You are a professional with experience in safety-relevant or safety-critical areas. In your job, it is important to think pro-actively in order to be able to control malfunctions of systems or plants. Therefore, you would like to deepen your knowledge of the interaction between software and hardware in the context of mechanics. In-house training is not enough for you, you are looking for a comprehensive, systematic training at an academic level. You are interested in new requirements and developments, for example in autonomous driving, in car-to-car communication, etc. You stand out with your pioneering spirit, creativity and systematic thinking.

FH Campus Wien has been successfully providing practice-oriented training and further education in the field of functional safety and system safety since 2010. With the academic course Functional Safety for Automotive ISO 26262, newly developed in cooperation with TU Budapest, we are closing a gap the educational landscape. 

In accordance with our guiding principle of research-led teaching, FH Campus Wien brings the results from research in the area of safety and the expertise in the automotive sector from TU Budapest directly into the teaching. The result is a unique academic, internationally oriented education and training. We offer you the chance to be a pioneer without having to break completely new ground. Because the need for safety has long been recognized, especially in the Anglo-American region, and it is on the rise in our region as well. Our partnerships with well-known companies such as TÜV Austria GmbH, Thyssen Krupp Presta Hungary Kft., Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems Research and Development Center Hungary Kft., Siemens AG, ZKW Elektronik GmbH, Tele Haase Steuergeräte GmbH, as well as small and medium-sized companies such as TeLo GmbH and Oberaigner Powertrain GmbH, to name just a few, are proof of the successful transfer of know-how with the industry. 

As a student, you are integrated into a cross-industry and international “safety network” and use these valuable contacts to exchange experiences. The part-time organizational form will assist you in coordinating your job and your studies.

In addition, as a graduate, you can enter the Master Degree Program for Safety and Systems Engineering and expand your knowledge of system security for other industries.

In the course, you will explore the following subject areas:

• Principles in Safety & Systems Engineering
• Safety & Risk Management
• Project and Process Management
• Safety Advanced
• Automotive Technologies and Testing

In the second semester you will write your scientific paper.

The focus of the education and training is an interdisciplinary way of thinking, in which the interactions between the individual disciplines are particularly emphasized. The module “Principles in Safety & Systems Engineering” forms the foundation of the academic course. This is built upon by the modules “Project and Process Management” and “Safety and Risk Management”, which are closely linked to one another. The module “Safety Advanced” combines theoretical knowledge on the one hand with practical experience, which is illustrated in the “Practice Transfer” module, and on the other hand with “Automotive Technologies and Testing”.

You also have the opportunity to attend selected open courses (in german only) from other degree programs or departments. You can find the registration details here.

Costs

In addition to the tuition fee, you will also have to pay the ÖH student union fee each semester.

This academic course makes you a sought-after safety expert for safety-critical systems in the automotive sector according to ISO 26262. Graduates of the course will also be qualified for a wide range of professional positions in other security-relevant industries: