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ML Prototyping Engineer – Camera Incubation

Cupertino,California,United States

Hardware

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring curiosity, passion, and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish! Our Camera Incubation team is a multi-disciplinary team responsible for looking down the road and prototyping new experiences, architectures and technologies. We collaborate with design and product teams to bring new features across the Apple product line. Join us to explore together exciting new concept prototypes and see them realized in action!

Description

We are looking for a creative prototyping engineer with excellent practical knowledge of deep learning, ML tools and architectures, with an added plus for experience in multi-modal sensing. To be successful, you will have experience with the broader applications of deep learning, in particular generative AI, to the domains of visual or contextual sensing and perception, and is comfortable with architectures and ML infrastructure. A design-centric prototyping mindset, and the ability to rapidly adjust to changes in investigation directions based on insights obtained from experimental data, are critical advantages. You’ll need to be able to clearly articulate what motivates an approach, and its pros and cons as well as risks.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Strong background in Computer Vision and Deep Learning, in particular using generative AI principles and architectures

  • Developed data-driven deep learning solutions to multimodal perception problems

  • Hands-on programming experience for demonstration of innovative concepts (pyTorch preferred)

  • 5+ years of industry experience in AIML

  • Ph.D./M.Sc. in AIML or similar field

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Comfortable with using state-of-the-art Transformer and Diffuser models

  • Knowledge about physical characteristics of imaging and sensing systems

  • Experienced in and iterative prototyping environment

  • Self-motivated, creative innovator with a passion for exploring new technologies

  • Thrives in a cross-functional work environment and is effective communicating across different disciplines

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

  • At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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