Autonomy jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Autonomy appears in 192 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Autonomy, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Autonomy in demand in 2026?
Yes. Autonomy appears in 192 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Autonomy (28.6% of all postings mentioning Autonomy).
+What jobs require Autonomy?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Autonomy are GNC Engineer (9.5% of that role’s postings mention Autonomy), Machine Learning Engineering Manager (8.5% of that role’s postings mention Autonomy), Software Product Manager (5.7% of that role’s postings mention Autonomy).
+What skills are commonly paired with Autonomy?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Autonomy most often appears alongside robotics, computer vision, sensor fusion, networking, testing.
+Where is Autonomy most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Autonomy are Costa Mesa, Sunnyvale, San Carlos, San Francisco, Irvine, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Autonomy — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Autonomy
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| GNC Engineer | 2 | 9.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineering Manager | 5 | 8.5% |
| Software Product Manager | 2 | 5.7% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 7 | 4.7% |
| Spacecraft Systems Engineer | 1 | 3.8% |
| Data Infrastructure Engineer | 1 | 3.4% |
| Developer Relations Manager | 1 | 2.9% |
| Flight Test Engineer | 2 | 2.5% |
| ML Ops Engineer | 1 | 2.4% |
| Software Integration Engineer | 1 | 2.3% |
Roles with the most Autonomy postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 55 | 28.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 25 | 13.0% |
| Product Manager | 16 | 8.3% |
| Program Manager | 12 | 6.2% |
| Systems Engineer | 10 | 5.2% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 7 | 3.6% |
| Machine Learning Engineering Manager | 5 | 2.6% |
| Technical Product Manager | 4 | 2.1% |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | 1.6% |
| Flight Test Engineer | 2 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for Autonomy
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 33 | 17.2% |
| Sunnyvale | 14 | 7.3% |
| San Carlos | 13 | 6.8% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 6.3% |
| Irvine | 11 | 5.7% |
| Quincy | 7 | 3.6% |
| San Mateo | 6 | 3.1% |
| Boston | 5 | 2.6% |
| Broomfield | 5 | 2.6% |
Skills commonly paired with Autonomy
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Autonomy by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Autonomy postings by all Autonomy postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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