
Functional Safety Fundamentals for Automotive
Professional Certificate
About the Functional Safety Fundamentals for Automotive Program
Rapid development in technology has increase the usage of complex systems in every sphere of our lives. Smart systems including sophisticated hardware and software control our cars, airplanes, factories, traffic lights, and cooking recipes. As a result, the Industry is lacking safety experts due to the growth of technological applications, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven.
Functional Safety Fundamentals for Automotive professional certificate will provide up-to-date content in the fields of system engineering, system safety and functional safety tailored for the applications in the automotive industry. Participants in this program will learn the practical insights of the required standards for automotive functional safety engineering (ISO 26262) and the development processes as key factors towards the mitigation of systematic faults (ASPICE).
Our professional certificate will introduce Functional safety terminology, concepts, and safety analysis methods. This program will also cover fault tolerance concepts, including the design considerations to achieve functional safety requirements with an emphasis on automotive systems. The certificate will detail the required automotive processes and the application of relevant functional safety standards.
Completion of this certificate will provide the skills to both professionals and engineering graduates who would like to enter the field of Functional Safety or are looking to fill any gaps.
Program Benefits
- In-depth understanding of functional safety standard for automotive (ISO 26262), its purpose, key methodology and safety measures
- Hands-on experience with safety analysis methods used in the automotive industry
- Taught by industry professionals with relevant experience in Automotive Engineering and Functional Safety.
- You will have access to dedicated Career Resources Hub with career information, job postings, events and tutorials.
In Partnership with NIT
The Functional Safety Program has been developed in collaboration with NIT and their team of experts.
NIT is established as a research and education institution, providing high-quality professional education through industry courses in the fields of computer engineering, consumer electronics, artificial intelligence, automotive, industrial systems, functional safety and more.
Who Will Benefit
Recent graduates in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related disciplines, as well as experienced industry professionals that work on safety-relevant projects or in the overall automotive engineering arena.
Program Topics & Objectives
Learning Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of system engineering and system safety
- Learn functional safety appropriate terminology, assessment, and goals
- Become aware of key processes and practices used in automotive development
- Apply functional safety standard (ISO 26262) to automotive projects
Program Topics
- Systems, Functions and Safety
- Safety Analysis Methods
- Fault Tolerant Systems
- Automotive Functional Safety Standards
- Automotive Functional Safety Design
- Safety Software
- Safety Verification and Validation
Functional Safety Fundamentals for Automotive
Required Courses
All required
Course of Interest
Not required for the certificate

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Advisory Board
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Sean Felker
Rahul Gulati
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