What is LiDAR and how common is it in AI job postings?

LiDAR is a skill in the "Robotics & Embodied" category. It currently appears in 53 active AI roles across 18 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for LiDAR?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning LiDAR are: Anduril (20), NVIDIA (8), Amazon (6), Waabi (2), Scale AI (2).

Is demand for LiDAR growing?

Over the last 10 weeks, 31 new AI postings mentioned LiDAR. Demand is rising — up 113% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is LiDAR used?

Roles requiring LiDAR are concentrated in: agents (58%), application (25%), data (9%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with LiDAR?

Job postings that mention LiDAR most often also require: Sensor Fusion, Computer Vision, Robotics, Machine Learning, Python.

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LiDAR

53 active AI roles across 18 companies mention LiDAR. Category: Robotics & Embodied.

Top employers

Anduril20Defense NVIDIA8Semiconductors Amazon6Big Tech Waabi2Robotics Scale AI2Data AI Microsoft2Big Tech Apptronik2Robotics Uber1Consumer Saronic1Defense Samsara1Enterprise Rivian1Auto Nuro1Robotics Lila Sciences1AI Frontier John Deere

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning LiDAR per week — 31 total over 10 weeks.

Sector

All Defense · 21 Big Tech · 9 Semiconductors · 8 Robotics · 6 Industrial · 2 Enterprise · 2 Data AI · 2 Consumer · 1 Auto · 1 AI Frontier · 1

Function

All Engineering · 49 Research · 3 Product · 1

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All Active only

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53 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Uber	Senior Machine Learning Engineer - AV Foundation, AV Labs	Consumer	10	L1
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Rivian	Staff Machine Learning Engineer, End-to-End Autonomy	Auto	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist II, Perception	Big Tech	9	L6
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist	Big Tech	9	L3
Samsara	AI / Computer Vision (IC)	Enterprise	9	L6
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Carbon Robotics	Deep Learning Engineer	Robotics	9	L6
Anduril	AI Sorcerer	Defense	9	L4
NVIDIA	Principal Deep Learning Engineer – Perception, Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	9	L6
NVIDIA	Senior Perception Engineer, Obstacle Foundation Models - Autonomous Vehicles	Semiconductors	9	L6
NVIDIA	Director, Perception - Autonomous Vehicles	Semiconductors	9	L6
ByteDance	Senior Research Scientist (Multimodal Large Language Model) - PICO	Big Tech	9	L4
Apptronik	Senior Learning Perception Engineer - SLAM	Robotics	8	L4
NVIDIA	Perception Engineer - Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	8	L6
Anduril	Generative AI Integration Engineer	Defense	8	L4
Lila Sciences	Scientist I / II, Robotics	AI Frontier	8	L4
Apptronik	Senior Perception Learning Engineer	Robotics	8	L3
Amazon	Customer Solutions Manager, Aerospace and Satellite	Big Tech	7	L4
Caterpillar	Principal Software Engineer – Physical AI, Autonomy & Data Platform Engineering	Industrial	7	L0
John Deere	Engineer Perception System Integration (m/f/d)	Industrial	7	L4
Anduril	Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion	Defense	7	L4
Anduril	Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion	Defense	7	L4
Anduril	Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion	Defense	7	L4
Anduril	Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion	Defense	7	L4
Anduril	Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion	Defense	7	L4
Anduril	Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion	Defense	7	L6
Microsoft	Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics (Field Robotics)	Big Tech	7	L6
Microsoft	Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics (Perception)	Big Tech	7	L4

Frequently asked questions

What is LiDAR and how common is it in AI job postings?
LiDAR is a skill in the "Robotics & Embodied" category. It currently appears in 53 active AI roles across 18 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for LiDAR?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning LiDAR are: Anduril (20), NVIDIA (8), Amazon (6), Waabi (2), Scale AI (2).
Is demand for LiDAR growing?
Over the last 10 weeks, 31 new AI postings mentioned LiDAR. Demand is rising — up 113% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is LiDAR used?
Roles requiring LiDAR are concentrated in: agents (58%), application (25%), data (9%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with LiDAR?
Job postings that mention LiDAR most often also require: Sensor Fusion, Computer Vision, Robotics, Machine Learning, Python.

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