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Automotive Functional Safety Training & Personal Certification

Demonstrate ISO 26262 functional safety compliance for your concepts, products and processes with expert assessments and audits from SGS.

We offer a full range of assessment and audit services relating to ISO 26262, globally and locally. Successful audits against the standard can lead to certification from ISO.

We facilitate your implementation of functional safety at every stage of production, from concept and development to testing and certification of the final product. When required, we can also produce concept reports and technical reports for market standout.

Accredited for functional safety according to ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17020 our global team of inspectors is familiar with all functionalities, up to autonomous driving SAE level 3 for mass-produced vehicles and fuel cell applications for e-mobility vehicles.

We are also familiar with the application of artificial intelligence/machine learning as well as cybersecurity and SOTIF in the automotive industry.

Automotive Functions

SGS evaluation and certification services

  • Safety assessments and audits
  • Systems evaluation
    • Risk analyses
    • Review of specifications and requirements
    • Concept and design analyses
    • Verification and validation
  • Software and tools evaluation
    • Testing of development tools and communication protocols
    • Architecture and design analyses
  • Hardware evaluation
    • Probabilistic analyses
    • Failure mode and effects analyses
  • Certification
    • Certification of components and systems
    • Certification of safety processes
    • Granting of test marks for systems, automotive semiconductors, development tools and processes
    • Certification for safety, security and SOTIF at the same time (e.g. ISO 26262 & ISO/SAE 21434 & ISO 21448)
Automotive Concept Design

Added value automotive safety services from SGS

We also provide the following safety related services:

  • Court-proof product safety certificates
  • Cybersecurity training and certification according to ISO/SAE 21434

Why choose SGS?

SGS is the world leader in functional safety training, audit, assessment and certification services. With our global network of automotive industry experts, we can undertake all your audits, assessments and certifications wherever you are located in the world.

FAQs

ISO 26262 training is suitable for anyone involved in functional safety in the automotive industry, including engineers, project managers, safety managers, auditors and developers working on hardware, software or systems. It is also valuable for professionals transitioning into automotive safety roles who need a solid understanding of the standard.

SGS offers a full range of training options, from introductory courses that explain the principles of functional safety to advanced, role‑specific modules covering system design, verification and validation, software development, and safety case preparation. Participants can also follow personal certification programs to demonstrate their competence in applying ISO 26262.

By training with SGS, participants gain practical, up‑to‑date knowledge delivered by global experts in automotive safety. Courses help teams correctly interpret and implement ISO 26262 requirements, improve safety processes, and reduce development risks. Personal certification provides added credibility and supports career development in the growing field of automotive functional safety.

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400 Broadacres Drive,

Suite 200, 2nd Floor,

Bloomfield, New Jersey, 07003,

United States