Certified Functional Safety Expert Exam Study Guide

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• Safety Hardware Engineer: Focuses on electronics, reliability calculations (FMEDA, SFF), and hardware architecture.
• Safety Software Engineer: Focuses on software safety lifecycle (V-model), coding standards, and software verification.
• Safety Process Engineer: Focuses on the overall safety lifecycle, management, and IEC 61511 (Process industries).

• Know the Beta factor model ($\beta$). How does a single event cause multiple redundant channels to fail?

• Part 1 (General Requirements): The Safety Lifecycle. You must be able to draw the V-model (Phase 1-16). Know the difference between the Safety Lifecycle and the Software Lifecycle.
• Part 2 (Hardware): This is the hardest section for many.