Functional Safety Assessor

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Review safety plans, analyses and verification evidence.
• Judge adequacy of ASIL decomposition and safety mechanisms.
• Write assessment reports and findings with severity.
• Verify closure of findings and open issues.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Plan and run functional safety audits and confirmation reviews.
• Advise on process improvements without breaching independence.
• Keep current on standards and interpretation.

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • Assessment report
   • Audit findings log
   • Confirmation review records
   • Safety process gap analysis
2. Support programsGeneral
   • Agree what each program needs
   • Deliver in time for milestones
3. Manage issuesGeneral
   • Track requests to closure
   • Escalate risks

Function

1. Run the functionGeneral
   • Maintain policies and processes
   • Keep records and controls
2. ImproveGeneral
   • Report performance
   • Lead improvement work