Functional Safety Machinery Engineer Certification (Examination only)

This examination is intended for engineers, testers, developers, project managers, and quality professionals involved in the design, development, production, validation, and implementation of machinery safety systems. It is particularly relevant for professionals working with programmable electronic safety systems and safety-related control systems who apply ISO 13849 and related functional safety standards throughout the machinery lifecycle.

The examination covers the following standards:

ISO 12100: Risk assessment according to international standard 12100

ISO 13849-1: Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems

IEC 62061: Safety of machinery: Functional safety of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems

Successful completion of the exam is required as part of the Functional Safety Certification Program in order to be qualified as Functional Safety Engineer and earn a TÜV SÜD Academy certificate.

Benefits of Functional Safety Machinery Engineer Certification

Earning the Functional Safety Machinery Engineer Certification demonstrates your ability to apply internationally recognized machinery safety standards, including ISO 13849, ISO 12100, IEC 62061, and IEC 61508, in real-world applications. This certification validates your expertise in designing, assessing, and verifying safety-related control systems while helping organizations achieve compliance and reduce operational risk.

By achieving this certification, you can:

• Demonstrate proven functional safety expertise and distinguish yourself in a competitive job market.
• Enhance your professional credibility by validating your knowledge of risk assessment, hazard identification, safety architectures, and safety function verification.
• Increase your value to employers by supporting compliance with international machinery safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Advance your career opportunities in safety engineering, machine design, risk assessment, automation, and functional safety management.
• Contribute to safer machinery and operations through the implementation and validation of effective safety-related control systems.
• Support organizational success by helping reduce safety risks, avoid costly incidents and downtime, and enable compliance with global market requirements.

Certification as a Functional Safety Machinery Engineer confirms that you possess the knowledge and practical competence required to develop, evaluate, and verify safety solutions for machinery throughout the lifecycle, strengthening both your professional profile and your organization's safety performance.

The certification process includes the following steps:
1. Submission of the application form and proof of entry requirements
2. Verification of compliance with the entry requirements
3. Examination
4. Issuance of certification

This is an online proctored examination. The indication of surnames, first names, place of birth and date of birth is a prerequisite for certification. Examination supervision of the TÜV SÜD Examination Institute. Live Proctoring
The examination is monitored online in real time by a proctor. Participants can contact the online examination supervisor via the chat function. The instructions of the online examination supervisor must be followed.

Requirements for Live Proctoring Examination:

• Students need to connect to the examination session from an internet accessible location.
• Webcam and Microphone are REQUIRED.
• The examination venue must be a self-contained private room or office.
• When prompted by the online exam proctor, the complete work environment/room must be shown using the camera.
• There must be no other people in the room.
• No other materials are allowed in the vicinity of the PC/laptop other than permitted resources.
• No texts on the walls or desk.
• Quiet surroundings and no music, television or other sources of noise.
• No other computers or devices in the room are to be switched on.
• The room must be sufficiently lit (equivalent to daylight).
• Participants are not permitted to create or distribute transcripts of the examination contents (electronically and/or manually).

The participant undertakes to meet these requirements in full. Failure or refusal to meet these requirements may cause the certification body to issue a result of attempted cheating, deception or disqualify the participant when they review the examination.

Examples:

• Participant makes/receives a telephone call during the examination.
• Another person appears in the room.
• During the examination, the browser displaying the examination is left and answers are researched online despite this being prohibited by the examination regulations (closed book).
• Documents/notes are positioned on or around the laptop/monitor that enable the participant to cheat.

In the event of technical problems with the laptop/PC (e.g. PC crashes during the examination) or the Internet connection is disrupted, the examination is deemed terminated and must be repeated. Should this happen, please get in touch with us.

Every examination from TÜV SÜD Academy has its own examination regulations that describe the permitted resources, for instances. There may be supplementary regulations for online examinations. The examination regulation/s and any supplementary regulations shall apply.

Certification Exam Information

Participants who successfully pass the exam will receive the TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Engineer (FSeng) for the Machinery Sector certificate.

Exam Details

• Duration: 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes)
• Format: Single-choice exam (one correct answer per question), closed book.
• Number of Questions: 85
• Scoring:
  • Each correct answer is worth 1 point
  • Incorrect or unanswered questions receive 0 points
  • Maximum achievable score: 85 points

Passing Requirements
To pass the examination, participants must achieve a score of 50% or higher, which corresponds to a minimum of 43 points.

Topics Covered

• Functional safety standards
• Risk estimation and assessment
• Risk mitigation measures and protective devices
• Design of safety functions (safety-related parts of the control system - ISO 13849-1)
• Software Development and Validation
• Verification and validation according to ISO 13849-2
• IEC 62061 – Design and integration
• Main reference standards: EN ISO 13849-1:2023, EN ISO 13849-2:2023, EN ISO 12100:2010, IEC 62061:2021, IEC 61508:2010, ISO 14119:2025, ISO/TR 14121-2:2012

Conclusion

Certificate "Functional Safety Machinery Engineer" with a validity of 5 years

Pre-qualification for TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Engineer (FSeng) for the Machinery Sector (Examination Only):

This examination is designed for those involved in the design, development, and production of electrical and electronic-based vehicle products, including the systems, software and hardware engineers, and managers.

• 2 years relevant experience along with formal educational qualification, like diploma or above.
• Participation in a training course of at least 3 days that imparts knowledge that corresponds to the scope of the certification.
• By attending the corresponding TÜV SÜD training course, ISO 13849 & IEC 62061 Functional Safety Engineer for Machinery Sector Training and Certification, you will meet the requirements for taking the exam and be well prepared for the exam.

The following documents are required for certification:

• Application for certification
• Proof of admission requirements
• Valid ID before the start of the exam