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RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs Course

300-hour online course in RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs. 6 modules covering IATF 16949 (automotive quality), ISO 26262 (functional safety) and ReliaSoft Weibull++. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.

Duration300 h
ModeOnline
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Describe the role of RAMS in vehicle development.

02

Calculate reliability metrics such as MTBF, failure rate and B10.

03

Define field and warranty KPIs for product monitoring.

04

Analyse warranty data using Weibull distributions.

05

Evaluate the maintainability and availability of vehicle systems.

06

Integrate RAMS tools into quality management.

07

Design a RAMS dashboard with key indicators.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Automotive reliability engineer who wants to specialise in RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs.
  • Field quality analyst who wants to specialise in RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs.
  • Warranty engineer who wants to specialise in RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs.
  • Supplier quality manager who wants to specialise in RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs.
  • Quality data analyst who wants to specialise in RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs.
  • Maintainability engineer who wants to specialise in RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs.
  • Graduates in engineering or science looking to enter the automotive industry.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • IATF 16949 (automotive quality)
  • ISO 26262 (functional safety)
  • Manual AIAG & VDA FMEA
  • IEC 61709 (component failure rates)
  • IEC 60812 (FMEA)
  • SAE J1739 (FMEA)
Syllabus

6 modules · 300 h

  1. 1.1Reliability, availability, maintainability and safety in vehicles
  2. 1.2Relationship with quality: IATF 16949
  3. 1.3Design life and mission profiles
  4. 1.4Warranty and cost of quality
  5. 1.5Functional safety and RAMS
  6. 1.6OEM customer requirements
  7. 1.7APQP cycle and development phases
  8. 1.8Reliability in electric vehicles
  9. 1.9Fleets, leasing and shared mobility
  10. 1.10Case study: mission profile of a component
  1. 2.1Failure rate, MTBF and MTTF
  2. 2.2Reliability and risk functions
  3. 2.3Weibull, lognormal and exponential distributions
  4. 2.4B10 and characteristic life
  5. 2.5Accelerated life testing
  6. 2.6Demonstration tests: Success Run
  7. 2.7Cumulative damage models and Miner's rule
  8. 2.8Reliability growth: Crow-AMSAA
  9. 2.9Reliability of electronics and batteries
  10. 2.10Laboratory: Weibull analysis of test data
  1. 3.1IPTV and R/1000
  2. 3.2Warranty claim rate
  3. 3.3Warranty analysis by months in service
  4. 3.4Nevada charts
  5. 3.5Warranty cost per vehicle
  6. 3.6Parts return and failure analysis
  7. 3.7JD Power and VDA complaint index
  8. 3.8Telematics and diagnostic data
  9. 3.9Recall campaign indicators
  10. 3.10Workshop: warranty dashboard
  1. 4.1Mean time to repair in the workshop
  2. 4.2On-board and off-board diagnostics
  3. 4.3Design for serviceability
  4. 4.4Fleet availability and downtime
  5. 4.5Predictive maintenance with connected data
  6. 4.6Spare parts and aftersales logistics
  7. 4.7OTA updates
  8. 4.8Availability in commercial vehicles
  9. 4.9Operating costs and TCO
  10. 4.10Practical exercise: calculating the availability of a delivery fleet
  1. 5.1AIAG-VDA DFMEA and PFMEA
  2. 5.2Fault trees in the automotive sector
  3. 5.38D and problem solving
  4. 5.4Design of experiments for reliability
  5. 5.5DVP&R validation plan
  6. 5.6Supplier RAMS requirements management
  7. 5.7VDA 6.3 process audit
  8. 5.8Design and maturity reviews
  9. 5.9Communicating KPIs to management
  10. 5.10Case study: 8D for a field failure
  1. 6.1Selection of the system or vehicle
  2. 6.2Definition of RAMS KPIs
  3. 6.3Data sources
  4. 6.4Reliability analysis
  5. 6.5Warranty analysis
  6. 6.6Availability analysis
  7. 6.7Dashboard design
  8. 6.8Improvement plan
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the intake, making it possible to combine with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is ReliaSoft Weibull++, Minitab, Power BI, Python (pandas), APIS IQ-RM, in free, academic or trial versions. Tests are studied using real procedures for warranty data analysis, accelerated life testing and field failure tracking. Assessment is continuous by module plus the final integrating project.

Accreditation-ready laboratories(EN ISO/IEC 17025) with rotor test rig, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL, vibration/acoustics.
Evidence-oriented final project:safety case, test plan, compliance dossier and operational limits.
Industry mentoring:lecturers with experience in training, , eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
Flexible format(hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
Ethics and safety:a safety-by-design approach, with cyber-OT, DIH and compliance as its pillars.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Selection of the system or vehicle

Describe the role of RAMS in vehicle development.

Definition of RAMS KPIs

Calculate reliability metrics such as MTBF, failure rate and B10.

Data sources

Define field and warranty KPIs for product monitoring.

Reliability analysis

Analyse warranty data using Weibull distributions.

Warranty analysis

Evaluate the maintainability and availability of vehicle systems.

Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Automotive reliability engineerField quality analystWarranty engineerSupplier quality managerQuality data analystMaintainability engineer
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior degree is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
  • Sufficient Spanish to follow technical standards documentation.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme is 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.

You will work with ReliaSoft Weibull++, Minitab, Power BI, Python (pandas), APIS IQ-RM. Free, academic or trial versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the final integrating project. This is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area count towards the higher programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.

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