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\UF8FF ACOUSTIC ML APPLICATION SPECIALIST
Apple

   Location: Remote

  Time: 4 months ago

 Acoustic ML Application Specialist

Boulder, Colorado, United States
Hardware

Summary

Posted:
Role Number:200554849
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 Apple’s products. We are a team of diverse engineers coming together to create prototypes of innovative audio technologies and guiding their implementation into Apple’s products. We work openly and collaboratively throughout Apple’s deeply-connected engineering and product development teams. We are looking for an Acoustic ML Application Specialist help to take our products to the next level. Could this be you?

Description

The primary activity of the Acoustic ML Engineer is to develop novel technologies in audio perception and understanding. Activities will include (but not be limited to) audio data acquisition & preprocessing, as well as prototyping & evaluation of ML models for machine hearing applications. You will work with multi-functional teams to optimize and improve algorithms/model accuracy across various Apple hardware and software downstream tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Most of our engineers have advanced degrees in Computer Science, Electrical engineering, Acoustics, Signal Processing, Electronics or an equivalent field, but if you’ve 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

Key Qualifications

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)
  • Experience working in at least one of the application areas of multi-channel audio enhancement, speech enhancement, or Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Experience with large-scale training on enterprise scale infrastructure
  • Proficiency in modern AI/ML: self-supervised learning techniques, transformer models as applied to media signals, contrastive learning
  • Experience shipping high-complexity, high-volume consumer electronics

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 $124,600 and $187,600, 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. 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.