Overview
This half-day introductory training provides an overview of automotive functional safety using ISO 26262:2018. It is designed for managers, engineers, and other professionals who are unfamiliar with automotive functional safety and need to understand the standard’s key concepts, processes, organizational responsibilities, and product-development requirements.
The course introduces functional safety management, item definition, hazard analysis and risk assessment, safety requirements, hardware metrics, hardware and software development processes, validation, and assessment. It helps participants recognize the organizational infrastructure and engineering activities needed to work toward the objectives of ISO 26262.
The training is provided by SRES automotive functional safety experts with extensive experience supporting OEMs, suppliers, and semiconductor manufacturers in establishing and improving functional safety practices.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for managers, engineers, and other professionals seeking a foundational understanding of ISO 26262 and automotive functional safety. It is particularly relevant for:
- Engineering managers and technical leaders beginning to work with ISO 26262
- Systems, hardware, and software engineers who are new to automotive functional safety
- Program and product managers supporting safety-critical automotive development
- Quality, compliance, and assessment professionals seeking an overview of ISO 26262 responsibilities
- Professionals at automotive OEMs, suppliers, and semiconductor manufacturers preparing to establish or improve functional safety processes
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the purpose and foundational concepts of ISO 26262
- Describe the role of functional safety management and key organizational responsibilities
- Understand item definition and the purpose of Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)
- Recognize the relationship between functional and technical safety requirements
- Explain why hardware metrics and safety analyses are required
- Understand the role of hardware and software development processes within ISO 26262
- Identify key responsibilities associated with validation and functional safety assessment
Agenda
Below you will find an outline of the training course schedule.
- Functional Safety Management: Structuring the organization and assigning responsibilities
- Item Definition: Understanding the item and its role within ISO 26262
- Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment: Understanding how the safety lifecycle begins
- Functional and Technical Safety Requirements: Understanding requirements and responsibilities
- Hardware Metrics: Understanding the need for quantitative safety analyses
- Hardware and Software Development: Overview of applicable safety-process requirements
- Validation and Assessment: Understanding responsibilities and confirmation activities
