Functional safety course in avionics
About our
The Functional Safety in Avionics Course focuses on the design, development, and certification of critical avionics systems, ensuring their proper operation in aircraft. It covers the principles of functional safety according to standards such as DO-178C and DO-254, applied to aeronautical software and hardware. Methodologies for risk mitigation, failure analysis, and verification testing are studied, including simulation tools and systems analysis. The course prepares professionals for roles such as safety engineers, avionics designers, and systems analysts, ensuring compliance with safety requirements in the aerospace industry. The course provides knowledge of avionics system architectures, software and hardware life cycles, requirements management, and acceptance testing. It covers the development of critical systems, from conception to certification, with an emphasis on compliance with international regulations. Participants acquire skills to assess system integrity, identify and manage hazards, and ensure flight safety. The training includes practical exercises and case studies, consolidating experience in the design of safe and reliable avionics systems.
Functional safety course in avionics
- Format: Hybrid
- Duration: 3 months
- Hours: 300 H
- Language: English / Spanish
- Registration date: 23-10-2026
- Start date: 12-12-2026
- Available places: 3
620 $
Competencies and results
What you will learn
1. Mastery of Functional Safety in Avionics Systems
- Understand the fundamental principles of functional safety applied to avionics.
- Identify the risks and hazards associated with avionics systems.
- Apply methodologies for safety analysis, including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
- Design and evaluate the architecture of safe avionics systems, considering redundancy, diversity, and segregation.
- Implement safety measures to mitigate risks and meet certification requirements.
- Use tools and techniques for functional safety verification and validation.
- Become familiar with relevant regulations and standards, such as DO-178C and ARP4761.
- Analyze practical examples and case studies of functional safety applications in avionics.
- Develop skills for the Effective communication of functional safety topics.
Acquire knowledge for managing the functional safety lifecycle in avionics systems.
2. Analysis and Development of Functional Safety for Avionics
- Understand the principles of functional safety in avionics systems.
- Evaluate applicable safety requirements and standards, such as DO-178C and ARP4761.
- Identify hazards and risks in the design of avionics systems.
- Perform functional safety analyses (FHA, FTA, FMEA) to identify and mitigate risks.
- Design and implement mitigation measures, such as redundancy and diversity.
- Verify and validate the functional safety of avionics systems.
- Manage the functional safety lifecycle in avionics projects.
3. Comprehensive user-oriented design and validation (from modeling to manufacturing)
You will learn to integrate the entire product development process, from initial model conception to final validation, applying user-centered methodologies. You will develop skills in parametric design, ergonomics, simulation, sustainable materials, 3D visualization, and manufacturing management, ensuring efficient, safe solutions that meet current industry standards.
4. Expert Implementation of Functional Safety in Avionics
4. Expert Implementation of Functional Safety in Avionics
- Understand the fundamental principles of functional safety in the context of avionics.
- Apply relevant functional safety standards, such as DO-178C and DO-254.
- Identify and analyze hazards and risks in avionics systems.
- Develop and manage the functional safety lifecycle.
- Implement safety requirements and perform architectural analysis.
- Utilize failure analysis tools and techniques, such as FMEA and FTA.
- Design and implement risk mitigation mechanisms.
- Verify and validate the functional safety of avionics systems.
- Manage documentation and records of functional safety.
- Ensure regulatory compliance and industry best practices.
5. Implementation of Functional Safety in Avionics
- Identify the key principles of Functional Safety (FS) applied to avionics systems.
- Understand the relevant international standards and regulations for FS in aviation (e.g., DO-178C, ARP4754A).
- Analyze the avionics systems development life cycle from an FS perspective.
- Evaluate the hazards and risks associated with avionics systems and determine the required safety levels.
- Apply risk analysis techniques, such as FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and FTA (Fault Tree Analysis).
- Design avionics systems considering safety architecture, redundancy, and fault tolerance.
- Implement error detection and mitigation mechanisms, including the use of error detection codes (EDCs) and error correction codes.
