radar jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-14, radar appears in 300 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-14
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Frequently asked questions about radar
+Is radar in demand in 2026?
Yes. radar appears in 300 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-14, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (17% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require radar?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-14, the job titles most likely to require radar are Software Engineer (17% of postings list radar), Systems Engineer (12% of postings list radar), Robotics Engineer (6% of postings list radar).
+What skills are commonly paired with radar?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-14), radar most often appears alongside lidar, Python, C++, sensor fusion, cameras.
+Where is radar most in demand?
As of 2026-08-14, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring radar are Mountain View, Costa Mesa, Sunnyvale, Ann Arbor, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring radar — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require radar
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 50 | 16.7% |
| Systems Engineer | 36 | 12.0% |
| Robotics Engineer | 18 | 6.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 16 | 5.3% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 12 | 4.0% |
| ML Engineer | 11 | 3.7% |
| Product Manager | 8 | 2.7% |
| Triage Associate | 8 | 2.7% |
| Mission Operations Engineer | 7 | 2.3% |
| Perception & Fusion Engineer | 5 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for radar
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 18 | 6.0% |
| Costa Mesa | 16 | 5.3% |
| Sunnyvale | 16 | 5.3% |
| Ann Arbor | 14 | 4.7% |
| Austin | 8 | 2.7% |
| Broomfield | 8 | 2.7% |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | 2.7% |
| Quincy | 7 | 2.3% |
| Long Beach | 6 | 2.0% |
Skills commonly paired with radar
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-14. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. 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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- 2026-08-14
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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