Apple

Senior ML Engineer, Robotics - Special Projects

Apple  •  Santa Clara, CU (Onsite)  •  20 minutes ago
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Summary

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.

At Apple, we strive to make great products that empower people and improve their lives. We believe recent breakthroughs in AI/ML and robotics have the potential to unlock new experiences that were never possible before, and are looking for talented ML engineers to realize that mission by expanding the capabilities of Apple products and platforms.

Description

As a member of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a team of highly skilled engineers and scientists to bring new experiences to Apple products. This position requires a self-motivated ML engineer with strong technical and interpersonal skills to handle responsibilities including:

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in training/fine tuning multimodal foundational models

Experience in building RL models and solving sim2real for robotics applications

Experience in simulation frameworks (Isaac, Drake, Mujoco etc.)

Experience in multi-view geometry, camera calibration and 3D reconstruction pipelines

Experience optimizing ML models or mathematical algorithms for mobile deployment and resource-constrained environments

Minimum Qualifications

MS/PhD in Computer Science, Math, Machine Learning, Robotics, or related fields.

3+ years of relevant industry experience

Strong software engineering background

Ability to break down large features and implement practical solutions

Experience in building complete prototypes that continuously improving the system performance

Familiarity with the full robotics stack (controls, perception, planning, agentic system etc.)

Familiarity with modern ML approaches (VLMs, LLMs, Diffusions, RL, etc.)

Proficiency using deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow

Experience in working on robotic algorithms for manipulation and/or navigation.

Apple

About Apple

We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Visit apple.com/careers to learn more.

Industry
Hardware & Semiconductors
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Cupertino, California
Year Founded
1976
Website
apple.com
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