lidar jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, lidar appears in 356 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning lidar, with demand down 19% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about lidar
+Is lidar in demand in 2026?
Yes. lidar appears in 356 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 19% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning lidar (21.1% of all postings mentioning lidar).
+What jobs require lidar?
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 lidar are Robotics Engineer (22.2% of that role’s postings mention lidar), Robotics Software Engineer (16.9% of that role’s postings mention lidar), Hardware Engineer (15.4% of that role’s postings mention lidar).
+What skills are commonly paired with lidar?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), lidar most often appears alongside radar, Python, C++, sensor fusion, cameras.
+Where is lidar most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring lidar are Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Pittsburgh, Costa Mesa, Munich, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring lidar — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require lidar
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Robotics Engineer | 16 | 22.2% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 25 | 16.9% |
| Hardware Engineer | 6 | 15.4% |
| Tech Lead Manager | 2 | 9.5% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.9% |
| ML Software Engineer | 1 | 4.5% |
| Implementation Engineer | 2 | 4.2% |
| Systems Integration Engineer | 1 | 3.6% |
| Computer Vision Engineer | 3 | 3.3% |
| Front-End Software Engineer | 1 | 2.6% |
Roles with the most lidar postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 75 | 21.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 32 | 9.0% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 25 | 7.0% |
| Robotics Engineer | 16 | 4.5% |
| ML Engineer | 13 | 3.7% |
| Systems Engineer | 12 | 3.4% |
| Robotic Systems Engineer | 8 | 2.2% |
| Triage Associate | 7 | 2.0% |
| Hardware Engineer | 6 | 1.7% |
| Perception & Fusion Engineer | 6 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for lidar
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 26 | 7.3% |
| Sunnyvale | 23 | 6.5% |
| Pittsburgh | 14 | 3.9% |
| Costa Mesa | 13 | 3.7% |
| Munich | 13 | 3.7% |
| Ann Arbor | 12 | 3.4% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 3.4% |
| Santa Clara | 12 | 3.4% |
| Waltham | 10 | 2.8% |
Skills commonly paired with lidar
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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 lidar by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s lidar postings by all lidar 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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