🇺🇸Lidar jobs in California
172 open roles mentioning Lidar in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, Waymo, Applied, Zoox and Wayve have the most. 2 are remote and the median advertised salary is $224K.
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Skills asked for in Lidar roles in California
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- Engineer, Autonomous Systems Integration (R6266)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—PythonC++Linux
- Senior Signal Integrity and Power Integrity EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$196K - $242KSeniorPRDsFirmwareTest equipment
- Mechanical Engineer - Sensor CleaningZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$157K - $216KPythonAirflowTest planning
- 2027 Optical Payload Engineer InternAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States—InternPythonMATLABComputer Vision
- Design Release Engineer - ADAS Sensor IntegrationGoken · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA—LidarGD&TFMEA
- Early Career RF Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & StrikeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$120K - $153KJuniorMATLABComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Technical Program Manager, Hardware ModulesWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA$159K - $196KJiraSmartsheetHardware testing
- 2027 Summer Intern, Machine Learning, MS/PhD, Simulation Realism (World Model)Waymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Software Engineering Manager II - Unified Modeling (Machine Learning)Latitude AI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$218K - $327KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Senior Sensor Technology EngineerWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$210K - $238KHybridSeniorPythonMATLABLidar
- Staff, Mapping Software EngineerLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA—Lead and abovePythonC++Azure
- Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Perception, Simulation RealismWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States; San Francisco…$298K - $368KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Staff / Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Collision Avoidance SystemZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$291K - $409KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Industrialization EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Novi, MI, USA$230K - $284KPMPSix Sigma certificationRF engineering
- Software Engineer Intern, Autonomy Software [Summer 2027]Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA—InternPythonC++Machine Learning
- Staff Systems Engineer, Simulation Systems Verification and Validation LeadZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$208K - $287KLead and abovePythonSQLRobotics
- Embedded Systems EngineerALTEN Technology USA · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California.$150K - $170KPythonC++Linux
- Software Engineer- Maps RenderingApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$175K - $230KRustGoPython
- Autonomy & Perception Software Engineer (R5911)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—PythonC++Computer Vision
- Senior Estimation and Tracking EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$220K - $292KSeniorRustC++Docker
- Software Engineer - ManipulationApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$180K - $240KPythonC++PyTorch
- Counsel, IPWaymo · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA$251K - $310KLaw degreeLitigationBar admission
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Sensor Performance Engineer InternWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonSQLDSP
- Staff Graphics Engineer - VR Teleoperation1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$175K - $215KLead and aboveC++Unreal EngineOpenGL
- Senior Photonics Engineer, Free-Space OpticsK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $220KSeniorPythonTest planningOptics
- Staff/Sr. Staff, Physical AI Researcher (LG Emerging Tech Lab)LG Electronics · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA$200K - $350KLead and aboveMachine LearningAIETL
- Staff Simulation Engineer - Core Simulation PlatformApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$260K - $290KLead and abovePythonC++GCP
- Software Quality Triage SpecialistKodiak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$120K - $135KAWSLidarRoot cause analysis
- Senior/Staff Software-Hardware Integration Technical Program Manager - AutonomyZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$212K - $267KLead and aboveLLMJiraComputer Vision
- Hardware Systems Lead, DroneApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$200K - $270KLead and aboveMechatronicsHardware testingLidar
- Staff Electrical Engineer, Advanced Targeting SystemAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $198KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceTest planning
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Driving ProductWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$312K - $351KHybridSeniorPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Engineering Manager, Data InfrastructureLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$188K - $276KPythonTerraformAirflow
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, SemanticsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Senior Perception Learning EngineerApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$220K - $250KSeniorPythonC++PyTorch
- Senior SDS Component Homologation EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Novi, MI,USA$196K - $242KSeniorTest planningTechnical writingRegulatory compliance
- Senior Manager, Hardware Technical Program ManagementApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$262K - $367KSeniorLidar
- Hardware Technical Program ManagerApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$197K - $252KFirmwareLidar
- Hardware Product ManagerApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$190K - $252KLidar
- Software Engineer, SimulationWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$209K - $310KHybridPythonC++PyTorch
- Staff Robotics Engineer, 3D SensingWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$276K - $294KHybridLead and abovePythonC++Control systems
- Principle Engineer, 3D ReconstructionWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$296K - $335KHybridPythonC++Machine Learning
- Staff Robotics Engineer, LocalizationWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$276K - $294KHybridLead and abovePythonC++CUDA
- Hardware Systems Lead, IndustrialsApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$200K - $270KLead and aboveMechatronicsAUTOSARLidar
- Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - 3D Sensor SimulationZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$242K - $348KLead and abovePythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Model LifecycleWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Machine Learning Engineer - 3D Sensor SimulationZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$189K - $283KPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Data Scientist II, Fraud & RiskSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$140K - $170KHybridPythonMachine LearningLLM
- Machine Learning Software EngineerFoundational Industries · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area—PythonC++Machine Learning
- Triage Associate I, Platform Triage - Second Shift (Contract)Latitude AI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA—Machine LearningLookerJira
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Who is hiring for Lidar roles in California
What Lidar roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $200K | 59 |
| Senior | $223K | 44 |
| Lead and above | $264K | 45 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Lidar jobs in California
- How many Lidar jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 172 open Lidar jobs in California at 36 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 7 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Lidar jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (34), Waymo (25), Applied (21), Zoox (18) and Wayve (9). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Lidar jobs in California?
- 2 of the 172 open Lidar jobs in California (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Lidar jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $224K, based on 149 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $196K and $256K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the Lidar jobs in California?
- 12 of the 172 open Lidar jobs in California (7%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 98 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 36 companies are hiring and 7 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing Lidar jobs in California?
- 115 of the 172 open Lidar jobs in California (67%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, Computer Vision, PyTorch. Employers still list 172 such roles today at 36 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Lidar jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Lidar (100%), Python (63%), C++ (53%), Machine Learning (45%), Computer Vision (44%) of the 172 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Lidar jobs in California?
- Software Engineer (14), Senior Software Engineer (10), 2027 Summer Intern (8), Senior Machine Learning Engineer (6), Engineering Manager (4): the most common titles among the 172 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Lidar jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 172 Lidar jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 36 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 7 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $224K. 2 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Lidar jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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