 Applied Acoustic ML Engineer

Summary

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Role Number:200584504

At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Apple has assembled an elite Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. In Apple Acoustics we work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love! Our Audio technology team develops and integrates new audio features for Appleʼs products. We are a team of diverse engineers coming together to create prototypes of innovative audio technologies and guiding their implementation into Appleʼs products. We work openly and collaboratively throughout Appleʼs deeply-connected engineering and product development teams. We are looking for an Applied Acoustic ML Engineer to help take our products to the next level. Could this be you?

Description

The primary activity of the Applied Acoustic ML Engineer is to productize novel technologies in audio perception and understanding. Activities will include (but aren’t limited to) adapting, developing, and deploying the machine learning models behind new audio experiences. This will work will require work in data generation, experience prototyping, system profiling, performance evaluation, as well as communicating this work across broad cross-functional workgroups.

Minimum Qualifications

• Most of our engineers have advanced degrees in Computer Science, Electrical engineering, Acoustics, Signal Processing, Electronics or an equivalent field, but if youʼve followed a different path to expertise in acoustics or sound quality, we still want to hear from you.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good understanding of audio and audio signals
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch and/or other ML training frameworks
• Understanding of audio signal processing (EQ, Dynamic range compression)
• Proficiency in modern AI/ML: self-supervised learning techniques, transformer models as applied to media signals, contrastive learning
• Experience developing audio prototypes using Max
• Experience shipping high-complexity, high-volume consumer electronics

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 $143,100 and $214,500, 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 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.
  

• Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.