Apple
Machine Learning/Operations Research Engineer
$150K–$278K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Education
- Master’s degree or PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Management Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Applies mathematical modeling, optimization, simulation, and data analytics to improve manufacturing operations, factory throughput, supply chain strategies, and costs.
What you'll do
- Develop optimization models for factory and supply chain metrics, including capacity, yield, cycle times, costs, throughput, and scheduling.
- Build and maintain simulation models (“digital twins”) of assembly lines to identify bottlenecks and evaluate capacity scenarios.
- Integrate operational data sources to generate actionable manufacturing insights.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree or PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Management Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
- Proficiency with solvers and modeling languages such as Gurobi, CPLEX, CP-SAT, Pyomo, and GAMS.
- Hands-on experience with simulation platforms such as Arena, FlexSim, SimPy, and AnyLogic.
- Experience with machine learning platforms such as PyTorch and Scikit-learn; strong communication and presentation skills.
Nice to have
- Experience building GenAI applications with agents and agentic workflows; LLM and LMM development or fine-tuning.
- Familiarity with GenAI tools, distributed computing, cloud infrastructure, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, Apache Airflow (DAG), Docker, Conductor, and Ray.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 USD base salary
Tools
Gurobi, CPLEX, CP-SAT, Pyomo, GAMS, Arena, FlexSim, SimPy
AI focus
Uses machine learning platforms; preferred work includes building GenAI applications with agents and agentic workflows, and developing or fine-tuning LLMs and LMMs.
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