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

ROS is a skill in the "Robotics & Embodied" category. It currently appears in 84 active AI roles across 26 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for ROS?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning ROS are: NVIDIA (15), Amazon (11), Axon (7), Caterpillar (6), Microsoft (5).

Is demand for ROS growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 57 new AI postings mentioned ROS. Demand is rising — up 63% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is ROS used?

Roles requiring ROS are concentrated in: agents (46%), application (29%), post-training (10%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with ROS?

Job postings that mention ROS most often also require: Robotics, Python, C++, Machine Learning, Perception.

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ROS

84 active AI roles across 26 companies mention ROS. Category: Robotics & Embodied.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning ROS per week — 57 total over 12 weeks.

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All Semiconductors · 19 Big Tech · 19 Robotics · 14 Defense · 11 Enterprise · 8 Industrial · 6 AI Frontier · 4 Data AI · 2 Consumer · 1

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All Engineering · 69 Research · 15

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84 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Generalist Embodied Agent Research - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	10	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics	Semiconductors	10	L2
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist	Big Tech	9	L4
Microsoft	Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics (Robot Learning)	Big Tech	9	L6
Wayve	Machine Learning Engineer, App SW	Robotics	9	L6
Axon	AI Scientist I	Enterprise	9	L2
Uber	Staff Machine Learning Engineer - AV Labs	Consumer	9	L0
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Intel	Senior AI Software Architect - Runtime	Semiconductors	9	L3
Mistral AI	Research Engineer - Robotics	AI Frontier	9	L6
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Engineer, Robotics and AI for Drug Discovery	Semiconductors	9	L4
Axon	Senior Machine Learning Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Axon	Senior Machine Learning Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Axon	Senior Machine Learning Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Figure AI	Helix AI Engineer, Robot Learning	Robotics	9	L6
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Robotics Research - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Scientist	Semiconductors	9	L6
Axon	Senior AI Research Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Axon	Senior AI Research Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Axon	Senior AI Research Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Weights & Biases	Staff Specialist Field Engineer, Robotics	Data AI	8	L6
Google	Research Engineer, Robotics Applications, DeepMind	Big Tech	8	L6
Autodesk	Principal Research & Design Engineer	Enterprise	8	L4
Amazon	Postdoctoral Researcher – Visual Localization & Navigation \| Amazon Last Mile	Big Tech	8	L4
Google	Research Engineer, Benchmarking, Robotics, DeepMind	Big Tech	8	L5
Luma AI	Robotics Engineer	AI Frontier	8	L0
NVIDIA	Senior System Software Engineer, Robotics	Semiconductors	8	L6
AMD	Senior AI Software Architect - Autonomous Systems	Semiconductors	8	L3
Amazon	Sr Applied Scientist - Robotics Simulation, Amazon Robotics R&D	Big Tech	8	L0
NVIDIA	Senior Engineer - AI Agents and Systems	Semiconductors	8	L4

Frequently asked questions

What is ROS and how common is it in AI job postings?
ROS is a skill in the "Robotics & Embodied" category. It currently appears in 84 active AI roles across 26 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for ROS?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning ROS are: NVIDIA (15), Amazon (11), Axon (7), Caterpillar (6), Microsoft (5).
Is demand for ROS growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 57 new AI postings mentioned ROS. Demand is rising — up 63% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is ROS used?
Roles requiring ROS are concentrated in: agents (46%), application (29%), post-training (10%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with ROS?
Job postings that mention ROS most often also require: Robotics, Python, C++, Machine Learning, Perception.

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