT:

• General overview of the new features of ISO 26262 Edition 2
• Presentation of the new Part 12 for motorcycles
• Presentation of the new Part 11 for semiconductor development
• Changed requirements in Part 2-9
• New alternative solutions
• Examples of implementation

OVERVIEW OF ISO 26262 TRAINING COURSE MODULES:

Course modules 1 to 4 introduce you to the processes necessary for your role in the safety life cycle (highly recommended for beginners). You will be made familiar with the individual topics with the help of practical examples. All course modules 1 - 4 adopt a situation-based approach to the role of safety analyses and supporting processes and the resulting deliverables. Explanations of the necessary work products and appropriate treatment of the safety plan are naturally an integral part of all modules.

SESSION PLAN

Introduction to Functional Safety and ISO 26262
• What is Functional safety and need for the industry
• Various industry standards and its strategy
Scope and applicability ISO 26262
• Automotive Safety Integrity Level and its applicability

Important Definitions- Part 1 
Functional Safety Management at various level -Part 2
• Overall Safety – Organizational Level
• Project Specific Safety Management
• Safety Management after SOP

Supporting Process – Part 8 (Exercise 2 & 3)
• Quality Management System Requirements
• Distributed development strategy
• Safety Requirements
• Verification
• Software and Hardware Qualification aspects
• Proven in Use concepts

Item Definition – Part 3 
Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment – Part 3
Functional Safety Concept – Part 3

Product Development at System Level (TSC) part 4
HW & SW interface Specification
System Testing at various level
ASIL Decomposition and Safety Analysis

Product Development at HW level – Part 5
• HW development lifecycle activities and deliverables
HW Architectural Metrics – Part 5 
• SPFM and LFM
• PMHF and EEC
Production and Operation

Product Development at SW Level
• ISO 26262 – Part 6
• Initiation phase of SW development
• SW Safety Requirements
• SW Architectural Considerations
• SW unit Design and Testing

Safety Element out of Context
• Semiconductor IP Development
• Failure Mode Effect Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis