Sr. Robot ML Engineer

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.

## Description

As a member of the team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a group of highly skilled engineers and scientists to bring new experiences to Apple products.

This position requires a self-motivated robotics engineer with strong technical and interpersonal skills to handle responsibilities including:

## Minimum qualifications

MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Math or related field

Strong software engineering background

Ability to break down large features and implement practical solutions

Curiosity about new technologies, flexibility, and openness to ambiguity

Strong proficiency with modern ML approaches (LLMs/VLMs/VLAs, Diffusion Models, etc.)

## Preferred qualifications

Strong proficiency with robot planning / decision making (e.g. reasoning under uncertainty, POMDPs, intent prediction, etc.)

Strong proficiency with classical robotic algorithms (optimization, graph search, etc.)

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

Familiarity with Swift and Apple developer tools