Functional Safety (ISO26262) and Automotive SPICE Training
Explore our role-specific, multi-level training on Functional Safety and ASPICE.
Our experts offer a wide range of Automotive safety courses, from Functional Safety and ASPICE awareness training aimed at beginner developers and managers to role-specific coaching on specific tools and frameworks used in the industry.
Why are ISO26262 and Automotive SPICE standards important?
Safety norms such as ISO26262 and Automotive SPICE are reservedly used by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers to ensure the safety of Automotive software and hardware components.
That’s why they’re essential for:
– minimising any hazard associated with the safety of vehicle drivers and passengers that could undermine the integrity of the Automotive industry
– facilitating the introduction of new and improved Automotive products that follow the requirements of global safety standards
– limiting the risk of product recalls and company authority being impaired by safety failures
If you and your team are faced with
Lack of Functional Safety/ASPICE awareness
If you haven’t encouraged a safety culture at your company, introducing standards in this matter may be more difficult than you expect. You may not have Functional Safety/ASPICE experts in your team or enough knowledge and experience to apply it to real-life projects.
Role-specific Automotive requirements
Your team may need help with the Functional Safety, ASPICE and CMMI requirements that are specific to their daily tasks.
Pre-certification preparation effort
Going through ASPICE or Functional Safety Assessment is a complex process, yet it is critical for your project to meet the standards and the Automotive industry’s best practices.
Our offer
What we can do for you
Automotive SPICE training
During our Automotive SPICE training, we focus not only on making sure that we share our knowledge with your team but also that we thoroughly understand your team’s needs.*
*Please note that we do not provide individual training
Functional Safety – ISO26262 training
Automotive risk management and safety requirements call for complex solutions and deep-rooted knowledge of how they work. We offer Functional Safety ISO26262 training for any role and at any level.*
*Please note that we do not provide individual training
For the following roles
System engineers
Our specialists will help identify which FuSa and Automotive SPICE areas are mandatory for your project and what it means for system design.
Managers
Understanding the basics of FuSa and ASPICE is key for making sure that your RFQ’s are reliable and that the product or service your team is working on is standard-compliant.
Software developers
Our specialists can help you go through OEM requirements and development infrastructure, analyse your software development processes and help in features implementation, based on the ISO26262 and ASPICE rules.
Requirement engineers
Our team can help you walk through the Automotive industry requirements, analyse them and build your own requirements – that can be further implemented – and managed through the project life cycle and OEM assessment preparation.
Software architects
As a Software Architect, you need to know the key elements of ISO 26262 as well as the do’s and don’ts of Automotive product’s architecture design.
Software testers
Get to know the best practices and methods for software integration/verification and for embedded software testing.
Hardware engineers
Hardware safety analysis, hardware design or hardware-software interface specification one-on-one are some of the elements that you’ll learn as a Hardware Engineer during our training.
Meet our experts
I am a certificated Automotive Consultant with over 15 years of experience in the computer software industry. I have extensive experience in Kaizen, Electronics, Automotive, R&D and Manufacturing gained by working with leading IT companies in Europe. I am also an accomplished professional with an executive MBA focused in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Polish Open University. At Spyrosoft, I support key clients from the Automotive business unit in implementing Functional Safety solutions.
Meet our experts
I am a Technical Lead Quality Engineer at Spyrosoft with over 16 years of experience in the computer software industry. My specialisation areas include: Automotive SPICE, SEI CMM/CMMI, TL9000, ISO 9001, Software Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Defect Prevention, Problem Solving, Metrics Definition and Analysis, Statistical Process Control, Quality Audits and Software Configuration Management. At Spyrosoft, I oversee projects for our clients from the Automotive industry, supporting the effective implementation of safety requirements.
Meet our experts
At Spyrosoft, I work as an Automotive Functional Safety Engineer. Among many activities, my role includes performing safety-oriented analyses, creating safety-specific project documentation according to the industry standards and guiding multidisciplinary teams towards achieving an adequate level of safety integrity. I have a degree in Electrical Engineering from AGH University of Science and Technology.
Meet our experts
Making processes work for people and not the other way round is the priority in my work. I worked in IT industry my entire career in different Quality Management positions as well as in Project Management. I had the opportunity to introduce and audit for compliance many industry standards in automotive, medical devices and information security fields. My experience also includes assessment, implementation, deployment and maintenance of Management Systems compliant with ISO standards.
SPYROSOFT
Who we are
We are a team of well-versed software development specialists working on Functional Safety and Automotive SPICE projects with OEMs Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers for years.
