Apple · 3 weeks ago
Senior Simulation Machine Learning Engineer - Special Projects
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
5+ years expApple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. We are looking for a hardworking, dedicated, and results-oriented Senior Simulation Machine Learning Engineer to join a team advancing Apple’s simulation and synthetic data technology to support a wide range of AI/ML initiatives.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Design and implement systems for generating, varying, and validating 3D simulation scenarios, leveraging generative models, procedural techniques, and diverse data sources to create environments, human animation and behavior, rendering and lighting
Develop prototypes and production systems that expand our capabilities and scale across teams
Partner with engineers, ML researchers, and content creators to deliver efficient, reliable pipelines
Develop tools and APIs that enable internal users to easily author, manage, and execute simulations
Debug and resolve issues across scenario generation, simulation, and data quality
Identify architectural improvements and drive long-term strategy for scenario generation and simulation-based data pipelines
Stay current with advances in world models, generative video/3D models, neural rendering, procedural content generation, and simulation technologies. Introduce promising methods into production workflows
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience in ML, simulation, graphics, or related fields
Strong proficiency in Python and modern machine learning techniques
Working knowledge of C++ and robust software engineering fundamentals
Experience with LLMs, VLMs, diffusion models, world models, or similar generative/modeling frameworks
Experience with 3D data, scene representations, and rendering fundamentals
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills are key
Preferred
Familiarity with USD format and tools
Experience with neural rendering, 3D generative models, learned simulation techniques
Experience guiding technical direction, influencing architecture in a software engineering team
Understanding of real-time and offline rendering pipelines
Experience with animation
Experience with complex industrial or commercial simulation systems or large-scale data generation workflows
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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