10 of the Most Popular Types of Functional Safety Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Functional Safety Jobs

• Freelance Automotive Functional Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $50,500 - $128,500

  Freelance Automotive Functional Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Freelance Automotive Functional Safety Engineer jobs pay between $50,500 (25th percentile) and $128,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Freelance Automotive Functional Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Functional Safety Automotive

  Salary range: $53,000 - $81,500

  Functional Safety Automotive is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Functional Safety Automotive jobs pay between $53,000 (25th percentile) and $81,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Functional Safety Automotive job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Functional Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $100,500 - $133,000

  Functional Safety Engineer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Functional Safety Engineer jobs pay between $100,500 (25th percentile) and $133,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Functional Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Functional Safety Manager

  Salary range: $77,500 - $116,500

  Functional Safety Manager is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Functional Safety Manager jobs pay between $77,500 (25th percentile) and $116,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Functional Safety Manager job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Software Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $120,000 - $173,000

  Software Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Software Safety Engineer jobs pay between $120,000 (25th percentile) and $173,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Software Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Functional Safety Consultant

  Salary range: $127,000 - $176,500

  Functional Safety Consultant is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Functional Safety Consultant jobs pay between $127,000 (25th percentile) and $176,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Functional Safety Consultant job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Freelance Functional Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $108,500 - $147,500

  Freelance Functional Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Freelance Functional Safety Engineer jobs pay between $108,500 (25th percentile) and $147,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Freelance Functional Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• System Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $113,000 - $164,500

  A system safety engineer helps to develop, refine, and update safety protocols and software that controls a large system and ensures that even if aspects of the system fail, it does not put the entire system at jeopardy. For example, if a subsystem on a spaceship fails, your duties as a system safety engineer are to determine how to make sure that it does not affect other systems or endanger the critical life support systems. Systems safety engineering is essential in a wide range of fields, from civil engineering and aeronautics to software and hardware engineering and power plant systems.

• Automotive Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $71,500 - $135,000

  Automotive Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Automotive Safety Engineer jobs pay between $71,500 (25th percentile) and $135,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Automotive Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Automotive Functional Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $71,500 - $135,000

  Automotive Functional Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Automotive Functional Safety Engineer jobs pay between $71,500 (25th percentile) and $135,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Automotive Functional Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.