- Verify and validate the implementation of the SF through rigorous testing and coverage analysis.
- Manage the documentation and traceability necessary to demonstrate compliance with SF requirements.
- Understand the implications of the SF for avionics software and hardware, including software security and certification.
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6. Specialization in Functional Safety of Avionics
- Understand the principles of functional safety in avionics, including its definition, objectives, and importance in the aeronautical context.
- Identify key standards and regulations in avionics functional safety, such as DO-178C, DO-254, and other relevant standards, and understand their practical application.
- Analyze critical avionics systems, including sensors, actuators, flight control systems, navigation and communication systems, and assess their potential risks and hazards.
- Evaluate the architecture of avionics systems in terms of functional safety, including redundancy, diversity, segregation, and fault tolerance.
- Apply Hazard and Risk Analysis (HARA) techniques to identify and assess the hazards associated with avionics systems and determine functional safety requirements.
- Design and implement risk mitigation measures, such as fail-safe system design,
- Perform functional safety testing and analysis, including fault testing, code coverage analysis, error analysis, and failure rate analysis.
- Manage the functional safety lifecycle, including the planning, development, implementation, verification, validation, and maintenance of avionics systems.
- Learn about the tools and technologies used in avionics functional safety, such as modeling tools, simulation tools, static code analysis tools, and verification and validation tools.
- Apply the principles of functional safety to avionics projects, including the design, implementation, and verification of safe and reliable systems.
Who this program is for:
Functional safety course in avionics
- Engineers with degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related disciplines.
- Professionals working in OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) of rotary-wing/eVTOL aircraft, Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) companies, consulting firms specializing in the aeronautical sector, and technology centers.
- Experts in areas such as Flight Testing, Aeronautical Certification, Avionics Systems, Systems Control, and Dynamics of Flight instructors who wish to deepen their knowledge and specialize in functional safety.
Personnel from aeronautical regulatory bodies/authorities and professionals involved in the development of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and eVTOL who need to acquire skills in regulatory compliance and functional safety.
Recommended requirements: Basic knowledge of aerodynamics, control systems, and aircraft structures is suggested. A B2+ or C1 level of Spanish/English language proficiency is essential. We offer bridging tracks for those who require them.
- Standards-driven curriculum: you will work with CS-27/CS-29, DO-160, DO-178C/DO-254, ARP4754A/ARP4761, ADS-33E-PRF from the first module.
- Accreditable laboratories (EN ISO/IEC 17025) with rotor bench, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL, vibrations/acoustics.
- Evidence-oriented TFM: safety case, test plan, compliance dossierand operational limits.
- Mentored by industry: teachers with experience in rotorcraft, tiltrotor, eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
- Flexible modality (hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
- Ethics and security: safety-by-design approach, cyber-OT, DIH and compliance as pillars.
