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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Autonomy Engineer

Builds decision-making systems for autonomous vehicles or robots.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$166k

Mean

$173k

10th–90th pct

$126k–$230k

Observations

717

Confidence: 34% · based on 717 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Reinforcement Learning
Core
Computer Vision
Core
Embedded Systems
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
55% require · 28% prefer
Master's Degree
12% require · 26% prefer
No College
10% require · 10% prefer
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Common next roles
Robotics ML Engineer+8.4%Conversational AI Engineer+8.0%Computer Vision Engineer-8.4%NLP Engineer+4.0%Computational Linguist-1.7%
Common previous roles
Computer Vision Engineer-9.2%Robotics ML Engineer+7.8%Computational Linguist-1.7%NLP Engineer+3.8%Conversational AI Engineer+7.4%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)11,393
Posting growth-2.3%
Median days to fill54 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)160,306
Projected growth8.9%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness30%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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