Now, we’re ready to share our experience with your team.
Whether your goal is to prepare your product for an Automotive standard assessment, build up your team’s competence, or you need specialists to support you on-site, our experts are ready to help.
Learn more about our Automotive offering.
UNIQUE APPROACH
How we work
Our approach stems from the detailed knowledge of the Automotive safety standards and understanding of how to implement them efficiently. Watch this short video for more information about our experts, how they work on projects and what type of support they offer.
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Frequently asked questions
There are no specific prerequisites for attending any of our training sessions but basic know-how of automotive standards may be beneficial.
We accept a maximum of 20 people for any of our training sessions, be it onsite or online.
It largely depends on how many training modules you would like us to cover and how large your team is. The price may also be affected by training customisation to address specific needs.
Training can be done remotely, at one of Spyrosoft’s offices or at a customer location. It must be agreed between the customer and Spyrosoft, however, the final agreement must follow recommendations made by the authorities for Covid safety measures.
From a training content point of view, there are none. Although, during remote sessions, it might be more difficult for the trainer to check training assignments.
To some extent, yes. Training itself should answer most of your questions regarding ISO26262. In depth technical answers necessitate that our experts are familiar with your project and its documentation, which requires some time. Worry not, there is an ISO26262 onsite support service available which can be useful in such cases. Please ask your tutor for details or contact Spyrosoft sales department.
Passing an ISO 26262 exam requires not only theoretical knowledge but a documented experience in the field and a “safety thinking” approach. Spyrosoft does offer participation certificates.
There is currently no separate training or workshop for the tool qualification process. However, Spyrosoft can provide templates and support for the entire tool qualification process as part of the onsite support.
Currently, Spyrosoft does not offer ISO 26262 certifications on nor the personal level or certification for projects. However, Spyrosoft offers pre-certification services in which you are equipped with instructions, checklists, compliance reports, and certified functional safety professionals to aid your team in achieving ISO 26262 certification.
We do not recommend it but it is widely performed due to resources and time limitations. However, whether it is possible depends on the project’s scope and individual specification. If the system architecture is not suitable for the achievement of ASIL compliance, the workload required to tailor it may exceed the cost of starting a new project from scratch. If you want to identify whether this is possible, estimate the cost and avoid pitfalls, please contact us using the form below.
Spyrosoft offers FuSa training for hardware, where all aspects of hardware safety are covered. Additionally, we provide assessments of hardware solution suitability for ASIL applications in the form of safety analyses like FMEDA and FTA training. Our experts provide support and expertise in conducting and facilitating hardware safety analyses. The results of the analyses will include metrics of current hardware design, available safety measures and mechanisms, identification of weak design points, and proposed solutions to achieve compliance with the desired safety integrity level.
Many aspects of the project have to be taken into consideration when estimating cost and time. Spyrosoft proposes a framework to estimate time, cost, and roles required to achieve compliance with the standard and create optimal RFQs. FuSa training for managers and onsite support covers those aspects.
Yes, ISO 26262 was created based on the IEC 61508 standard, so there are a lot of common points. Although IEC 61508 and ISO 26262 methods are similar, measures and KPI’s vary. IEC 61508 is not currently included in Spyrosoft training portfolio.
The scope of the training is determined by what you are responsible for in product development or by your current need for a certain amount of knowledge. In any case, we encourage you to contact us – we will help you precisely define the training scope.
The time for each standard training module is specified and available on the website or by contacting our representative.
It is not mandatory. Although FuSa and ASPICE are mostly complementary and both required by OEM’s and Tier1/2s. The optimal way is to deploy FuSa on the basis of ASPICE – our experts can show you tips and tricks on how to approach this difficult topic.
No, some of your domain experts may already have the required level of knowledge (unless they want to refresh their knowledge and check if the standards have changed within recent years). If you are approaching your first FuSa/ASPICE project or you want to create FuSa/ASPICE standardised processes within your company, we encourage you to train each project team member. Moreover, FSM in this project must provide proof that the team has the competencies needed to perform their tasks in safety-rated projects. Usually, such proof is secured by training the project team.
Our other Automotive services
Pre-certification Audits and Assessments
We offer comprehensive preparation for Automotive audits and assessments that will help you gain FuSa, ASPICE and CMMI certification.
We offer critical Aafety Analysis training, guidelines and implementation support for HARA, FTA, DFA, SW FMEA, HW FMEDA.
In addition to training and pre-certification audits and assessments, we can also support your team on-site, guiding you through the product development and industrialisation process.
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