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.
RAMS in Automotive: Metrics and KPIs Course — studying from New Zealand
Regulation, safety and reliability engineering is well established in New Zealand, underpinned by a strong regulatory framework for health and safety, transport, building and electrical equipment. WorkSafe New Zealand administers workplace health and safety law, while Standards New Zealand develops and publishes national standards. Professionals in this area support compliance, certification and risk assessment for manufacturers, infrastructure operators and public agencies.
Fees for New Zealand: NZ$1,470 (New Zealand dollar), with instalments and employer sponsorship available.
Relevant bodies in New Zealand
Typical roles
Questions from New Zealand
Which New Zealand bodies set the rules for safety and compliance engineering?
WorkSafe New Zealand regulates workplace health and safety, and the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi handles vehicle and transport compliance. Engineering New Zealand is the professional body, including the Chartered Professional Engineer pathway. SEIUM's qualifications are private and not accredited by any national body, so their recognition is decided by employers or the relevant body.
Do New Zealand employers hire RAMS and safety engineers?
Yes. Reliability, availability, maintainability and safety roles exist across infrastructure, energy, transport, and manufacturing. Employers typically look for demonstrated competence against recognised standards and professional registration where relevant. A private qualification can support an application, but employers decide how much it counts.
Can I study this alongside work, and do I need a visa?
Yes to both parts. The programme is 100% online and taught in English, so no student visa is needed to study from New Zealand. You get an assigned technical tutor and complete a final project. Fees are payable in instalments, and employer sponsorship is possible. Programme lengths range from 300 to 1,900 hours.
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What you will be able to do
Describe the role of RAMS in vehicle development.
Calculate reliability metrics such as MTBF, failure rate and B10.
Define field and warranty KPIs for product monitoring.
Analyse warranty data using Weibull distributions.
Evaluate the maintainability and availability of vehicle systems.
Integrate RAMS tools into quality management.
Design a RAMS dashboard with key indicators.
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.
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)
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Reliability, availability, maintainability and safety in vehicles1.2Relationship with quality: IATF 169491.3Design life and mission profiles1.4Warranty and cost of quality1.5Functional safety and RAMS1.6OEM customer requirements1.7APQP cycle and development phases1.8Reliability in electric vehicles1.9Fleets, leasing and shared mobility1.10Case study: mission profile of a component
2.1Failure rate, MTBF and MTTF2.2Reliability and risk functions2.3Weibull, lognormal and exponential distributions2.4B10 and characteristic life2.5Accelerated life testing2.6Demonstration tests: Success Run2.7Cumulative damage models and Miner's rule2.8Reliability growth: Crow-AMSAA2.9Reliability of electronics and batteries2.10Laboratory: Weibull analysis of test data
3.1IPTV and R/10003.2Warranty claim rate3.3Warranty analysis by months in service3.4Nevada charts3.5Warranty cost per vehicle3.6Parts return and failure analysis3.7JD Power and VDA complaint index3.8Telematics and diagnostic data3.9Recall campaign indicators3.10Workshop: warranty dashboard
4.1Mean time to repair in the workshop4.2On-board and off-board diagnostics4.3Design for serviceability4.4Fleet availability and downtime4.5Predictive maintenance with connected data4.6Spare parts and aftersales logistics4.7OTA updates4.8Availability in commercial vehicles4.9Operating costs and TCO4.10Practical exercise: calculating the availability of a delivery fleet
5.1AIAG-VDA DFMEA and PFMEA5.2Fault trees in the automotive sector5.38D and problem solving5.4Design of experiments for reliability5.5DVP&R validation plan5.6Supplier RAMS requirements management5.7VDA 6.3 process audit5.8Design and maturity reviews5.9Communicating KPIs to management5.10Case study: 8D for a field failure
6.1Selection of the system or vehicle6.2Definition of RAMS KPIs6.3Data sources6.4Reliability analysis6.5Warranty analysis6.6Availability analysis6.7Dashboard design6.8Improvement plan6.9Report and presentation6.10Final review with the tutor
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.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Describe the role of RAMS in vehicle development.
Calculate reliability metrics such as MTBF, failure rate and B10.
Define field and warranty KPIs for product monitoring.
Analyse warranty data using Weibull distributions.
Evaluate the maintainability and availability of vehicle systems.
Where this takes you
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.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
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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