Module 1 — Fundamentals of Functional Safety in Avionics
1.1 Introduction to Functional Safety in Avionics
1.2 Key Regulations and Standards (DO-178C, DO-254, etc.)
1.3 Functional Safety Lifecycle
1.4 Hazard and Risk Analysis (HARA) Concepts
1.5 Safe Design and Fault-Tolerance Architectures
1.6 Functional Safety Verification and Validation
1.7 Configuration Management and Change Control
1.8 Implementation Tools and Technologies
1.9 Case Study: Safety Analysis in Avionics Systems
1.10 Future Trends in Functional Safety
2. Fundamentals of Avionics Systems and Their Safety
2. Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis in Avionics
3. Safety Architectures in Avionics Systems
4. Functional Safety Metrics and Objectives
5. Applicable Functional Safety Standards (DO-278C, DO-254)
6. The Safe Development Process in Avionics
7. Design Techniques for Functional Safety
8. Safety Verification and Validation in Avionics
9. Functional Safety Management in the System Lifecycle
20. Case Studies and Industry Best Practices
3.3 Fundamentals of Functional Safety in Avionics
3.2 Regulations and Standards Applicable to Functional Safety
3.3 Hazard and Risk Analysis in Avionics Systems
3.4 Safe Architectures and Critical Software Design
3.5 Safety Verification and Validation Methods
3.6 Integrating Functional Safety into the Development Life Cycle
3.7 Tools and Technologies for Safety Implementation
3.8 Functional Safety Management in Avionics Projects
3.9 Case Studies: Incident Analysis and Best Practices
3.30 Future Trends and Challenges in Avionics Functional Safety
4.4 Fundamental Principles of Functional Safety in Avionics
4.2 Functional Safety Standards Applicable to Avionics (DO-478C, DO-254, etc.)
4.3 Design of Safe Architectures for Avionic Systems
4.4 Hazard and Risk Analysis in Avionic Systems (ARP4754A)
4.5 Development of Functional Safety Requirements
4.6 Implementation of Risk Mitigation Measures
4.7 Verification and Validation of Functional Safety
4.8 Configuration Management and Change Control in Safe Systems
4.9 Testing and Certification of Avionic Systems
4.40 Case Studies: Implementation of Functional Safety in Different Avionic Systems
5.5 Introduction to Functional Safety in Avionics
5.5 Applicable Standards and Regulations
5.3 Hazard and Risk Analysis
5.4 Design of Safe Architectures
5.5 Development of Safety Requirements
5.6 Implementation of Mitigation Measures
5.7 Safety Verification and Validation
5.8 Configuration and Change Management
5.9 Documentation and Traceability
5.50 Case Studies and Practical Examples
6.6 Fundamental Principles of Functional Safety in Avionics
6.2 Functional Safety Standards Applied to Avionics
6.3 Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment in Avionics Systems
6.4 Design of Safe Architectures for Avionics
6.5 Implementation of Risk Mitigation Measures
6.6 Verification and Validation of Functional Safety Systems
6.7 Functional Safety Management in the Product Lifecycle
6.8 Tools and Technologies for Functional Safety Implementation
6.9 Case Studies: Applications of Functional Safety in Avionics
6.60 Trends and Future Challenges in Avionics Functional Safety
- Hands-on methodology: test-before-you-trust, design reviews, failure analysis, compliance evidence.
- Software (depending on licenses/partners): MATLAB/Simulink, Python (NumPy/SciPy), OpenVSP, SU2/OpenFOAM, Nastran/Abaqus, AMESim/Modelica, acoustics tools, planning toolchains DO-178C.
- SEIUM Laboratories: scale rotor bench, vibrations/acoustics, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL for AFCS, data acquisition with strain gauging.
- Standards and compliance: EN 9100, 17025, ISO 27001, GDPR.
Capstone-type projects
Admissions, fees, and scholarships
- Profile: Background in Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields; practical experience in NLP and valued information retrieval systems.
- Documentation: Updated CV, academic transcript, SOP/statement of purpose, project examples or code (optional).
- Process: Application → Technical evaluation of profile and experience → Technical interview → Review of case studies → Final decision → Enrollment.
- Fees:
- Single payment: 10% discount.
- Payment in 3 installments: No fees; 30% upon registration + 2 equal monthly payments of the remaining 35%.
Monthly payment: available with a 7% commission on the total; annual review.
Scholarships: based on academic merit, financial need, and promoting inclusion; agreements with companies in the sector for partial or full scholarships.
See “Calendar & Calls for Applications,” “Scholarships & Grants,” and “Fees & Financing” in the SEIUM mega-menu.
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F. A. Q
Frequently asked questions
Yes, we have international certification
Yes: experimental models, real data, applied simulations, professional environments, real case studies.
It is not mandatory. We offer leveling tracks and tutoring.
Completely. It covers e-propulsion, integration, and emerging regulations (SC-VTOL).
Recommended. There are also internal challenges and consortiums.
Yes. Online/hybrid modality with planned labs and visa support (see “Visa & Residence”).