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Roles
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.. role:: Safety Engineer
   :id: rl__safety_engineer
   :status: valid
   :contains: rl__committer

   The Safety Engineer is responsible for the Safety Analysis (FMEA and DFA) in the project. There might be several analysis
   on different levels (e.g., Platform DFA, Feature and Component FMEA/DFA).

   Required skills

   * Degree: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science/Mathematics, or similar degree, or comparable work experience
   * Deep understanding of functional Safety Engineering including Safety Analysis (e.g., FMEA, DFA)
   * Knowledge of Safety Management to ensure collaboration with the Safety Manager
   * Technical know-how of embedded systems
   * Preferred training: Automotive Functional Safety Expert (AFSE) or similar

   Knowledge of standards

   * ISO 26262
   * ISO SAE 21434

   Experience

   * More than five years of experience in Safety Engineering
   * Experience Safety Analysis methods (e.g., FMEA, DFA)
   * Experience in automotive software development projects
   * Experience in creation of workproducts according ISO 26262

   Responsibility

   * Analyse Platform, Feature and Component Architecture by performing FMEA and DFA
   * Monitor Safety Analyses and DFA
   * Verify Safety Analyses and DFA
   * Create the Safety Manual

   Authority

   * Escalation of safety topics to the Safety Manager
   * Creation of Issues in the Issue Tracking System for needed mitigations (e.g. prevention, detection or mitigation)

Contributing Roles:

   * :need:`Contributor <rl__contributor>`
   * :need:`Committer <rl__committer>`
   * :need:`Safety Manager <rl__safety_manager>`
   * :need:`Security Manager <rl__security_manager>`

A detailed overview of the responsibility for the steps of the Safety Analysis process is listed in the section titled "Workflow for Safety Analysis". You can find it here:

:ref:`workflow_safety_analysis`