AIML Resident - Robotics
Job Description
Summary
Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Combining groundbreaking machine learning research with next-generation hardware, our teams take user experiences to the next level!
Description
Apple’s AIML residency is a year-long program inviting experts in various fields to apply their own domain expertise to innovate and build revolutionary machine learning and AI-based products and experiences. As AI-based solutions spread across disciplines, the need for domain experts to understand machine learning and apply their expertise in ML settings grows.
Residents will have the opportunity to attend ML and AI courses, learn from an Apple mentor closely involved in their program, collaborate with fellow residents, gain hands-on experience working on high-impact projects, publish in premier academic conferences, and partner with Apple teams across hardware, software, and services.
Physical Intelligence Robotics is a growing research team with a unique track record blending high-impact academic research and cross-functional collaborations. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate to pursue ambitious research that may result in a publication at a top-tier robotics conference or journal. Our ideal candidate will also be motivated to routinely engage with our partner teams in order to best align their research with areas of strategic importance to Apple.
Residents will have the opportunity to attend ML and AI courses, learn from an Apple mentor closely involved in their program, collaborate with fellow residents, gain hands-on experience working on high-impact projects, publish in premier academic conferences, and partner with Apple teams across hardware, software, and services.
Physical Intelligence Robotics is a growing research team with a unique track record blending high-impact academic research and cross-functional collaborations. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate to pursue ambitious research that may result in a publication at a top-tier robotics conference or journal. Our ideal candidate will also be motivated to routinely engage with our partner teams in order to best align their research with areas of strategic importance to Apple.
Minimum Qualifications
- Proficiency in a programming language such as Python, Objective-C, C++, Swift, and/or R. Candidates should have experience completing a moderate-sized software project
- Demonstrated ability to connect and collaborate with others
- Graduate degree in a STEM field or equivalent industry experience in software engineering
- Apple’s AIML residency is a one-year program starting in July 2025. Residents must be available to work full-time (40 hours/week) July 14, 2025 - July 10, 2026
Preferred Qualifications
- Ideal candidates will also have academic, research, or industry experience in at least one of the following: Robotics, Machine Learning & ML Research, or Large Language Models / Generative AI. Thesis, capstone project, internship, co-op, and/or proven experience in these fields qualifies
- We encourage you to submit a cover letter as part of your application explaining: What are your research interests? How do they apply to the specific Residency position you applied to? Why would you would like to join the AIML residency program broadly?
- APPLICATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 16, 2024
